OpenLogic Wins First Launch Pad Competition at UBM TechWeb's Sold Out Cloud Connect

"Enterprises are looking for ways to get their feet wet with cloud-based applications. The OpenLogic Trial Cloud gives them a way to get started by using the cloud to evaluate new technologies and prototype applications," said Rod Cope, CTO with OpenLogic. "We're excited to be voted by the audience as the Launch Pad winner here at Cloud Connect, where cloud computing experts are helping to drive the future of the cloud."

This year, Launch Pad participants completed a first round of submissions via Twitter. Eight companies were at that time selected to upload a short YouTube video for the community to vote for the top four finalists, who would have the chance to present live on the keynote stage at Cloud Connect. Today, the selected four Launch Pad finalists, Aryaka Networks, OpenLogic, OpTier and ScaleBase, showcased their ideas to the cloud computing community and OpenLogic was selected via live vote as the People's Choice Winner at Cloud Connect.

Record-breaking week at Cloud Connect

"We've had a record-breaking week at Cloud Connect, providing a tremendous platform for our Launch Pad participants to reap the value of all industry eyes at such a time of research in the cloud. We congratulate and thank everyone who took part," said Steve Wylie, General Manager of Cloud Connect. "We'd like to applaud OpenLogic for demonstrating new and in a class by itself applications that are helping shape the cloud computing industry."

Cloud Connect, produced by UBM TechWeb, is the defining event of the cloud computing industry. As both a conference and an exhibition, Cloud Connect's goal is to chart the course of cloud computing's development by bringing at the same time enterprise IT professionals, developers, infrastructure providers and cloud computing innovators. UBM TechWeb has produced cloud events that define and frame cloud computing discussions since June 2008, including Cloud Summit Executive and Enterprise Cloud Summit at Interop. Cloud Connect is a one-of-a-kind event that encompasses the entire cloud computing ecosystem featuring a Launch Pad program, IT & Developer workshops and a full conference program. Cloud Connect will take place March 7-10, 2011 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA. For more information visit: www.cloudconnectevent.com.

UBM TechWeb, the global leader in innovation media and professional information, enables people and organizations to harness the transformative power of innovation. Through its three core businesses - media solutions, marketing services and paid content - UBM TechWeb produces the most respected and consumed brands and media applications in the research market. More than 14.5 million business and technology professionals actively engage in UBM TechWeb's communities and information resources monthly. UBM TechWeb brands includes: global face-to-face events just as Interop, Web 2.0, Black Hat and Enterprise Connect; award-winning online resources just as InformationWeek, Light Reading, and Network Computing; and market-leading magazines InformationWeek, Wall Street & Technology, and Advanced Trading. UBM TechWeb is a UBM company, a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $2.5 billion.