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"The Summit was very well done! Great sessions were supported with good logistics, incredible audience, and nice parties. Parallels Summit gave Wrike a great opportunity to bring its market leading project management SaaS to hosting providers."

Andrew Filev, CEO of Wrike, Inc.

"We have a great relationship with Parallels. It was a no-brainer for us to be a Gold Sponsor of their conference. We had a great show, made some great connections, and were able to meet with many eNom Resellers at the show. We definitely plan to be back next year."

Chris Sheridan, VP, Sales, eNom | Demand Media

"The Parallels Summit was a hugely valuable event for Unison — it is the one event where all the vendors in the hosting and cloud industry can meet in one place. Much more than other shows in the hosting industry, it actually sets the agenda for the hosting sector."

Rurik Bradbury, Chief Marketing Officer, Unison Technologies

"The Parallels Summit was a great event for BackupAgent. We got to learn many new partners and the event was perfectly organized. Chapeau!"

Roland Sars, Director Marketing & New Business Development

"Compared to other hosting events we participated in over the past year in the US, Parallels Summit 2009 was the most effective. We appreciated the very business-targeted focus and the exceptional organization. We are looking forward for an even better 2010 event."

Bogdan Carstoiu, Rack-Soft CEO

"As a new Parallels Partner, I was excited about attending and exhibiting at the Parallels Summit… and I must say that I was not disappointed. The folks at Parallels put on a first class event and treated us all like kings. From a business standpoint the networking was fantastic, and we made lots of new contacts as well as networked with many old faces. Thanks to everyone at Parallels who made this possible. I’m already looking forward to next year!"

Rob Moore, Founder/President, DemoWolf.com

"The trade show floor was buzzing this year. We met several service providers and software vendors who were interested in promoting our web-based ERP and CRM solutions as a SaaS application."

Doug Johnson, VP Marketing and Bus Dev from Acumatica

"This was our first time exhibiting at a conference, so we weren’t entirely sure what to expect. The Parallels Summit however, exceeded all of our expectations. It wasn’t just the quantity of leads they were able to help us generate, but the quality of the leads too. Most of the visitors to our booth were senior management, so they were actually decision-makers. We are very optimistic about the new relationships we have formed and will not hesitate in exhibiting at the Parallels Summit again next year."

Henry Weber, VP Operations, FuseMail

"Parallels is a must-attend event. It was very motivating to see so many serious industry professionals in attendance. The show was well-organized for vendor networking as well as individual discussions."

Tom Serani, co-founder and vice president of Sales at RatePoint

"We really enjoyed the Parallels Summit 2009. It was a great chance to meet with key players in the hosting industry. As well, our new partnership with Parallels and Anti-Spam products were well received. We look forward to 2010. Parallels put on a great event!"

Michael Peddemors, President/CEO

"Parallels Summit 2009 was excellent. Thank you to the Parallels team for putting together a targeted event specifically for our industry that was delivered with such perfect organization and energy. Cloudmark was happy to participate as a sponsor and it was a hugely successful event for the launch of our new Cloud Computing service for hosting companies. We’ll definitely be back next year!"

Jamie de guerre, Cloudmark CTO

"Parallels Summit is more than just a great event. TrackVia has made strategic connections with a number of companies that have expanded our on-line database partner ecosystem. Parallels Summit is a must for professionals that need to know how the SaaS industry and cloud computing solutions impact web developers and hosting companies. Parallels Summit has helped us elevate the market presence of TrackVia."

TrackVia CEO Chris Basham

"Parallels Summit 2009 was the right conference at just the right time. It gave us a chance to meet face-to-face with many of our current and prospective customers. The sessions and events gave us the opportunity to network with our colleagues in the hosting industry and provided valuable insights into where the industry is headed. We were thrilled with the entire event."

Dave Woroch, VP Sales, Tucows

"The Parallels Summit has clearly become a leading conference event in the hosting business. Parallels not only did a great job building an agenda that provided great insight into key industry trends such as Cloud Computing and SaaS, but it also provided a very delegate-friendly environment that facilitated great networking for its very executive-level international audience."

Bill McNee, President and CEO, Saugatuck Technology

"In an all-too-busy world, Parallels Summit was not only an excellent opportunity to get in-depth information on Parallel’s own products, but to learn about what the company’s partners and customers are doing" said Dan Kusnetzky, Kusnetzky Group LLC. "Those seeking to better understand virtualized environments, cloud computing and gain an understanding of how to put that technology to work for their own organization would be well advised to attend in the future."

Dan Kusnetzky, Kusnetzky Group LLC

"I thought that the speakers were a big step up not just from last year’s event, but from most events in this space. I think that’s the reason we saw the rapid up-swing in registrants to 1400 odd. The content was focused, relevant and I got the sense that people were really trying to help each others businesses rather than just harbour a hidden sales pitch for the latest and greatest products."

Antonio Piraino, Senior Analyst, Managed Hosting & Cloud Infrastructure Services, Tier 1 Research

"In a market over populated with conferences and conventions seemingly hosted as little more than elaborate marketing vehicles, the Parallels Summit 2009 was a refreshingly direct chance to hear real-world hosting and virtualisation technologies being examined at their core. Parallels clearly recognises the quantifiable benefits it can bring to bear upon the still-nascent managed services arena and is instilling trust in its partners and, perhaps most crucially, the customers who will engage with these products as new data frameworks are built. This event was punctual, enjoyable and professionally managed — as a technology journalist, it was productive for me to attend."

Adrian Bridgwater, Freelance Technology Journalist

"Parallels Summit 2009 was, surprisingly in this economic climate, significantly bigger and even more valuable than 2008," said Rafael Laguna, the CEO of Open-Xchange. "This interest, and the intensity of the discussions around SaaS and Cloud Computing are strong indicators to potential upside of these business models."

Rafael Laguna, the CEO of Open-Xchange

"Mural’s time at the Parallels Summit was great! We got to meet tons of other partners, potential customers, and new friends. In working with Kerstin Demko on the Parallels Partner Marketing Program, we were able to talk face-to-face with partners to get their feedback and understand exactly what they need and want from a Parallels and Mural perspective to help their businesses flourish. This was definitely just the tip of the iceberg!
Mural also got to know Sean Gibbons, the Parallels Blogger! If you haven’t met Sean, you need to! His very existence proves that Parallels is forward-thinking about how to best interact with its customers, partners, and employees.
Thanks again and see you in 2010!"

Andy Ridinger, Marketing Coordinator, Mural Consulting

"Given the number of international (non-American) attendees, it’s clear that Parallels Summit is the number one hosting conference on the planet."

Guillaume Bouchard, President — CEO, NVI Solutions

"Our partnership with Parallels is key to our strategy for bringing high-value hosted applications to the market place," said Dave Wright, industry director, SaaS/ISVs, Microsoft Communications Sector. "It was great to see the enthusiasm of our joint partners and customers at Parallels Summit 2009, and a really good opportunity to share our vision with them."

Dave Wright, industry director, SaaS/ISVs, Microsoft Communications Sector

"Parallels and Intel have a history of working in close collaboration delivering virtualization solutions. The Parallels Summit demonstrated their strong commitment to serving the rapidly expanding Hosting Services market segment. It was an excellent opportunity for direct interactions with the service provider community that Intel serves and continues to view as an important part of our business."

Dylan Larson, Intel’s Director for Platform Technologies and Initiatives, Server Products Group

"Attending the Parallels Summit enabled me to network with some other k-12 technology directors who were in the same boat we were just in and looking to virtualize their server farm. I was able to make contacts so we can share information on projects in the future so we don’t reinvent the wheel. I was also able to speak directly with the developers and share some of the usage scenarios their products are seeing. It was very informative."

Micah Baker