Platinum Sponsors
logo_cisco Cisco Systems, Inc. is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. Today, networks are an essential part of business, education, government and home communications, and Cisco Internet Protocol-based (IP) networking solutions are the foundation of these networks.

Cisco hardware, software, and service offerings are used to create Internet solutions that allow individuals, companies, and countries to increase productivity, improve customer satisfaction and strengthen competitive advantage. The Cisco name has become synonymous with the Internet, as well as with the productivity improvements that Internet business solutions provide. At Cisco, our vision is to change the way people work, live, play and learn.
logo_EMC EMC is the world leader in systems, software, services, and solutions for information storage and management. EMC was established in Hong Kong in 1987 to meet the demands of Hong Kong's rapidly expanding economy for high-performance data storage. The company is dedicated to providing customers with the highest level of service and support. EMC has provided storage solutions for many of the Hong Kong's financial institutions, leading commercial organizations, service providers, retailers and telecommunications companies. Further information about EMC's products and services can be found at http://hk.emc.com.

Information Infrastructure is all about helping organizations and individuals intelligently and efficiently store, protect, and manage information so that it can be made accessible, searchable, shareable, and ultimately, actionable. Information infrastructure could not be more relevant in a world where digital information has become one of the most important assets in nearly all organizations and where its growth is rapid and relentless.

A newly released, EMC-sponsored white paper from market research firm IDC forecasts that information will continue to grow at an annual compound rate of nearly 60 percent between 2007 and 2011. On top of that, according to industry studies, when CIOs were asked to identify their top spending priorities for 2008, they listed virtualization, applications, storage, disaster recovery, security, information growth, compliance, and energy efficiency—all areas where EMC has strong offerings.
logo_vmware VMware delivers solutions for business infrastructure virtualization that enable IT organizations to energize businesses of all sizes.  With the industry leading virtualization platform - VMware vSphere(tm) - customers rely on VMware to reduce capital and operating expenses, improve agility, ensure business continuity, strengthen security and go green. With 2008 revenues of $1.9 billion, more than 150,000 customers and 22,000 partners, VMware is the leader in virtualization which consistently ranks as a top priority among CIOs. VMware is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices throughout the world and can be found online at www.vmware.com
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential. The Microsoft Hong Kong office was established in 1991.

Gold Sponsors
Avocent delivers IT operations and infrastructure management solutions for enterprises worldwide, helping customers to reduce costs and simplify complex IT environments via integrated, centralized in-band and out-of-band hardware and software. 

Through LANDesk, Avocent also is a leading provider of systems, security, and process management solutions.  Additional information is available at: www.avocent.com and www.avocent-asia.com.

Case Studies
• Avocent helps Industrial Technology Research Institute Centralize Management of Multiple Data Centers
• Avocent's Infrastructure Remote Management Solution Helps MindTree Limited to increase productivity and efficiency
Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE:EMR), is the global leader in enabling Business-Critical Continuity™. The company is the trusted source for custom, adaptive and ultra-reliable solutions that enable and protect its customers’ business-critical technology infrastructures. Backed by the largest global services organization in the industry, Emerson Network Power offers a full range of innovative power, precision cooling, connectivity and embedded products and services for computer, communications, healthcare and industrial systems. For more information on the full spectrum of enterprise-wide solutions from Emerson Network Power visit www.emersonnetworkpower.com.
logo_cisco Newtech Technology Company Limited

Newtech established in 1992, has over 17 years of practical experience in critical environment infrastructure. Since inception of the Company, we have been focusing in providing turnkey solutions of critical environment and IT infrastructure’s facilities of data centre, command centre, help desk and also technical offices, has built a business network throughout Hong Kong, major cities of China, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and Sydney, which enables us to offer extensive regional coverage and support to customers in Asia Pacific.  Our team is experienced, professional and dynamic. We are committed to provide service to customer hat is to assure the reliability and performance of our value customer’s critical facilities infrastructure and technical spaces. Our value proposition is "Innovative Engineering Design & Build + Onsite Engineering Support = Reliability & Customer Satisfaction"

Newtech provides true one-stop-shop solutions from consultant service, design, implementation, project and system management through to support service for:
  • Critical Facilities Consulting & Integration Solution Services such as Facility & IT Assessment, Enterprise Data Center Strategy, Migration Planning, Program Management;
  • Physical Planning & Fitting Design such as Data Center space planning, modeling, interior design, furniture and fitting out works;
  • Engineering Infrastructure such as Electrical Powering, Mechanical Cooling, Plumbing, Fire Protection, Controls & Security; 
  • Technical Infrastructure for Critical Environments such as Data Centre, Command/Control Centre, Network Operational Centre, Clean Room;
  • IT Networking and Structured Cabling Solutions such as Gap/Deficiency Study, Growth Modeling, Network Infrastructure Analysis;
  • Facilities Management such as Business /Technology /Facility Integration, Computing Center Operational Continuity and Reliability;
  • Maintaining Operational Stability such as Developing Best Practices, Maintenance Program, Staff Training, Continuous Validation, 7/24 Site Engineering Management & Services.
Website: www.newtechapac.com

In 2008, Rackspace opened its Asia Pacific headquarters and data center in Hong Kong. Rackspace chose Hong Kong for its reputation within the global business economy, its world-class IT infrastructure, multiple telecommunication providers and rich talent pool. The US$20-million data center has an area of approximately 9,500 gross square feet.

Established in 1998, Rackspace Hosting (NYSE: RAX) is the world’s leader and specialist in hosting services. Backed by its award-winning Fanatical Support, Rackspace delivers computing-as-a-service, integrating the industry’s best technologies into a flexible service offering, making computing more reliable and affordable to companies of all sizes. Today, Rackspace manages more than 50,000 servers and hosts over 100,000 applications for more than 70,800 customers globally. Rackspace is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas with APAC regional headquarters in Hong Kong. Rackspace has 10 data centers and offices in US, Europe and Asia Pacific and are continuing to expand worldwide.

www.rackspace.hk
ViFX is the leading virtualisation-centric services company in the Asia-Pacific and provides world-class Delivery Services to companies that seek to virtualize their IT infrastructure including Servers, Storage, Networks, and Desktops.

ViFX is uniquely positioned through our expertise, resources, and delivery experience to provide outstanding Service Delivery execution within an Engagement framework that maximizes the Business and Technical benefits to our clients.

At ViFX we take our partner relationships, accreditation and certification seriously and partner only with the leading vendors in Hardware, Storage, Infrastructure and Virtualization Software, Networks, and Security Solutions.  We are committed to the continuous investment in education and training to support the business-relevant technology and service requirements for our customers.

Every organization is different and your journey to a virtualized infrastructure will also be different. As an independent and unbiased 3rd party, ViFX is the only virtualization and storage-centric organization in the Asia Pacific region able to fully articulate the Business Benefits of virtualization to your organization, then consistently deliver flawless execution through the Assessment, Architecture, Design, Implementation, and Operations phases within your environment.

ViFX.  Experience. Expertise. Execution.

Exhibition Sponsors
Lantronix ®, Inc. (Nasdaq: LTRX) was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Irvine, Calif. With worldwide locations and strong channel presence in Europe, Japan, Asia-Pacific, Latin American and Australia, we are a global leader in secure communication technologies that simplify remote access, management, and control of virtually any electronic device regardless of location.

Our innovative solutions enable businesses to make better decisions based on real-time information and are utilized in almost every vertical market including: security, building and industrial automation, medical/healthcare, IT/data center, government, transportation, pro AV/signage, retail, power and utilities, and many others.

Our Mission
"Lantronix is the industry leader in secure communications solutions to connect and control any type of equipment via the Internet."