HP is showcasing our latest virtualization solutions at VMworld 2009 in San Francisco (Aug 31-Sept 3).

Not enough money to attend this dedicated virtualization event?  Conference passes are available until August 30th at $1495 for a full conference pass. To register using the HP discount code, go to http://www.vmworld.com/registration.jspa and use code HPEB2009. One day passes are not available. The onsite registration fee is normally $1895.  And hey -  EMC is just giving a $250 discount!

Attendees in the HP booth will be invited to take the steps along the path to a creating a virtualized Infrastructure.  Talk to our HP experts about cost savings with our storage and network solutions, made-for-virtualization G6 servers, and energy-efficient HP Virtual Desktop Infrastructure.

Of course, everyone searches out all the tchotchkes right away.  HP won’t disappoint with daily give-a-ways of t-shirts and Starbucks cards plus a $2,000 AmEx card drawing on Wednesday and instant prizes for those spotted wearing the HP t-shirt, and HP Netbooks!!  Be sure to come by the HP booth and throw your name in the ring.

In addition to a Super Session Keynote by Ann Livermore, Mark Potter, and Robb Rasmussen (see the Tuesday morning session below), HP will drive a total of 9 additional sessions covering everything from VMware Site Recovery to virtualization-aware management and security.  Abstracts for the sessions can be found here:  https://vmworld2009.wingateweb.com/scheduler/catalog/catalog.jsp  

• vSphere 4 labs – featuring 4 blades racks and additional storage
• Attendee email stations featuring HP Thin Clients and HP ProLiant servers
• VCP Testing area – with HP desktops
• Additional HP hardware can be found in the VMware booth, Intel Booth and AMD booth.
• HP hardware on-stage or running a demo featured in Paul Maritz and Ann Livermore’s keynotes

We have lots more happening at VMworld – check out www.hp.com/go/vmworld for the latest updates. During the event, on this site, we will also share all the latest blogs and Twitter conversations and other social media sites where HP is creating buzz around the show.