InfoWorld recently sent out a press release announcing that it had set the agenda for their second Virtualization Executive Forum that will take place on February 12, 2007 at the Hotel Nikko, in San Francisco. The focus this year will be on "Enabling Virtualization Across the Enterprise." I attended last year's event in New York and had a fantastic time. Steve Fox kicked things off in high gear last year, going InfoWorld recently sent out a press release announcing that it had set the agenda for their second Virtualization Executive Forum that will take place on February 12, 2007 at the Hotel Nikko, in San Francisco. The focus this year will be on “Enabling Virtualization Across the Enterprise.” I attended last year’s event in New York and had a fantastic time. Steve Fox kicked things off in high gear last year, going right at the virtualization topic explaining it in a way so that the entire room could not only understand it but more importantly so that they could see the value in it.The keynotes were all informative and had little overlap as each presenter brought the story of virtualization home. The breakout sessions and the exhibitors each did their job to help identify ways in which virtualization can make your business more efficient, cost-effective or productive. If I didn’t get a chance to meet you last year, I’d love to interact with you this year. I hope to see everyone there. A lot has happened in the industry since last September, and I can’t wait to hear what people have to say this time.Here is the press announcement in case you missed it. It contains some more information about this year’s event.IDG’s InfoWorld, the leading integrated media brand for IT solutions management, today unveiled the agenda for its second Virtualization Executive Forum, taking place Monday, February 12, 2007 at the Hotel Nikko in San Francisco. The executive-level event provides real-world guidance and best practices for dynamically managing the IT environment. The Virtualization Executive Forum premiered last September 25-26 in New York City and attracted 300+ senior-level technology and business professionals looking to understand benefits and next steps associated with implementing an enterprise-wide virtualization strategy. February’s event will highlight the most popular sessions from September and explore building and deploying server, storage, application and desktop virtualization technologies to reduce hardware costs, enhance business agility, improve deployment cycles, create a foundation for disaster recovery, and more. Passes to attend InfoWorld’s Virtualization Executive Forum are priced at $1,195, with credential, subscriber and early registration discounts available. Members of the press using promotional code VIRTPRESS are eligible for complimentary registration. To register, visit: http://VirtExecForum.com/register. “Last year, x86 server virtualization jumped out of the test lab and into production environments,” said Doug Dineley, InfoWorld’s executive editor and content chair for the event. “At our February 12th conference, we’ll hear from IT execs that made that leap and zero in on the benefits, challenges, and best practices for moving to a virtualized infrastructure. Server, storage, application, and desktop virtualization – and what they offer to the enterprise – are all on the agenda.” The Virtualization Executive Forum agenda features leading experts from companies defining enterprise virtualization across industries and end users that have successfully implemented a virtualization strategy for their business. Presenters and panelists include: Dr. J. Kelly Flanagan, Information Technology Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Brigham Young University; Marcus MacNeill, Director of Product Strategy, Surgient; Gordon Mangione, Senior Vice President of Product Operations, XenSource, Inc.; Mike Neil, Senior Director of Virtualization Strategy, Microsoft Corp.; Steve Norall, Senior Analyst and Consultant, Taneja Group; Don Norbeck, Director of Product Development, SunGard Availability Services; James Phillips, Senior Director of Software Lifecycle Solutions, VMware; and Alex Vasilevsky, CTO and Founder, Virtual Iron Software. Plus, InfoWorld’s top editors will be on hand to share their expertise. The complete agenda is available online at: http://VirtExecForum.com. InfoWorld’s second forum on virtualization continues to attract support from the top vendors driving enterprise virtualization, including: Novell and Microsoft Corp. (Cornerstone sponsors); PolyServe, Red Hat, Inc., and PlateSpin (Platinum-level sponsors); Altiris, CA, EMC Corporation, and Egenera (Gold-level sponsors). Software Development