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Red Hat is the premier Linux and open source provider, and the most recognized, trusted Linux brand in the world. The company is dedicated to serving technology users, from individuals to global enterprises, through technology and services made possible by the open source model. Red Hat solutions include Red Hat Linux and Red Hat Linux Advanced Server, and a broad range of services including support, training, consulting, and Red Hat Network, an Internet platform for the delivery of Red Hat's managed services. Our global training program trains in more than 50 locations worldwide and features RHCE, the de facto Linux certification.
www.redhat.com Platinum Co-Sponsors
At IBM, we strive to lead in the creation, development and manufacture of the industry's most advanced information technologies, including computer systems, software, networking systems, storage devices and microelectronics. We translate these advanced technologies into value for our customers through our professional solutions and services businesses worldwide.
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Oracle Corporation (Nasdaq: ORCL) is the world's largest enterprise software company, providing enterprise software to the world's largest and most successful businesses. With annual revenues of more than $10.8 billion, the company offers its database, tools and application products, along with related consulting, education, and support services. Headquartered in Redwood Shores, California, Oracle is the first software company to develop and deploy 100 percent Internet-enabled enterprise software across its entire product line: database, server, enterprise business applications, and application development, and decision support tools.
www.oracle.com Back to top Co-Sponsors
BMC Software, Inc. [NYSE:BMC], is a leading provider of enterprise management solutions. The company focuses on Assuring Business Availability® for its customers by helping them proactively improve service, reduce costs and increase value to their business. BMC Software solutions span enterprise systems, applications and databases.
www.bmc.com
Computer Associates (ca.com) offer a comprehensive portfolio of more than 50 solutions to manage, secure, preserve and integrate Linux into the enterprise. Our distributed and mainframe offerings deliver the industry's most complete set of integrated cross-platform solutions.
www.ca.com/solutions/linux
Delivering tomorrow’s datacenter today by integrating hardware, software, networking and services. The BladeFrame system helps enterprises achieve savings, optimize application availability and drive business agility.
www.egenera.com
HP understands the business value of Linux and is driving the most comprehensive Linux strategy in the industry. HP delivers the solutions you need for success- including helping you build and manage a flexible, open, stable, and cost-effective foundation for the future that speeds your time to revenue today. More information about HP & Linux is available at http://www.hp.com/linux, or 888-HPLINUX.
Interloci provides Network Management Products that lower the cost, complexity & implementation time. Our NetWorksA-OK $2999 Appliance provides network, application & intrusion monitoring; real time & historical reporting; trouble ticketing & alerting.
www.interloci.com 
Linux NetworX brings its powerful cluster solutions and empowering management tools to those demanding high performance and high availability systems. Linux NetworX provides solutions for organizations involved in oil and gas exploration, aeronautical and chemical modeling, biotechnology research, graphics rendering and visual effects, Web serving, ISPs, ASPs, and other technological research fields.
www.linuxnetworx.com 
Vision: The Network is the ComputerTM
Experience: Two decades on the forefront of network computing
Understanding: The know-how to meet your business challenges
Innovation: A way of computing that connects everyone
Cooperation: Bringing together the best solutions
Commitment: Quality services and support
www.sun.com/lx50server/ 
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 enables enterprises to take full advantage of the rich and proven OSS/Linux offerings and deploy these standard solutions on their well proven industry standard platforms.
www.suse.com 
From desktop productivity tools to enterprise software management solutions, Ximian is the established leader in providing technology, applications, support and services for the Linux and UNIX marketplaces.
www.ximian.com 
TapeWare, a powerful end-to-end storage management and backup solution, supports the simplest of home user installations up to enterprise-level data center applications. Yosemite Technologies, Inc. is a privately-held software developer based in California since 1996. We design, develop, support and market a line of data recovery and backup software products known as TapeWare.
www.tapeware.com Back to top Premier Analyst Co-Sponsor
Illuminata's business is built on the credibility of our advice, the independent view of our commentary, and the reliability of our delivery. We strive to produce work that reflects excellence in our field. We are known for going the extra mile to ensure clarity and customer satisfaction. Illuminata's mandate is to maintain a broad base of information and expertise in order to address a wider range of technologies than are available from any other single source. Our Analysts are experts who come together, acting as a team, to provide our vendor clients with a view and clear inclusive perspective that exists in the holistic real world of IT users.
www.illuminata.com Back to top Media Co-Sponsors
Capterra is a free, objective website that helps organizations find and compare software solutions. Capterra combines guidance and resources, such as product listings, buyer’s guides, research, and articles, that help you make educated buying decisions. Capterra currently covers 28 software categories and 19 industries. Capterra is also an efficient, online marketing channel for software vendors that allows them to reduce lead acquisition costs and reduce sales cycle times.
www.capterra.com Back to top
HostingTech. Whether it's mapping the human genome or selling shoes, today's business happens inside the datacenter. This online explosion and the demand for efficient, hosted systems have made the job of the modern I.T. professional more vital -and more complicated- than ever before. HostingTech magazine was created to analyze every link of the internet value chain to help our readers find the optimal balance between performance and the bottom line.
www.hostingtech.com Back to top
ITtoolbox is a global knowledge network reaching more than 80 countries and 7.8 million professionals annually. Because our network contains a distinct community/knowledge base for each segment of the IT industry, professionals who are buying, implementing, or supporting IT solutions find relevant information faster and better communicate with their peers.
www.ittoolbox.com Back to top
SSC Publications, publisher of the award-winning monthly magazine Linux Journal, is an established leader in the Linux, Open Source and UNIX fields. Now celebrating its eighth year of publication, Linux Journal is the premier magazine of the Linux community. To learn more about LJ and other SSC resources visit http://www.linuxjournal.com. Back to top 
OutsourcingCentral.com is an online magazine providing news, education and research on the outsourcing industry. We pride ourselves on helping corporate decision makers become better educated on outsourcing and making sound business decision regarding outsourcing to help improve their business bottom line. You can access all the information posted on OutsourcingCentral.com by going to our web site at www.outsourcingcentral.com and clicking on the FREE Subscription link. Back to top Association Co-Sponsors
Free Standards Group. Supported by industry leaders, the Free Standards Group is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating open source technologies through the development, application and promotion of standards. The organization fulfills a critical need to have common behavioral specifications, tools and APIs, making development across Linux distributions easier. Information at www.freestandards.org Back to top
GNOME Foundation. Comprised of hundreds of volunteer developers and industry-leading companies, the GNOME Foundation is committed to supporting the advancement of GNOME, a free user environment for desktops, networked servers and portable Internet devices that includes an advanced application development platform and a powerful end-user desktop environment. GNOME information is available at www.gnome.org Back to top
Linux International is a non-profit organization, residing physically in the United States. Our organization is made up of many people contributing from all areas of the globe. We distribute information about Linux, and how it will benefit business and personal users, reserve places at major computer expos, and accept donations to distribute to programmers who need money to test out applications.
www.li.org Back to top 
Open Source Development Lab (OSDL). OSDL is dedicated to providing Open Source developers with resources and guidance to build data center and carrier grade enhancements into Linux and its Open Source software stack, enabling it to become the leading UNIX-like Operating System for e-Business deployment and development.
www.osdl.org Back to top
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