ITUG Summit 2008 at
HP Technology Forum & Expo
June 16-19, 2008

Thank you for joining us in Las Vegas!

The conference proceedings are now available. We look forward to seeing you next year at HP Technology Forum & Expo 2009, June 15-18.

ITUG Summit 2008—A Great Success

ITUG Summit 2008 at HP Technology Forum & Expo, held 16–19 June in Las Vegas, Nevada was a great success!

More than 6,300 customers and partners attended the event for an in-depth look at IT solutions and emerging technologies as well as the opportunity to network with IT executives and professionals from around the world!

Participants took in more than 500 sessions, the 16,000 square foot HP Showcase, and the Technology Expo, featuring 150 third-party vendors showing the newest technologies. Additionally, with a Connect member kiosk, a Connect networking booth in the Expo, a successful Leaders' Briefing & Reception, and numerous networking receptions, ITUG Summit 2008 made history by collaborating with HP Technology Forum & Expo.

ITUG provided an exciting technical program line-up with nearly 100 technical sessions. Attendees had the opportunity to gain insight from HP developers, managers, and product engineers, experienced NonStop users, and third-party vendors.

The featured speakers included HP executives such as:

• HP Chairman and CEO Mark Hurd
• EVP and CIO Randy Mott
• EVP, Technology Solutions Group Ann Livermore

And HP NonStop executives…

• Vice President and General Manager, NonStop Enterprise Division Winston Prather
• Director, NonStop Product Management, Strategy, and Technology Randy Meyer

The featured customer speakers shared exciting stories about how their companies are creatively implementing NonStop Solutions to meet their challenging business needs.

Attendees heard from the following customers at ITUG Summit 2008:

• Frank J. Cote, Tandem Technical Services, CME Group - A CME/Chicago Board of Trade Company
• Dr. Christoph Boehm, Deutsche Telekom

Additional highlights included a host of interesting and informative breakout sessions. These ranged from business application solutions (finance, enterprise solutions, and communications, media, and entertainment) and developing applications to business intelligence, platforms, and managing enterprise applications.

Congratulations and thank you to all of the ITUG Summit 2008 attendees, speakers, and exhibitors!

Photos

Attendees at the Tuesday morning keynote session featuring Randy Mott and Ann Livermore.	Margo Holen and Scott Healy speak at the ITUG Opening General Session.
Attendees congregate at the kiosk for the newly launched Connect, Your Independent HP Business Technology Community.	An attendee gets his badge scanned at the Expo.
Executives meet at the Leaders' Briefing and Reception on Tuesday night.
The User Community Member Party was a hit at the House of Blues.
Attendees network and meet third-party vendors at the Expo.
HP customers were able to fill out the HP Worldwide Advocacy Survey on site.	The Business Continuity Special Interest Group Session allowed attendees with a similar focus to meet face-to-face.