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BladeSystems Insight Announces Blade Technology Innovator Chris Hipp to Participate in Inaugural Summit
Industry pioneer to receive special award and participate in End-User Open Forum and Reception hosted by Blade Systems Alliance
By: PR Newswire
Mar. 29, 2007 07:58 PM
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BOSTON, March 29 /PRNewswire/ -- PPM Media and Blade Systems Alliance announced today that Chris Hipp, a technology visionary, serial entrepreneur and one of the world's leading advocates for efficient computing, will be participating in and honored at the upcoming BladeSystems Insight. The event takes place April 10-12, 2007 at the Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa in Savannah, Georgia. BladeSystems Insight is the only national invitational summit focused on blade, virtualization and other data center solutions. The participation of Chris Hipp is a major addition to a program that already features a lineup of leading vendors, industry analysts, association leaders and a high-level audience of IT end-user executives. "Known to many as the father of blade computing, Chris Hipp is a unique contributor to our industry," said Jim Hall, President of the Blade Systems Alliance (BladeS). "We are thrilled and honored to have Chris as an honoree and participant at BladeSystems Insight and as a true partner and special advisor to Blade Systems Alliance as we move forward in building a global community of end-users." Chris Hipp will be a special guest at the End User Open Forum & Reception hosted by BladeS along with AITP (Association of Information Technology Professionals). The program will take place at BladeSystems Insight on Wednesday, April 11, from 7:15 PM to 8:15 PM. Leaders of both BladeS and AITP will introduce the multi-faceted components core to their newly developed strategic alliance and end-user initiatives. Mr. Hipp will also moderate a panel of the leading analysts in the data center space, including Anil Vasudeva from IMEX Research, Andreas Antonopoulos from Nemertes, Jerald Murphy from Robert Frances Group, Zeus Kerravala from Yankee Group and Jonathan Eunice from Illuminata. In addition, at the event's closing night awards celebration, Chris Hipp will receive a lifetime achievement award for "Outstanding Contribution to Blade Computing Innovation." BladeSystems Insight enables vendors to conduct business with a hosted audience of pre-qualified IT executives in case study presentations, one-on- one meetings and networking events. Participating vendors include IBM, Intel, Dell, Cisco, Emerson Network Power, Brocade, Eaton, APC and many others. Media representatives interested in attending or learning more about BladeSystems Insight including the participation of Chris Hipp and the BladeS- AITP strategic alliance should contact Jane Lin-Li, BladeS Marketing Director, at marketing@bladesystems.org; or Peter Gordon of PPM Media at peter.gordon@ppmmedia.com IT executives interested in attending with a full participation package or vendors interested in sponsorships should visit www.bladesystemsinsight.com. BladeSystems Insight is produced by PPM Media in partnership with the Blade Systems Alliance. For more on these organizations, visit www.ppmmedia.com and www.bladesystems.org. PPM Media, Inc
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