Media Invited to 'All About the Cloud' -- Leading Annual Forum for Cloud Computing

Taking Place in San Francisco, May 8-10, Conference will Address Critical Cloud Issues, Spotlight Early-Stage Innovators & Include the Annual CODiE Awards

WASHINGTON, March 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA), the principal trade association for the software and digital content industries, in partnership with OpSource, Inc., the leader in enterprise cloud and managed hosting, invite media to attend All About the Cloud—the software industry's most comprehensive ISV conference on cloud computing.  

Held May 8-10 at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco, the seventh annual All About the Cloud will bring together hundreds of industry leaders who are continuing to revolutionize the way software is developed, consumed and delivered.

This year's conference will focus on a range of emerging trends and critical issues—including mobile, security and compliance, big data, and more. Pulitzer Prize finalist Nick Carr, celebrated author of "The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains," and dozens of other industry influencers will deliver presentations that address the latest opportunities and challenges facing the advancement of cloud computing.

NextGen: Spotlight on Cloud Innovators. All About the Cloud will also feature SIIA's 2012 NextGen companies, a showcase of the most innovative early-stage cloud companies. Attendees will have an early look at cutting-edge technologies, as well as new strategic partnership and investment prospects.

CODiEs: The Leading Peer-Selected Tech Awards.   The 2012 SIIA CODiE Award winners will be announced during a special awards presentation at All About the Cloud. The CODiE Awards Program, now in its 27th year, continues to be the industry's only peer-determined awards program.

For more information or to register for the conference, members of the media should contact Beth Dozier at [email protected].  Online registration is also available at the All About the Cloud Media Center.

WHO:        Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) and OpSource
WHAT:      All About the Cloud
WHEN:      May 8-10, 2012
WHERE:    The Palace Hotel, San Francisco, CA   

For a complete schedule of events, visit: http://www.siia.net/aatc/2012/schedule.asp

About SIIA

The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) is the principal trade association for the software and digital content industry. SIIA provides global services in government relations, business development, corporate education and intellectual property protection to more than 500 leading software and information companies. The SIIA Software Division provides a forum for companies developing the applications, services, infrastructure and tools that are driving the software and services industry forward. For further information, visit www.siia.net/software

About OpSource 

OpSource, a Dimension Data company, provides cloud and managed hosting solutions that enable businesses of all sizes to accelerate growth and scale operations while controlling costs and reducing IT infrastructure support risks. More than four hundred Software-as-a-Service ISVs, cloud platform providers, carriers and enterprises rely on OpSource's expertise, experience and agility to operate high-availability, business-critical hosting environments. Our industry-leading Application Operations service goes beyond traditional hosting by providing application management, change management, performance management and application optimization. OpSource Cloud™ is the first cloud to bring together the flexibility, availability and community of the public cloud with the security, performance and control the enterprise demands. Founded in 2002, OpSource is SAS 70 Type II, PCI DSS Level 1 and European Safe Harbor certified and has operations in California, Virginia, UK, Ireland, and India. For more information, please visit www.opsource.net.

SIIA Communications Contact: Laura Greenback, 202.789.4461, [email protected]
PR Contact: Beth Dozier, Rational 360, 202-429-1833, [email protected]

SOURCE Software & Information Industry Association

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