Interop New York: Fortisphere’s Vipul Sharma to Present at Interop New York 2008 Conference

Fortisphere, Inc., a leading provider of policy-based virtualization management software, today announced that Co-Founder and Vice President of Engineering Vipul Sharma will present in the panel discussion, “Managing Applications in the Cloud,” at Interop 2008 on Friday, September 19. In this session, Sharma will discuss the importance of policy-based management when managing applications running in cloud computing environments.

In this session, Sharma will join a panel of virtualization experts to explore the best practices for managing cloud computing environments and offer perspective on how enterprises can gain better visibility and control of applications running in the cloud.

What:
Panel Discussion on “Managing Applications in the Cloud”

Who:
Vipul Sharma, co-founder and vice president of engineering, Fortisphere

When:
Friday, September 19, 2008, 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. ET

Where:
The Javits Center, New York, NY

About the Speaker

Sharma has a demonstrated track record of more than 12 years of success in the design, implementation and management of multi-disciplinary engineering initiatives geared toward developing new and innovative technology solutions. In his extensive small and large firm experience, he has built strong and successful engineering organizations both on- and off-shore, re-oriented product directions from hardware to software, and worked with leading- edge technologies in the networking, virtualization, security and embedded space. His experience includes management and leadership positions at various companies, such as Verint Video Systems, Eden Networks, Cognio, Zagros Networks, Seneca Networks and Hughes Network Systems. Software developed by Sharma and his teams has been deployed in large enterprises, such as Ford, ED Jones, Target, Mobil, Home Depot and Exxon. He has been granted three patents and has filed many more in the QoS, virtualization and security spaces.

About Fortisphere

Fortisphere is the leading provider of policy-based virtualization management software that ensures virtualized environments operate efficiently, effectively and securely. With its patent-pending Inside Track™ Technology, Fortisphere is pioneering solutions that provide a new level of visibility, control and automation around the inventory, configuration and policy-based management of virtual machines.

Fortisphere is a venture-backed company, headquartered in Chantilly, VA, with offices in Boston, MA and Glenwood, MD. More information about Fortisphere is located online at www.fortisphere.com.

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