TechX World 2007 Sponsors

Premier Sponsor:

About Microsoft
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in software for personal computers. The company offers a wide range of products and services for business and personal use, each designed with the mission of making it easier and more enjoyable for people to take advantage of the full power of personal computing every day.

Track Sponsors:

About Centeris
Centeris® solutions improve management and interoperability of Windows, Linux, and UNIX systems with easy to use software for Linux management and administration and cross-platform identity management.

Our products, Likewise Admin and Likewise Identity, provide familiar Windows-based tools for system administrators to easily configure server roles and seamlessly integrate Linux and UNIX systems with Microsoft Active Directory. This enables companies running mixed networks to utilize existing Windows skills/resources, maximize the value of their Active Directory investment, strengthen the security of their network and lower Linux server TCO.

Pavilion Sponsors:

About Centrify
Centrify is a leading provider of auditing, access control and identity management solutions that centrally secure an organization’s heterogeneous systems, web applications, databases and storage systems using Microsoft Active Directory. Centrify DirectControl secures an organization’s non-Microsoft platforms using the same authentication, authorization and Group Policy services deployed for its Windows environment. Centrify DirectAudit complements DirectControl by delivering auditing, logging and real-time monitoring of user activity on non-Microsoft systems.  Together, they help organizations improve IT efficiency, better comply with regulatory requirements, and move toward a more secure, connected infrastructure for their heterogeneous computing environment.  For more information about Centrify and its DirectControl and DirectAudit solutions, call +1 650-961-1100 or visit www.centrify.com.

About Mainsoft
Mainsoft®, the leading cross-platform company, helps businesses resolve complex .NET/JavaT EE interoperability challenges, and deliver a tight integration between the two technology stacks and development communities with its proven cross-platform .NET software.  Mainsoft's cross-compilation software plugs into the Visual Studio® IDE, enabling .NET developers to use C# or Visual Basic® to develop their application on Windows, and cross-compile, deploy and debug their applications on open systems running on J2EE application servers such as WebSphere® Application Server or WebSphere Portal. Development teams use cross platform .NET to deploy mixed-mode applications on a unified runtime stack, without having to develop or manage a complex interoperability layer. By running on a unified stack, development and debugging are simplified, and J2EE provides a single context for security, transactions, and management.

Mainsoft is a Microsoft® VSIP partner and a privately held, profitable subsidiary of the Formula Group (NASDAQ: FORTY), a global IT solutions provider with $500 million in annual revenue.  Today, more than 150 software vendors and enterprises use Mainsoft software and services to deploy Windows applications on open systems, including UNIX®, Linux® and J2EE-enabled platforms.

About NetIQ
NetIQ, an Attachmate business, is a leading provider of comprehensive systems and security management solutions that help enterprises maximize IT service delivery and efficiency. With more than 12,000 customers of diverse industries worldwide and 11 years of experience, NetIQ's best-of-breed solutions help IT organizations deliver critical business services, mitigate operational risk, and document policy compliance. NetIQ's portfolio of innovative and award-winning management solutions empowers enterprises with greater levels of IT management productivity and visibility while serving as the critical foundation needed for safely exploiting next-generation technologies. Examples include: VMware ESX Server, Microsoft SharePoint and Exchange Server 2007, BlackBerry Enterprise Server, Oracle Grid Computing, and Cisco or Nortel IP Telephony (VoIP) solutions. With a focus on eliminating IT pain points, NetIQ solutions yield measurable business value and results that evolving organizations demand. For more information, please visit www.netiq.com.

About Paragon Software Group
Paragon Software Group has been providing cost effective solutions for hard drive management, storage management and data protection since its inception. Known internationally for its innovative Partition Manager provides proven, full featured solutions for storage lifecycle management. Paragon enables midrange enterprises to effectively and efficiently manage, deploy and protect server and desktop storage resources.

Specific target segments:

• Corporate Customers:  Continuous data protection, data recovery, cost effective system rollouts and software deployment, storage maintenance, virtual image management
• Consumers: Safe and easy to use partitioning and imaging solutions for home users
• System Builders, VARs, Service Providers: Multicast and Deployment tools, System Recovery Solutions
• Technology partners: Hard Drive Management technologies, File System Drivers,  Continuous Data Protection technologies based on Sector and File Backup.

Paragon Software Group’s customers benefit from our experience and superior service. More than 200 IT professionals (including more than 60 Software engineers) are employed by Paragon in the USA, Germany, Russia and Japan.

Paragon Software Group develops innovative products, technologies and services based on the needs of our customers.

Paragon’s software solutions are available globally through through a very well developed partner network, including  VARs and directly from Paragon via direct sales or through our website: http://www.paragon-software.com

About StarNet
Founded in 1989 and located in Silicon Valley, StarNet Communications is a leading developer of Windows-to-Linux/Unix connectivity solutions such as PC X servers (X Windows Emulation) and SSH.

With integrated SSH and OpenGL support and listed at just $225, X-Win32 has become one of the top three PC X servers besides Hummingbird Exceed and ReflectionX (AttachmateWRQ). X-Win32 Site license customers include NASA, Raytheon, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Citibank and FedEx.

At Tech-X users will see demonstrations of four innovative new Windows-to-Linux/Unix solutions that solve a number of IT problems and vastly improve the productivity of end users connecting to Linux and Unix hosts.

• X-Win32 LIVE combines our flagship PC-X server with a new "LIVE" session capability that gives persistency to sessions running on a remote Linux/UNIX host. Users can suspend/resume their remote X sessions, reconnect to sessions after a network, power or hardware crash, or move session from one PC to another.
• Recon-X for Exceed & ReflectionX. Companies that are heavily invested in Exceed or ReflectionX add critical persistency to their remote X sessions by adding Recon-X. Like X-Win32 LIVE, Exceed and ReflectionX users can suspend/resume/recover their X sessions or resume them from a different PC.
• X-Win32 Flash - The only commercial PC X server that runs from a USB key, including one that offers Military-grade data security.

StarNetSSH - A fully functional SSH client with SSH Terminal, SFTP, SCP, Telnet, rlogin and KeyGen/KeyAgent for generating pairs of private/pubic encryption keys.

Media & User Group Partners:

About MacTech
Established in 1984, MacTech Magazine is the only monthly magazine focused on Macintosh technology. Distributed in over 60 countries, MacTech is read by tens of thousands of technical Macintosh users...from network administrators to programmers, from solution providers to Enterprise, and in general anyone that's interested in the Macintosh beyond the user level.

About Usenix
Since 1975, the USENIX Association has brought together the community of engineers, system administrators, scientists, and technicians working on the cutting edge of the computing world.

The USENIX conferences have become the essential meeting grounds for the presentation and discussion of the most advanced information on the developments of all aspects of computing systems.

TechX World 2007 Sponsorship Opportunities Available!

TechX World 2007, a three-city event tour dedicated to interoperability, is offering a limited number of highly visible sponsorship opportunities.

Sponsor Benefits

TechX World is a great way to establish your position as an industry leader and meet face to face with IT decision makers.TechX World 2007 sponsors position their companies as leaders
in the Interoperability arena, gain direct access to targeted
IT pro decision makers and generate immediate marketing ROI.

Interoperability and optimizing cross-platform environments is a major
challenge for today's IT departments. According to IT pro surveys,
interoperability is the 3rd biggest IT challenge after security and systems
management. TechX World answers this market need by creating an
online community and regional event series that takes a vendor-neutral,
cross-platform approach to current IT interoperability challenges.

What audience will you reach at TechX World?

• IT generalists
• IT managers and directors
• Technology decision-makers
• Systems/network administrators
• Desktop deployment professionals
• Help desk professionals
• Systems/network architects
• Database administrators and developers
• Application developers
• Consultants
• Trainers

Sponsorship Opportunities

Premier Sponsor

• Speaking role for your technical experts at in-person events*
• Technical experts included in question-and-answer panels at live events*
• Pavilion booth display at each in-person venue
• Booth at on-line event
• Full access to registration lists
• Top sponsorship billing in all promotions - print, web, email and direct mail
• Opportunity to produce a Webcast at virtual event (additional $25,000)

Track Sponsor

• Technical experts included in question-and-answer panels at live events*
• Pavilion booth display at each in-person venue
• Booth at on-line event
• Full access to registration lists
• Prominent sponsorship billing in all promotions - print, web, email and direct mail
• Product giveaway lead generation opportunity at live events
• Opportunity for a track Webcast at virtual event (additional $17,500)

Pavilion Sponsor

• Pavilion booth display at each in-person venue
• Sponsorship billing in all promotions - print, web, email and direct mail
• Logo/link/company profile on event Web site
• Product giveaway lead generation opportunity at live events

*Content and speaker subject to approval by Windows IT Pro

Your sponsorship includes millions of promotional impressions to the IT community

• Extensive exposure to the IT community through print, web, email, direct mail &
  telemarketing, all designed to drive
  attendance.
• Promotional ads in Windows IT Pro, SQL Server Magazine; and on our entire network
  of web sites (2.5 million IT pros); plus various
  email newsletters.
• All sponsor partners receive complimentary marketing toolkits designed to help you
  promote your participation in this premier
  event!
• Additional promotional exposure through various Microsoft Web & email resources.
• Third-party external list promotions give you additional marketing exposure.

Dates, Locations and Attendance targets

Live Events: 200 - 300 attendees per city

May 1 - New York
May 3 - Washington, DC
May 8 - San Francisco

Online Event: 1000+ registrants

Call Chrissy Kontras today to reserve sponsorships:
(970) 203-2883 or ckontras@windowsitpro.com