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Visit with DMTF Industry Experts at Management Developers Conference 2008

The Fourth Annual Management Developers Conference (MDC) will be held at the Santa Clara Marriott in Santa Clara, Calif. November 17 - 20, 2008. The Management Developers Conference is the industry's only developer conference dedicated to standards-based system and network management technologies. Check out the conference agenda to review MDC’s four days of technical content.

MDC is the premier educational event for DMTF members. This conference is a perfect opportunity for DMTF members to be trained on developing standards by industry and technical experts. Some of the great opportunities at MDC 2008 include:

MDC University - An intense one day training session to get up to speed on CIM, WBEM and related technologies. It is taught by engineers for engineers and designed to provide enough information to get started with the design and development of WBEM enabled products.
Interact with members from the top IT companies.
Listen to presentations from the top DMTF industry experts.
See showcases of the various DMTF management technologies including dedicated space for the CDM, DASH and SMASH.

Don’t miss your opportunity to accelerate your learning curve and get the inside track on developing and deploying standards-based enterprise management solutions.

Register before September 30 to receive the early bird rate. All DMTF members receive a 15% discount for this event when signing up with the member’s only priority code: MDCDMTF. Once you’ve registered, be sure to reserve your hotel early with the limited time discount rate.

EVENTS

See the Latest in Virtualization Technology at VMworld 2008

VMware hosts the leading virtualization event, VMworld 2008 at The Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas, September 15-18. See the latest developments from the SVPC working group, including the latest OVF news.

Now in its fifth year, VMworld is a must-attend event for all IT professionals looking for actionable ideas, innovative products and best practices for virtualizing your enterprise from the desktop to the datacenter.

VMworld 2008 will provide several opportunities to network with your peers at evening activities and networking lounges. This event also offers two types of hands-on labs – instructor-led labs and self-paced labs. Sessions will include developing virtualization solutions for security, test and development, virtual desktop infrastructure, disaster recovery and more.

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