Last week we attended Parallels Summit 2009 in Las Vegas. The conference was a two-day event that brought together service providers, industry and technology experts, media, and vendors. The over-arching theme was “cloud computing” and there were sessions on Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), automation, virtualization and other important topics.

Parallels will be posting some videos and presentations from the event, including Adam Eisner’s presentation on “Domain Names and Web Hosting in 2009 and Beyond”. We’ll let you know when it is ready. In the meantime you can see some conference coverage at theWHIR including a review of Adam’s presentation.

I thought it was a great opportunity for our team to network and meet face-to-face with many of our current and prospective resellers, as well as partners and other industry folks. We were very happy to meet some of you there and to get to know you and your businesses better. I’d like to thank everyone who took the time to meet with us or drop by our booth. On that note, I’d like to announce our booth prize winner. Congratulations to Steve from BlackSun on winning a Drobo!

Overall, we were very pleased with the event. We felt it was a well thought-out, organized, and attended event. We look forward to next year’s summit.

Next month, we are travelling to Germany to meet up with our EMEA team to sponsor WebhostingDay. We are excited to meet some of our resellers on the other side of the world. WebhostingDay takes place from March 18-20, 2009 and is the the largest web hosting event in Europe. If you are planning to attend, or interested in registering, please let us know.

Our team is heading to the Parallels Summit 2009 in Las Vegas at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino from February 2 – 4th and we’d like to invite you to join us. This year’s theme is Cloud Computing and will include topics such as Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Automation, and Virtualization. There will be lots of business leaders and other experts to give you insights on how to win against the big fish in the market.

We are a silver sponsor this year. Adam Eisner, our Product Manager for domain names, is presenting “Domain Names and Web Hosting in 2009 and Beyond.” Come and see his presentation, and swing by our booth to chat with us, and see what’s new. Other well known speakers include Morris Miller, founder of Rackspace; Andreas Gauger, former CEO of 1&1 Internet; Bernie Meyerson, VP Strategic Alliances and CTO Server Business at IBM; and several other industry veterans, experts, and leaders who will discuss technology developments shaping the industry.

The Parallels Summit is free and includes:
•    Great speakers
•    Fun Night Out Events
•    Hands-on Labs for Product Demonstrations
•    4 different session tracks: Industry, Service Provider, Enterprise IT, and Technology
•    Sponsored Meals
•    Did I mention it is in Las Vegas?

There are plenty of Las Vegas travel deals out there. You may be able to snag an air and hotel package from $400-600.

Learn more or register today! Please enter OpenSRS in the “referred by” section of the registration page when you register.

We hope to see you in Las Vegas!