Cloud Computing and Virtualization both take center stage this March in New York City, as SYS-CON Events brings two of its most popular industry-leading Enterprise IT events to the Big Apple: 2nd International Cloud Computing Conference & Expo and 5th International Virtualization Conference & Expo.

What, aside from a professional passion for the Enterprise IT possibilities of cloud computing, do IBM's Cloud CTO Dr Kristof Kloeckner, Amazon's VP & CTO Dr Werner Vogels and Sun's Cloud SVP David Douglas have in common? The answer is that all three are giving a major keynote address at SYS-CON' 2nd International Cloud Computing Conference & Expo being held next month in New York City (March 30-April).

Cloud Computing Expo 2009 Europe, the first event outside the USA in the industry-leading International Cloud Computing Conference & Expo series produced by SYS-CON Events, is to be held May 18-19, 2009, in Prague in the Czech Republic. The conference theme is "Deploying Cloud Computing in the Enterprise" and it is the perfect event for anyone looking for a jump-start on delivering and/or using massively scalable Enterprise IT as a service using Internet technologies.

The theme of the 6th International Virtualization Conference & Expo, to be held in Prague, Czech Republic, on May 18-19, 2009, is 'Deploying Virtualization in the Enterprise.' The Call for Papers, which is now open, welcomes submissions from exceptional speakers with high-quality use cases not only of how virtualization maximizes the use of resources and thus saves companies money, but also of how it is fundamentally altering the way that businesses run IT in Europe and worldwide. The event is co-located with Cloud Computing Expo Europe, the third in SYS-CON's industry-leading International Cloud Computing Conference & Expo series.

iPhone Developer Summit (www.iphonedevsummit.com) today announced Ian Thain as the Tech Chair of the Conference. In a Letter from the Tech Chair at the conference Website, Thain writes: "With the iPhone more than earning its place in the consumer market, it is now being adopted by enterprises. In fact, many believe that the iPhone will be the most adopted enterprise device in 2009."

SYS-CON's 1st International Cloud Computing Conference & Expo, held on Nov. 19-21, 2008, in San Jose, CA, attracted more than 40 sponsors with over 1,200 delegates. Cloud Computing, through which massively scalable IT-related capabilities are provided as a service using Internet technologies, has many interpreters just now - and many interpretations. The next event, 2nd International Cloud Computing Conference & Expo will take place, March 30-April 1, 2009, in New York City, with more than 60 sponsors and exhibitors and over 1,500 estimated delegeates from 27 different countries.

Overall, very exciting times, and a great event put together by the folks at SYS-CON! There was a lot of excitement and optimism throughout the event. As someone put it: cloud computing is about 700 days old. That means that there are a lot of arguments about definitions, and where things are going, and so on. And that also gives a lot of vibe and a lot of fresh community spirit.

SYS-CON Events announced today that the leading global virtualization technology provider IBM named "Platinum Sponsor" of SYS-CON's 5th International Virtualization Conference & Expo, (www.virtualizationconference.com) which will take place on March 30-April 1, 2009, in New York City. The event is expected to attract over 1,200 developers, engineers, architects, IT managers, and hardware and software professionals of every stripe.

SYS-CON Events announced the first international AjaxWorld Conference & Expo to take place on October 3-4, 2006, at the Santa Clara Convention Center, in Santa Clara, California, located in the heart of Silicon Valley. The world-beating conference program will provide developers, IT managers, and corporate decision makers with comprehensive information and insight into the biggest paradigm shift in Website design, development, and deployment since the invention of the World Wide Web a decade ago.

SYS-CON Events announced that the first international 'AJAXWorld Conference & Expo' taking place on October 3-4, 2006, at the Santa Clara Convention Center, California, will offer AJAXWorld University- Developer Bootcamp program. The AJAX Developer Bootcamp will take placeon Monday, October 2, 2006, one day before the conference opens.

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Seamless Wi-Fi, Inc. announced the launch of Alpha Internet, Inc., a web hosting services provider. Alpha Internet will enable it to better facilitate its Phenom secure communication services.

EnCirca unveiled today four more .pro websites owned by Professionals at Showcase.pro (http://www.showcase.pro/). Professionals are using .pro for distinctive branding and search engine marketing, providing them a competitive edge over other professionals.

'Not very many Web hosting services can boast a presence in a Tier 1 data center,' said Gabriel Wong of WebAppCabaret.com. 'Our Tier 1 data center is part of the global Internet backbone, with privately owned multi-gigabit US and European networks. They are, in essence, the Internet. The backbone is comprised of private, redundant, optical, world-wide OC-48 with total transit capacity of 32 GIGABITS per second.'

MobilePro Corp. (BULLETIN BOARD: MOBL) , a broadband telecommunications services company, announced today that its subsidiary NeoReach Wireless has signed a wholesale contract with Arizona State University under which approximately 50,000 ASU students can subscribe for broadband wireless data access to MobilePro's WazTempe wireless network at discounted rates.

Resellerspanel.com has launched a cPanel reseller hosting program, which offers four plans, perfect for those who wish to sell hosting to their own customers. Resellerspanel.com (www.resellerspanel.com), the only company in the Linux-based web hosting business offering a free reseller hosting program, announces the launch of its cPanel program, which offers four reseller plans, perfect for those who wish to sell hosting to their own customers, the company says.

Hostway Corporation, a leading provider of Web hosting and managed services, has been chosen by HostIndex.com as the number one Web hosting provider for December 2005. Each month, HostIndex.com chooses the top 25 Web hosting companies out of the 8,500 listed in their directory. These 25 companies represent the top 1% of hosting companies in the world, and Hostway is honored to be at the top of this elite group.

SYS-CON Media today launched a new Web Hosting news and content site at webhosting.sys-con.com. The new SYS-CON portal will be the central news and information resource for global Web Hosting solution providers and their customers. WebHosting.sys-con.com will publish breaking news stories from the wires, exclusive interviews with leading hosting companies, as well as case studies and success stories from the Web Hosting industry.