GigaOM Announces Finalists for Structure LaunchPad Competition

Eleven cloud research startups to present on stage at fifth-annual GigaOM Structure conference on June 20-21, 2012 in San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA May 29, 2012

“Dozens of cloud startups applied to Structure LaunchPad, however the 11 finalists stood head and shoulders above the rest for their innovative ideas, forward-thinking business models, and cutting-edge technologies,” said Stacey Higginbotham, Structure chair and senior writer for GigaOM. “Chosen afterwards a rigorous review process, these companies are forging new ground when it comes to advancing cloud computing.”

The startups that applied to present at the Structure LaunchPad were less than 12 months old with technologies in cloud computing, internet infrastructure, and big data. Two overall winners will be chosen, one by a panel of judges and the other by the conference audience. GigaOM and partner Sequoia Capital will work with winners at a Startup Bootcamp to improve their communication and media skills.

Structure is the definitive cloud-computing conference for executives, investors, entrepreneurs, and innovation leaders who are defining the cloud computing industry. Speakers from companies just as Cisco, Amazon, Box, Zynga, Netflix, Microsoft, will deliver keynotes and engage in interactive panels, fireside chats, and roundtables to discuss how cloud computing can drive research in software, infrastructure, communications, chips, servers, networking, and other building blocks of the computing industry.

The past four years

For the past four years, Structure has sold out. Business leaders, IT professionals, investors, entrepreneurs, interested hereafter of cloud computing should register without warning to ensure their place.

Some of the world’s most influential companies have lined up to sponsor Structure 2012 - the only conference that brings at the same time the world’s top leaders and influencers in cloud computing. Headline sponsor Intel will be joined by dozens of other confirmed sponsors, including Alcatel-Lucent, Cisco, Citrix, Dell, E*TRADE, IBM, Joyent, Red Hat and VMware. To gain visibility for your brand among the movers-and-shakers of the cloud computing industry, contact Mike Sly at eventsales(at)gigaom(dot)com or 235-0358 to learn more about sponsorship and exhibition opportunities.

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