XenSource announced a new global campaign titled "Simply Virtualize" which includes a webcast and a series of global events which the company is producing along with IBM and Intel. Are you interested in reducing IT capital expenditures and facilities costs such as power, cooling and real estate? Who isn't! In this seminar series, Intel, IBM and XenSource are attempting to help the global community. Advances in h XenSource announced a new global campaign titled “Simply Virtualize” which includes a webcast and a series of global events which the company is producing along with IBM and Intel. Are you interested in reducing IT capital expenditures and facilities costs such as power, cooling and real estate? Who isn’t!In this seminar series, Intel, IBM and XenSource are attempting to help the global community. Advances in hardware and software virtualization, as well as integrated technology solutions such as the IBM System x server bundled with the XenEnterprise solution, have removed common barriers to server consolidation such as cost and complexity. In this Webcast, you will hear an analyst’s perspective on why now is the time to leverage virtualization for server consolidation. If you attend a seminar in one of the cities near you, you will get a more detailed look at how this next generation virtualization supporting both Windows and Linux can dramatically reduce your IT costs while increasing business agility and IT responsiveness.In his presentation, Gillett will cover the benefits of server consolidation, findings from a recent virtualization adoption study conducted by Forrester, and how companies can get started today. In addition, executives from Intel and XenSource will present in the webcast. The seminar series will feature presentations with executives from IBM and XenSource, and a networking session with live product demonstrations on Intel Xeon Processor-based platforms with Intel Virtualization technology, and an IBM System x platform. “Simply Virtualize is a great way for IT users to learn about virtualization as a way to reduce cost and improve IT agility,” said John Bara, VP Marketing at XenSource. “Together, IBM, Intel and XenSource deliver easy-to-use, high-performance and affordably virtualization solutions.” Forrester VP Frank Gillett will keynote the webcast on March 20, 2007. Following the webcast, eighteen virtualization seminars will be held around the globe, taking place between March 22 and May 25, and focusing on teaching attendees how to minimize the cost and complexity of Windows and Linux server consolidation. To register for the March 20 webcast which will take place at 9:00 AM PDT/12:00 PM EDT/5:00 PM GMT or to attend one of the events in the global seminar series taking place March 22 to May 10, go here.Dates and locations for the global seminar series are: — March 22 – London, UK — March 28 – Birmingham, UK — April 12 – Dublin, Ireland — April 17 – Wellington, New Zealand — April 18 – Munich, Germany — April 19 – Frankfurt, Germany — April 19 – Sydney, Australia — April 19 – New York, US — April 20 – Washington D.C., US — April 24 – Atlanta, US — April 24 – Paris, France — April 25 – Chicago, US — April 26 – Dallas, US — April 27 – Amsterdam, Netherlands — May 4 – Milan, Italy — May 8 – San Francisco, US — May 10 – London, UK — May 25 – Madrid, Spain Software Development