Principle Level Partner: Sun Microsystems Inc., (NASDAQ: JAVA) develops the technologies that power the global marketplace. Guided by a singular vision -- "The Network is the Computer" -- Sun drives network participation through shared innovation, community development and open source leadership. Sun provides a diversity of software, systems, services, and microelectronics that power everything from consumer electronics, to developer tools and the world's most powerful data centers. Our core brands include the Java technology platform, laris operating system, the MySQL database management system, StorageTek and the UltraSPARC processor.

Virtual Instruments™ VirtualWisdom is a virtual infrastructure optimization solution that helps IT organizations realize the full economic benefits of virtualized infrastructures by providing comprehensive instrumentation, measurement and analysis capabilities that optimize application performance, maximize uptime, and improve server consolidation ratios.

Oracle is the world's largest enterprise software company, and the acquisition of Sun has made it the only company that can deliver a complete, open, and integrated, IT stack to its clients. The Oracle stack includes every software and hardware technology needed to manage business information and streamline business processes, and because the Oracle stack is open and integrated, it reduces IT complexity and increase its TCO

HDS True North Partner: Hitachi, Ltd. headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company, with approximately 326,000 employees worldwide. The company offers a wide range of systems, products and services in market sectors, including information systems, electronic devices, power and industrial systems, consumer products, materials and financial services.

Overland Storage delivers robust data backup solutions that are affordable, flexible, and easily integrated into existing network attached storage infrastructures. We offer a broad portfolio of tape libraries and autoloaders, virtual tape libraries, and disk-based backup systems. Our fast, reliable disk storage solutions include integrated data protection software, offering users the ultimate in data protection and availability.

QLogic (NASDAQ: QLGC) specializes in high performance networking infrastructure. A NASDAQ Global Select company and member of the S&P 500, the companies world-class chips, adapters and switches enable the delivery of high performance computing, data networking and storage networking solutions by leading OEMs to customers worldwide. QLOGIC

 

EMC works with organizations around the world, in every industry, in the public and private sectors, and of every size, from startups to the Fortune Global 500. Our customers include banks and other financial services firms, manufacturers, health care and life sciences organizations, Internet service and telecommunications providers, airlines and transportation companies, educational institutions, and public-sector agencies. EMC also provides technology, products, and services to consumers in more than 100 countries.

Data Domain is the leading provider of Enterprise Protection Storage systems for disk backup and network-based disaster recovery. Over 500 companies worldwide use Data Domain's award-winning solutions to reduce backup costs and simplify their data recovery. Data Domain's Global Compression and replication technologies offer breakthrough data reduction rates that enable new efficiencies in enterprise data protection. The company's products and solutions integrate seamlessly into customers existing infrastructure and are compatible with all leading enterprise backup software products.

As the global leader in virtualization, VMware delivers technology designed to substantially lower IT costs, provide more flexibility in choosing operating systems, and offer a more automated and resilient systems infrastructure capable of responding to variable business demands. Read below to learn the basics about virtualization, or to find out more about our pioneering virtualization technologies and how you can put them to work for your organization.

Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) enables people to make powerful connections-whether in business, education, philanthropy, or creativity. Cisco hardware, software, and service offerings are used to create the Internet solutions that make networks possible-providing easy access to information anywhere, at any time. Cisco was founded in 1984 by a small group of computer scientists from Stanford University. Since the company's inception, Cisco engineers have been leaders in the development of Internet Protocol (IP)-based networking technologies. Today, with more than 67,647 employees worldwide, this tradition of innovation continues with industry-leading products and solutions in the company's core development areas of routing and switching, as well as in advanced technologies such as:

• Application Networking
• Data Center
• Digital Media
• IPICS
• Mobility
• Security
• Storage Networking
• TelePresence
• Unified Communications
• Video
• Virtualization