Horizons to Widen for Storage Providers and Resellers Taking Part in Innovative Event
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, Dubai June 5, 2003. VERITAS Software Corporation (Nasdaq: VRTS), the leading storage software provider, announced today strong sponsorship support for the first-ever VERITAS VISION 2003 event in the Middle East, taking place on June 11 in Dubai.
VERITAS VISION 2003, anticipated to be the premier regional conference for storage management professionals, has attracted sponsorship from leading Middle East-based resellers including Protechnology and STME, and technology leaders Citrix, Sun Microsystems and Microsoft. On a global footing, sponsors for VERITAS VISION include global storage provider Overland at the gold level, and IBM, Brocade and StorageTek at the platinum level.
“The diverse range of sponsors that VERITAS VISION has attracted will give attendees access to industry leaders in storage hardware, software, solutions, and services. The sponsors will also be providing their firsthand experiences with real-life regional storage issues through live presentations and on-site demonstrations at the VISION event,” said Mike Hynes, Regional Director, VERITAS Middle East.
All of the VERITAS VISION sponsors receive significant benefits by participating in the event, including increasing their brand awareness, deriving added exposure to key IT professionals, and exhibiting their products firsthand at the event within a purpose-built partner pavilion. VERITAS Middle East will also recognize a number of its top-performing regional partners at a special partner awards dinner taking place around the VERITAS VISION seminar.
Registrations Rising for VERITAS VISION Event
VERITAS VISION, to be held in Dubai at the Emirates Towers Hotel on June 11, is part of a series that is also visiting London, Madrid, Stockholm, Warsaw, Paris, Milan, Frankfurt, Johannesburg, Rotterdam, Copenhagen, and Zurich.
Thus far, decision-makers from industry sectors such as banking, telecommunications, government, broadcasting, energy, and manufacturing have registered for the Middle East’s first-ever VERITAS VISION seminar. During the event, attendees will take part in special keynote sessions and a partner panel, followed by seminar streams focusing on storage management and application performance, as well as data protection and business continuity. Executives interested in attending VISION can register online at: http://www.regteam.com/veritas/visionemea2003/vision/registerdisplay
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About VERITAS Software
VERITAS Software Corporation (Nasdaq: VRTS) is the leading provider of storage management software for data protection, disaster recovery, storage virtualization, storage area networks and application availability. More than 86 percent of Fortune 500 companies rely on VERITAS Software’s solutions for interoperability across diverse applications, servers, hardware, and storage appliances. With 5,600+ employees in 33 countries and revenues of $1.5 billion in 2002, VERITAS Software ranks among the top 10 software companies in the world. The company's corporate headquarters is located at 350 Ellis Street, Mountain View, CA 94043. (650) 527-8000, fax: (650) 527-8050, e-mail: vx-sales@veritas.com, Web site: www.veritas.com.
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