LinuxWorld Summit New York Spotlights Industry Business Leaders

IDG World Expo (www.idg.com), a producer of world-class tradeshows, conferences and events for technology markets, today announced the line-up of lead sponsors for LinuxWorld(R) Summit (www.linuxworldsummit.com) New York 2005 - a conference driven version of the company's popular LinuxWorld Conference & Expo(R) scheduled to take place at the New York City Marriott Marquis on May 25 and 26.

LinuxWorld Summit New York includes a highly-focused, contemporary, conference program with panel and speaking tracks designed to meet the needs of IT professionals, developers, and business executives.
The event will also showcase an exclusive selection of the preeminent vendors in the Linux and Open Source arena highlighted by breakthrough technologies, innovative tools, and relevant IT services.

Platinum sponsor Nokia is joined by silver sponsors IBM, Novell, Sybase, Alebra, Aspeed and WRQ as lead underwriters for LinuxWorld Summit New York 2005. Media sponsors include InfoWorld, OSTG, LinuxWorld Magazine, Linux.com, LinuxQuestions.org and Linux Magazine.

Two days of sessions and keynote presentations will explore issues around building a business on Linux and Open Source software; tackle Linux and Open Source security; and address data center and virtualization issues surrounding Linux.

Speakers at the conference are the leading industry experts, thought leaders and visionaries from companies and organizations such as: Sourcefire, Dell, IBM, Novell, HP, Nokia, CIO Magazine, ETrade Group, AMD, Sybase, OSDL, netForensics, Enterasys, Cassatt and many more.

"LinuxWorld Summit has been built to help business and technology professionals further leverage Linux and Open Source strategies and deployments in their existing and future infrastructure," said Warwick Davies, group vice president, IDG World Expo.

"This program brings together industry thought leaders, buyers, sellers, media and analysts to discuss and understand the impact of Linux and Open Source on business and technology. It's a must-attend event for those in the Tri-State area interested in how to harness Linux and Open Source for business benefits."

LinuxWorld Conference & Expo is the premier event exclusively focused on Linux and Open Source solutions. As the world's most comprehensive marketplace for Open Source products and services, LinuxWorld provides business decision-makers with information and resources to implement Linux and Open Source solutions into business infrastructure and enterprise networks.