Interop Las Vegas 2011 Announces Carrier Cloud Forum

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Interop®, produced by UBM TechWeb, today announces The Carrier Cloud Forum, the first service-provider focused Cloud Services conference, hosted at Interop Las Vegas by Light Reading and Heavy Reading. Carriers are leveraging their data center and IP infrastructure by rolling out new Cloud services to drive revenue and attract new customers and retain existing ones. The one-day Carrier Cloud Forum program will provide carrier executives with a road map to build Cloud infrastructures that are manageable and billable, with high-performance security and service quality to meet SLA demands. For more information see http://www.interop.com/lasvegas/conference/carrier-cloud-forum.php.

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"We are extremely happy to be partnering with Interop to produce the most comprehensive carrier-focused Cloud conference in the US," said Joe Braue, Executive Vice President of the Light Reading Communications Network. "The Carrier Cloud Forum will target all the key stakeholders at telco and cable companies who are purchasing products for Cloud infrastructure, including Cloud services product management, central network planning and operations, and carrier business services development and management executives."

Lenny Heymann, Interop General Manager, said, "When it comes to disruptive technologies that are transforming the way we do business, the Cloud is in every headline. In partnership with Heavy Reading, Light Reading Cloud Carrier Forum is the most comprehensive Cloud program for service providers building and selling Cloud services."

Interop Las Vegas has a multi-year history of providing Cloud computing and data center education, including the Enterprise Cloud Summit conference and a Cloud zone on the expo floor.  This year marks Interop's 25th anniversary where global audiences gather for the largest and most comprehensive program dedicated to the massive transformations happening in business technology today. Interop's full educational program includes 14 themes and a number of all day programs focused on Cloud computing, virtualization, data center, IT security, enterprise 2.0, mobility, video and all the most important topics shaping the future of business technology. Interop Las Vegas happens May 8-12, 2011, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center.

About Interop

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.

About Light Reading

Founded in 2000, Light Reading (www.lightreading.com) is the leading online media, research, and focused event company serving the $3 trillion worldwide communications market. Lightreading.com is the ultimate source for technology and financial analysis of the communications industry, leading the media sector in terms of traffic, content, and reputation. Light Reading's research arms, Heavy Reading and Pyramid Research, provide the most comprehensive communications research, market data, and technology analysis in close to 100 markets around the world. Light Reading produces nearly 20 targeted communications events including TelcoTV, Ethernet Expo New York and Ethernet Expo London, The Tower Summit @ CTIA, and Optical Expo, as well as focused one-day events tailored for cable, mobile, and wireline executives. Light Reading was acquired by United Business Media in August 2005 and operates as a unit of UBM TechWeb.

About UBM TechWeb

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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