CEO Songnian Zhou to Discuss How Private Cloud Can Reduce IT Costs And Improve Enterprise IT Responsiveness

TORONTO and SAN JOSE, Calif., March 18, 2010 – Platform Computing, the leader in cluster, grid and cloud management software, announces that several of their top executives will speak at CloudSlam '10 – a virtual cloud computing event taking place March 23-25, 2010.

On Tuesday, March 23rd, CEO Songnian Zhou will give the keynote session, entitled, “Private Cloud: Regain Control of Your Infrastructure.” In his presentation, he will discuss real-life success stories and outline best practices for phased planning and deployment of private cloud. The following day, Phillip Morris, chief technology officer, high performance computing, and David Warm, chief technology officer, financial services, will present case studies on CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, and a Fortune 500 financial institution in a panel entitled, “Private Cloud Computing Marches On; Case Studies Defining An Industry.” On Thursday, Martin Harris, director of product management, will join analyst Dave Bartoletti of Taneja Group for a keynote on the state of the cloud computing industry. Harris will discuss findings from a recent survey of IT executives regarding developing and testing in cloud environments.

Who: Songnian Zhou, CEO
What: Keynote: Private Cloud: Regain Control of Your Infrastructure
When: Tuesday, March 23 at 2:30 p.m. EST

Who: Phil Morris, CTO, HPC & David Warm, CTO, FSI
What: Private Cloud Computing Marches On; Case Studies Defining An Industry
When: Wednesday, March 24 at 10:30 a.m. EST

Who: Martin Harris, Director of Product Management
What: State of the Industry: Survey Reveals Barriers and Opportunities for Development and Testing in the Cloud
When: Thursday, March 25 at 2:00 p.m. EST

For more information or to register for this event, please visit: http://cloudslam10.com.

About CloudSlam’10™

CloudSlam’10 is produced by leading experts and authorities in Cloud Computing industry and backed up by the world's largest Cloud Computing community. As an affordable way for industry leaders to exchange ideas and experiences, CloudSlam’10 opens new horizons of cloud computing and serves as a springboard to success. CloudSlam’10 will take place March 23-25, 2010 - Virtually. For more information, contact Khazret Sapenov at k.sapenov@cloudslam.org or visit http://www.cloudslam10.com.

About Platform Computing

Platform Computing is the leader in cluster, grid and cloud management software - serving more than 2,000 of the world’s most demanding organizations. For 17 years, our workload and resource management solutions have delivered IT responsiveness and lower costs for enterprise and HPC applications. Platform has strategic relationships with Cray, Dell, HP, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Red Hat, and SAS. Visit www.platform.com.

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