DMTF Newsletter 2007

DMTF Newsletter, April 2007	Page 5

DMTF Expands Team in Operations and Marketing Cont'd

“Kes Wold and his former employer, Kavi, jointly proposed this new approach to fulfilling the DMTF’s expanding consortium management needs,” said Winston Bumpus, president, DMTF. “We are delighted to be able to continue to have the skills and experience of Kes Wold at our disposal, via his newly formed company, Wold Consulting.”

In another important transition, the DMTF is pleased to announce its new PR and marketing Agency of Record, VTM PR. A full-service agency, VTM brings forward extensive industry standards and initiatives marketing expertise, coupled with comprehensive marketing and PR capabilities.

“The DMTF has grown considerably in size and scope in recent years, and our outgoing marketing firm, Crane Communications, has played an important role in that success,” said Wayne Adams, vice president of marketing, DMTF. “As we enter this new phase, Crane has helped us with a seamless transition to the world-class agency VTM PR, and we're excited about the additional coverage this 70-person firm will bring to the DMTF to meet our growing needs.”

“We’ve taken great care to ensure that these shifts are transparent to the DMTF and its members,” said Bumpus. “We’re confident that our growing team of contract support will help advance the DMTF and its mission with more muscle behind it than ever before. We encourage members to be on the lookout for the exciting progress as we embark upon a groundbreaking new fiscal year!”

To reach the DMTF PR team, email press@dmtf.org.

DMTF to Speak at 2007 Server Blade Summit

With virtualization and blade servers as two of the hottest topics in information technology today, the sixth annual Server Blade Summit, “Blades and Virtualization: A Perfect Marriage,” is a unique industry conference addressing these solutions both individually and together. The conference, being held May 1-3 in Anaheim, California, offers education for vendors, IT end users, and channel professionals on both blades and virtualization, and how these technologies can improve IT operations while reducing costs.

The three-day Summit program will be filled with basic through in-depth sessions in three tracks – IT Strategy & Business, IT Technical Implementation, and Vendor Technical. The schedule includes open sessions on topics such as the latest market research on blades and virtualization, an “Ask the Experts” panel with TechTarget authorities, an issues roundtable on managing virtualization and blades, and a shoot out debate on how blades and virtualization are transforming enterprise computing. Stay tuned for details on the DMTF’s speaking engagements at this event!

In addition, the exhibit floor will include a new ROI and Planning Lab, showcasing various ROI, TCO and consolidation planning tools for blades and virtualization from numerous hardware and software vendors (summit participating vendors are invited to submit tools by April 15 to be considered for inclusion in the lab).

As an Association Sponsor of Server Blade Summit, DMTF members are eligible for a special conference price. To obtain the discount code, visit the DMTF’s members-only Bulletin Board.