UBM TechWeb's Cloud Connect Supports Bay Area Public Schools

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Cloud Connect, produced by UBM TechWeb, today kicks off a program with DonorsChoose.org that will benefit Bay Area public schools' science and math projects in order to support STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) education.  Cloud Connect, the premier technology event for cloud computing, featuring the latest technologies, strategies and innovations within cloud computing, will take place March 7-10, 2011 at the Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, CA. For more information, visit http://www.cloudconnectevent.com/charity/.

"DonorsChoose.org is very excited that it has been selected as the Cloud Connect event beneficiary. Thanks to Cloud Connect, hundreds of Bay Area public school students will receive resources that they need to learn and succeed," said Candice Chesson Jimenez, Director, West Region, DonorsChoose.org. "We are honored to partner with the conference, and look forward to continuing to learn how our organization can drive innovation in our online peer-to-peer philanthropy model."

Public school teachers from every corner of America post classroom project requests on DonorsChoose.org. Cloud Connect has selected three math and science public school projects whose requests include iPad touches for basic math and phonics instruction, human anatomical models for anatomy and physiology courses and materials and balances for science labs.  Through partnering with DonorsChoose.org, Cloud Connect will offer attendees, exhibitors, community members and speakers several ways to join in support of Bay Area public school classrooms:

• To donate directly to Cloud Connect's selected classroom projects, visit http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/viewChallenge.html?id=144278. UBM will match donations made.  
• After attending any workshop, conference session or keynote program, attendees may complete an on-line survey. For each survey completed, a donation will be made to the event's DonorsChoose.org projects.
• For each text-vote submitted via audiences during the Cloud Connect Launch Pad for their favorite Launch Pad nominee, a donation will be made to the event's DonorsChoose.org projects.

Cloud Connect and UBM TechWeb, Cloud Connect's parent company, will donate a total of $2000 to our three selected Bay Area public school projects.  United Business Media's Community Connection Foundation is UBM LLC's 501(c)(3) nonprofit foundation, fostering partnerships between employees, nonprofit organizations and UBM business partners via volunteer projects, in-kind donations and matching contributions.

Cloud Connect will feature more than 65 companies and is the premier event for cloud computing hardware, software and service providers to come together in one location. The growing list of sponsors and exhibitors currently includes: Diamond Sponsors Cisco Systems, Inc., IBM Corporation, Intel SOA Products Group, Microsoft and VMware; Platinum Sponsors Rackspace Hosting, SunGard Availability Services, Terremark Worldwide; Gold Sponsors Abiquo, Inc., AT&T, GoGrid, HP, and SOASTA; Silver Sponsors Apica Inc., Ariba Inc., Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., CA Technologies, CloudOptix, Cloudsoft, Keynote Systems, Novell, OnApp, Pillar Data Systems, Riverbed, Savvis and Trend Micro; Cloud Industry Summit Sponsors Ingres, OpSource, ServiceSource, Silicon Valley Bank, Wyse and Zinnov.

About Cloud Connect

Cloud Connect, produced by UBM TechWeb, is the defining event of the cloud computing industry. As both a conference and an exhibition, Cloud Connect's goal is to chart the course of cloud computing's development by bringing together enterprise IT professionals, developers, infrastructure providers and cloud computing innovators. UBM TechWeb has produced cloud events that define and frame cloud computing discussions since June 2008, including Cloud Summit Executive and Enterprise Cloud Summit at Interop. Cloud Connect is a one-of-a-kind event that encompasses the entire cloud computing ecosystem featuring a Launch Pad program, IT & Developer workshops and a full conference program. Cloud Connect will take place March 7-10, 2011 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA. For more information visit: www.cloudconnectevent.com.

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 includes: 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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