UBM TechWeb's Interop Las Vegas 2011 Celebrates 25 Years of IT Innovation

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Interop®, produced by UBM TechWeb, returns to Las Vegas for the annual flagship event with the largest and most comprehensive program dedicated to the massive transformations happening in business technology today. This year marks Interop's 25th anniversary, attesting to the event's ongoing importance and relevance to the global IT community. The "Future of IT" marks this year's event theme, focusing on the rush of new technology developments, interoperability and how to leverage innovations to create real business value. Interop Las Vegas happens May 8-12, 2011, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center.

"For 25 years Interop has been the source of innovation and inspiration for the business technology community," said Lenny Heymann, Interop General Manager.  "Our role has never been more vital as technologies like cloud computing and mobile challenge traditional IT strategies and spur a new wave of innovation and reinvention. IT pros are gaining a wealth of new tools to drive business value, all while under pressure to maintain high levels of service, security and management in an increasingly virtualized environment. Like in any transformation the risks are big, as are the rewards." 

Heymann continued, "We invite everyone to join us at Interop – to explore the new environment and define the future of IT." 

Interop's comprehensive educational program includes 12 tracks and a number of full day programs focused on cloud computing, virtualization, data center, information security, enterprise 2.0, mobility, video and all the most important topics shaping the future of business technology. Hundreds of leading technology companies support Interop, and use the event as a stage for major product announcements each year.  

Interop Las Vegas 2011 proudly welcomes 350+ exhibitors showcasing the full range of IT solutions such as Alcatel-Lucent, APC, Avaya, Brocade, Cisco, Citrix, D-Link, EMC, HP, Intel, Enterasys, F5, Force10 Networks, McAfee, NetScout, OPNET, Quest Software, Qwest Communications, Rackspace Cloud, Riverbed, ShoreTel, Sprint, Terremark, VMware, and Xirrus.

Please tweet: Interop celebrates 25 years of IT innovation! Register for the largest independent business tech event: http://bit.ly/InteropReg #interop 

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Interop® drives the adoption of technology, providing knowledge and insight to help IT and corporate decision-makers achieve business success. Part of UBM TechWeb's family of global brands, Interop is the leading business technology event series. Through in-depth educational programs, workshops, real-world demonstrations and live technology implementations in its unique InteropNet program, Interop provides the forum for the most powerful innovations and solutions the industry has to offer. Interop Las Vegas is the flagship event held each spring, with Interop New York held each fall, with annual international events in Mumbai and Tokyo, all produced by UBM TechWeb and partners. For more information about these events visit, www.interop.com.

UBM TechWeb, the global leader in technology media and professional information, enables people and organizations to harness the transformative power of technology. Through its three core businesses – media solutions, marketing services and paid content – UBM TechWeb produces the most respected and consumed brands and media applications in the technology market. More than 14.5 million business and technology professionals (CIOs and IT managers, Web & Digital professionals, Software Developers, Government decision makers, and Telecom providers) actively engage in UBM TechWeb's communities and information resources monthly. UBM TechWeb brands include: global face-to-face events such as Interop, Web 2.0, Black Hat and Enterprise Connect; award-winning online resources such as InformationWeek, Light Reading, and Network Computing; and market-leading magazines InformationWeek, Wall Street & Technology, and Advanced Trading. UBM TechWeb is a UBM company, a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $2.5 billion.

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