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Storage Visions® Conference
2011 Storage Visions Conference® Announces
Initial Sponsors and Exhibitors
—10th Anniversary Conference Theme:
New Dimensions Drive Digital Storage —
San Jose, CA—April 20, 2010—The Tenth Annual Storage Visions
Conference will be held at the Riviera Hotel Convention Center in Las Vegas,
Nevada, January 4 & 5, 2011 by the Entertainment Storage Alliance. Event
management is planning a series of special events and activities for the 10th
anniversary event. Based on the growing importance of content of all types, show
management anticipates the 2011 event will be the largest and best attended Storage
Visions Conference. more...
2010 Storage Visions Conference® Announces Storage
Visions Award Winners
—Record Attendance at 9th Annual Conference —
Las Vegas, NV—January 7, 2010—The Ninth Annual Storage
Visions Conference (partner program to the 2010 International CES) awards
were presented before an large and enthusiastic crowd at the Riviera Hotel
Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The awards recognized companies
advancing the state of the art in storage technologies utilized in consumer
electronics, the media and entertainment industries, and visionary products
for the digital content value chain. more...
Marvell Semiconductor’s Simon Milner to
Keynote at 2010 Storage Visions Conference
—Keynote will focus on how Plug Computers
can change the face of storage by offering more power, plug n’ play
capabilities, and zero configuration for the next generation of internet
and storage devices—
At the 2010 Storage Visions Conference, Dr. Simon Milner, vice president
and general manager of the Enterprise Business Unit from Marvell Semiconductor,
Inc., will present a keynote on Plug Computers: a unique approach to enable high-performance,
always on, always connected, and environmentally friendly computing. more...
Soligen Corporation, www.soligencorp.com) launches
SGC341 at the Storage Visions Conference on the 5th of January 2010
(11am – 4pm) at the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas, NV
Offering a full range of capacities up to 256GB SLC/512 GB MLC solid
state drives in a unique micro form factor able to be plugged or soldered
via customer driven protocol (iSATA, SAS, Fiber Channel) direct to any circuit
board, SGC341 bypasses traditional legacy connection interfaces, removing
the majority of subcomponents and supply chain issues when designing non
volatile memory into new enterprise and personal computing systems. more...
2010 Storage Visions to Increase Visibility of
Junk-A-Juke Program Storage Industry Pioneers support use of eCycled
hardware to feed kids and save the Earth
Ottawa, Canada - December 28, 2009 - KOM Networks, world leading
provider of storage management solutions for secure archiving compliant data
protection and retention, today announced that the 2010 Storage Visions Conference
is partnering with KOM to educate IT professionals about an innovative
storage hardware recycling program to benefit Feed The Children. more...
2010 Storage Visions Conference®Announces
Reception Sponsor, Sessions on Clouds, Content Distribution and Personal
Storage
—Final Early Registration Day is December
23, 2009—
San Jose, CA—December 21, 2009—The Ninth Annual Storage
Visions Conference held at the Riviera Hotel Convention Center in Las Vegas,
Nevada January 5 & 6, 2010 features
great sessions on professional media and entertainment, consumer electronics,
computer applications and storage, including new content distribution technologies
and personal storage.
Supermicro is a Silver conference sponsor and the
reception sponsor for SV 2010. The reception runs from 6:00 PM to 8 PM
on January 5. During the reception conference exhibits will be open, door
prizes given and the SV 2010 product and company awards winners will be
announced. more...
2010 Storage Visions Conference®Announces
Annual Visionary Awards Finalists
—Door Prizes, Young User and Consumer
Storage Session—
San Jose, CA—December 10, 2009—The Ninth Annual Storage
Visions Conference held at the Riviera Hotel Convention Center in Las Vegas,
Nevada January 5 & 6, 2010 features
great sessions on consumer electronics, computer applications and storage,
as well as a Young User Panel.
The finalist products and companies for the
annual Storage Visions Visionary Awards are listed below. Congratulations to
the award finalists! We had more product and company submissions for all of these
award categories than ever before. The award winner announcements and trophy
presentations will be done at the conference reception the evening of January
5, 2010 in the exhibit hall of the conference. In addition to the award presentation
there will be many great door prizes form our sponsors and exhibitors given
out at the reception as well as other times during the conference. more...
2010 Storage Visions Conference®Announces
Marvell as Platinum Sponsor
—Keynote Talk Focuses on Plug Computing – a
Revolutionary Internet and Storage Platform—
San Jose, CA—December 1, 2009—The Ninth Annual Storage
Visions Conference (SV 2010) announces that Marvell Semiconductors, Inc.
will be a Platinum sponsor at this year’s event. SV 2010 will be
held at the Riviera Hotel Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV, January 5-6,
2010. more...
2010 Storage Visions Conference®Announces
HP Keynote Speech
—SNIA Long Term Retention TWG member
talks about “Digital Forgetfulness”—
San Jose, CA—October 21, 2009—The Ninth Annual
Storage Visions Conference (SV 2010) announces that Samuel Fineberg
from HP will give a keynote speech at this year’s event. He will represent the Storage
Networking Industry Association (SNIA) Long Term Retention technical working
group activities on long term content preservation. SV 2010 will be held
at the Riviera Hotel Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, January 5 - 6, 2010. more...
2010 Storage Visions Conference®Announces
Microsoft Research Keynote Speech
—Keynote Talk on Total Recall and Total
Storage —
San Jose, CA—September 30, 2009—The Ninth Annual Storage
Visions Conference (SV 2010) announces that Gordon Bell and Jim Gemmell
of Microsoft Research will give a keynote speech at this year's event.
SV 2010 will be held at the Riviera Hotel Convention Center in Las Vegas,
Nevada, January 5 - 6, 2010.
The Storage Visions Conference is the premier venue bringing together digital
storage oriented people from throughout the digital content creation, distribution
and user value chain. more...
2010 Storage Visions Conference®Announces
Micron as Platinum Sponsor
San Jose, CA—September 23, 2009—The Ninth Annual
Storage Visions Conference (SV 2010) announces that Micron Technology,
Inc. will be a Platinum sponsor at this year’s event. SV 2010 will
be held at the Riviera Hotel Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, January
5 - 6, 2010. more...
2010 Storage Visions Conference®Announces
STMicroelectronics Sponsorship
—SV 2010 speaker submissions
close September 15, 2009 —
San Jose, CA—September 9, 2009—The
Ninth Annual Storage Visions Conference (SV2010) announces STMicroelectronics
as a Silver sponsor. Other sponsors and exhibitors at the conference include
Denali, Silicon Image, SNIA Solid State Storage Initiative and the Trusted
Computing Group. SV2010 will be held at the Riviera Hotel Convention Center
in Las Vegas, Nevada, January 5 & 6, 2010. more...
2010 Storage Visions Conference®Initial
Sponsors Announced
—SNIA SOHO External Storage
Plug and Play Event at SV 2010
—
San Jose, CA—August 5, 2009—The Ninth
Annual Storage Visions Conference (SV2010) announces initial corporate,
media and organization sponsors and a groundbreaking co-located external storage
event. Initial corporate sponsors and exhibitors for the 2010 Storage Visions
will include Bronze sponsors Silicon Image, Trusted Computing Group and the
SNIA Solid State Storage Initiative. SV2010 will be held at the Riviera Hotel
Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, January 5 & 6, 2010. more...
2010
Storage Visions Conference® Now Open
for Presentations, Sponsors and Exhibitors
—Conference Theme: Bytes into Bucks—Digital
Storage Creates
New Wealth!
—
San Jose, CA—June 24, 2009—The
Entertainment Storage Alliance announces the Ninth Annual Storage Visions
Conference to be held at the Riviera Hotel Convention Center in Las Vegas,
Nevada, January 5 & 6, 2010. The Storage Visions Conference
is the premier event bringing together digital storage oriented people
from throughout the digital content creation, distribution and use value
chain. Join CEO's, industry leaders, manufacturers, and end users at
Storage Visions 2010 in a relaxed and informative environment where you
can network with world changers and industry titans and discover the
trends that will drive economic recovery and new profitability. more...
2009 Storage Visions Conference Has Prizes, Awards,
Book Signings and Start-up Birthday Party
—At the Door Registration
opens on 1/6/09—
San Jose, CA—December 29, 2008—The
Eighth Annual Storage Visions Conference (SV09) held at the Flamingo Hotel
in Las Vegas, Nevada January 6 & 7, 2009 will have great raffle prizes
for attendees, book signings, conference award presentation, and a birthday
party for a company that started at an earlier Storage Visions Conference.
Atrato, one of the SV09 Award finalists, was founded after the 2004 Storage Visions Conference. The company will sponsor the reception for the 2009 Storage Visions Conference to celebrate their fifth anniversary. Attendees can visit Atrato in the SV09 exhibit area. According to Chairman of the Board, Dan McCormick:
“Atrato is proud to sponsor the Storage Visions 2009 reception, especially given the historical significance of this day for Atrato. The 2004 Storage Vision Conference marked an important landmark for our company – it was here that Atrato crystallized its vision for our products in the digital media market. Atrato saw a tremendous opportunity to re-think the role of storage in the entertainment and media market. more...
2009 Storage Visions Conference Focuses on Young
Users, Consumer Applications and Storage
—Consumer Storage
will be a Key Factor in the Next Economic Recovery—
San Jose, CA—December 9, 2008—The
Eighth Annual Storage Visions Conference held at the Flamingo Hotel in
Las Vegas, Nevada January 6 & 7, 2009 features great sessions on consumer
applications and storage, as well as a Young User Panel.
Coughlin Associates predicts that consumer devices will be a key enabler
of disruptive technologies shaping the next economic recovery. Furthermore
these devices increasingly depend upon digital storage to provide their
features and value. more...
2009 Storage Visions Conference Sessions Focus
on Storage for Media and Entertainment and Smart Secure Storage
—Participate in Technologies
that will lead the Next Recovery—
San Jose, CA—December 2, 2008— The
Eighth Annual Storage Visions Conference held at the Flamingo Hotel in
Las Vegas, Nevada January 6 & 7, 2009 features insightful sessions
on digital storage in the professional media market as well as developments
in smart and secure storage.
Tuesday January 6, 2009 will start with an introductory presentation by Tom Coughlin of Coughlin Associates followed by a session on Digital Storage and Content Creation, Editing, Distribution and Archiving. This session makes clear the evolving requirements for digital storage capacity and the awesome technologies needed to capture and edit new content, to preserve historical content and for multiple content distribution models, including head-end DVR, gaming, satellite and cable, digital cinema, IPTV, video downloading and social networking. Entertainment has generally done well in bad times as people look for ways to use their time and provide an escape from bad economic conditions. more...
Coughlin Associates announces new report on Digital
Storage for Media and Entertainment
—Important Information
from Report to be Presented at the 2009 Storage Visions Conference—
San Jose, CA—November 12, 2008—Coughlin
Associates, the leading analyst firm covering digital storage for the content
value chain announces the 2009 Media and Entertainment Storage Report. This
137 page document with 73 figures and 44 tables covers drivers and projections
for the use of digital storage in all aspects of the professional media
and entertainment industry. The report is now available (information
at http://www.tomcoughlin.com/techpapers.htm)
or call 408-871-8808. Some results of this report will be presented
at the 2009 Storage Visions Conference. more...
Storage Visions Agenda includes Keynote Speaker from
NBC Universal
—Home Media
Center Challenge and other Awards Submissions
Now Open—
San Jose, CA—October 28, 2008—The
Eighth Annual Storage Visions Conference held at the Flamingo Hotel in
Las Vegas, Nevada January 6 & 7, 2009 agenda includes notable speakers
from new and established companies, including a keynote from NBC Universal. Storage
Visions is the place to participate in digital storage enabling the digital
content revolution. Attendance at the 2009 event is expected to exceed
500 with about 20% being analysts and press. more...
2009 Storage Visions Conference Announces Keynote
Talks by Warner Brothers and Panasonic
—Conference Registration
is Open—
San Jose, CA—October 2, 2008—The
Entertainment Storage Alliance (www.EntertainmentStorage.Org)
announces two exciting keynote speakers for the Eighth Annual Storage Visions
Conference to be held at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada January
6 & 7, 2009. Wendy Alysworth, Senior Vice President of Technology
for Warner Bros. Technical Operations will give a keynote titled “2X
Storage + 2X Bandwidth = 3D Production” which discusses requirements
and technologies for 3D production and their impact on digital storage. Dr.
Paul Liao of Panasonic will give a keynote talk titled “The Future
of Content Storage” and will include discussion of the transition
from DVD to Blu-ray and trends in SD flash memory for CE products.. ... more...
2009 Storage Visions Conference Announces SanDisk
to be Gold Sponsor and Panasonic CE Keynote
—Speaker submissions
open until September 15—
San Jose, CA—August 25, 2008—The
Entertainment Storage Alliance announces SanDisk will be a Gold sponsor
of the Eighth Annual Storage Visions Conference to be held at the Flamingo
Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada January 6 & 7, 2009. Storage Visions
is the place to participate in the definition and growth of the use and
advances in digital storage that enable the digital content revolution.
... more...
2009 Storage Visions Conference Announces Initial
Sponsors
—Record Attendance
Expected, Conference Registration is Open—
San Jose, CA—August 5, 2008—The
Entertainment Storage Alliance announces initial sponsors and exhibitors
for the Eighth Annual Storage Visions Conference to be held at the Flamingo
Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada January 6 & 7, 2009. In its eight
year history the Storage Visions Conference has become the premier event
bringing together people from throughout the digital content creation,
distribution and use value chain to meet and discuss the role, use and
advances in digital storage that enable the digital content revolution... more...
2009 Storage Visions Conference Now Open for Presentations,
Sponsors and Exhibitors
—New Theme and Initiative
Announced to Explore Infrastructure for Rich Content in the Entertainment
Value Chain—
San Jose, CA—June 17, 2008 —The
Entertainment Storage Alliance announces the Eighth Annual Storage Visions
Conference to be held at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada January
6 & 7, 2009. The Storage Visions Conference is the premier event
bringing together people from throughout the digital content creation,
distribution and use value chain to meet and discuss the role, use and
advances in digital storage that enable the digital content revolution.. more...
Focus Enhancements Receives Storage Visions Award
—The ProSys PX-1 Production
Media Server Wins "Production/Post Production Class Storage" Category—
Campbell, Calif. — Jan. 24, 2008 — Focus
Enhancements Inc (NASDAQ: FCSE), a worldwide leader in media management
and Ultra Wideband (UWB) wireless technology, today announced that the
ProxSys® PX-1 Production Media Server was awarded the Storage Visions
Award for Production/Post Production Class Storage. The coveted Storage
Visions awards, honor visionary products and companies advancing storage
technologies and the digital content value chain. Winners were announced
at the 2008 Storage Visions Conference, held in Las Vegas, Nevada from
January 5-6. more...
Conference Announces Storage Visions Award Winners
—Clyde Smith of Turner Broadcast delivers Keynote and Receives Storage
Industry Service Award—
Las Vegas, NV—January 5, 2008—The Seventh Annual Storage
Visions Conference (partner program to the 2008 International CES) awards
were presented before a record crowd at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas,
Nevada. The awards recognized companies advancing the state of the
art in storage technologies utilized in consumer electronics, the media
and entertainment industries, and visionary products for the digital content
value chain. more...
Geneva, January 11,2008 - STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM), one of the world’s largest semiconductor suppliers and a leader in data storage solutions, won a Visionary Company Award at this year’s Storage Visions Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. The special award recognized ST’s dedication to the development and support of state-of-the-art storage technologies utilized in consumer electronics, the media and entertainment industries. more...
San Jose, CA – January 2, 2008 – Coughlin Associates will release two new reports on Digital Storage in Consumer Electronics at the 2008 Storage Visions conference (www.storagevisions.com), which occurs just before the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show on January 5 & 6, 2008 at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas.
The two reports are titled “Consumer Survey on Digital Storage in Consumer Electronics 2008” and its companion report “Digital Storage in Consumer Electronics 2008”. These reports explore consumer requirements for digital storage in consumer products, explain how storage and storage needs will change over time, and give scenarios that storage users and providers must consider in their planning processes. more...
Storage VisionsTM 2008 Conference Action Packed
Exhibits and Hybrid Storage Alliance Sponsored Reception
—Marvell is Gold Sponsor of 2008 Conference—
San Jose, CA – December
18, 2007 – The Storage Visions conference is the premier conference
focusing on digital storage and the entertainment content value chain. Storage
Visions 2008 will be held January 5 & 6, 2008 at the Flamingo
Hotel in Las Vegas, just before the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show. More
than 500 attendees are expected with only a few weeks to go before
the event.
Storage VisionsTM 2008 Conference Announces Second
Day Program
San Jose, CA – December 6, 2007 – The
Storage Visions conference is the premier conference focusing on
digital storage and the entertainment content value chain. Storage
Visions 2008 will be held January 5 & 6, 2008 at the Flamingo
Hotel in Las Vegas, just before the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show. More
than 500 attendees are expected at SV08, including over 100 press
and analysts.
Jim Elliot, Director of Flash Marketing at Samsung Semiconductor will deliver the keynote: “NAND Flash: Disruptive Technology Enabling New Markets” Dominic McCarthy, CTO of Managed Home Business for Hewlett Packard will give a keynote on “Smart Storage for the Home's Growing Media Dilemma”. The first day features a keynote talk by Clyde Smith from Turner Broadcast. more...
2008 Storage Visions™ Conference Announces
Hybrid Storage Alliance as Gold Sponsor
—SanDisk and Denali Software
join as Bronze Sponsors, Exhibitors Listed—
San Jose, CA –November 19, 2007 – The
Storage Visions conference, the premier conference focusing on digital
storage and the entertainment content value chain, welcomes the Hybrid
Storage Alliance as a Gold sponsor. SanDisk and Denali
Software join as Bronze sponsors. Storage Visions 2008 will be
held January 5 & 6, 2008 at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas, just
before the 2008 CES. more...
2008 Storage Visions™ Conference Announces
First Day Program
—Keynote Speakers Chosen
and TV Worldwide to Provide Conference Webcast—
San Jose, CA – November 6, 2007 – The
Storage Visions conference is the premier conference focusing on digital
storage and the entertainment content value chain. Storage Visions
2008 will be held January 5 & 6, 2008 at the Flamingo Hotel in Las
Vegas, just before the 2008 CES. Over 500 people are expected
at SV08 with press and analysts making up 15-20% of this number. more...
2008 Storage Visions™ Conference Announces
Intel as Gold Sponsor and Initial Speaker Selections
—Young User Session to Focus
on How Coming Generation Uses Digital Storage—
San Jose, CA – October 9, 2007 – The
Storage Visions conference, the premier conference focusing on digital
storage and the entertainment content value chain, welcomes Intel as
a Gold sponsor. Many speaker selections have also been made and
can be viewed on the conference web site: www.storagevisions.com. Storage
Visions 2008 will be held January 5 & 6, 2008 at the Flamingo Hotel
in Las Vegas, just before the 2008 CES.
John Iasiuolo from the Computer Outlook radio show will be the moderator of a special session sponsored by Intel: “I’m Your Future, Hear Me Roar!” This session features middle school, high school and college customers talking about how they user consumer products and what they want in digital storage and consumer electronics. Computer Outlook will also be broadcasting from the exhibit hall of the Storage Visions Conference and interviewing conference sponsors and exhibitors. more...
2008 Storage Visions™ Conference Announces
Opening of Awards Nominations
—Record Press and Analyst
Participation Expected—
San Jose, CA – September 18,
2007 – The Storage Visions conference, the premier conference focusing
on digital storage and the entertainment content value chain, announces
the opening of nominations for the 2008 Storage Visions Awards. Storage
Visions 2008 will be held January 5 & 6, 2008 at the Flamingo Hotel
in Las Vegas, just before the 2008 CES.
2008 Storage Visions™ Conference Announces
New Sponsors
—Conference
Speaker Nominations Close on September 15—
San Jose, CA – September 5, 2007 – The
Storage Visions conference, the premier conference focusing on digital
storage and the entertainment content value chain, announces several
new sponsors for the 2008 Storage Visions Conference. Storage Visions
2008 will be held January 5 & 6, 2008 at the Flamingo Hotel in Las
Vegas, just before the 2008 CES.
2008 Storage Visions™ Conference Announces
Conference Agenda and Call for Speakers
—Conference Registration
is Now Open—
San Jose, CA – July 16, 2007 – The
Storage Visions conference, the premier conference focusing on digital
storage and the entertainment content value chain, announces the preliminary
agenda for the 2008 Storage Visions Conference. Storage Visions
2008 will be held January 5 & 6, 2008 at the Flamingo Hotel in Las
Vegas, just before the 2008 CES. The Storage Visions Conference
is put on by the Entertainment Storage Alliance (www.entertainmentstorage.org). More
activities on the Entertainment Storage Alliance site are planned before
the 2008 Storage Visions Conference.
Following is the preliminary agenda for the 2008 Storage Visions Conference. Highlights of the agenda include a session featuring a panel discussion with representatives of the next generation of consumer electronics users. The role of digital storage in making products that appeal to next generation users will be a key discussion topic. more...
2008 Storage Visions™ Conference Announces
Call for Speakers
San Jose, CA – June 18, 2007 – The
Storage Visions conference, the premier conference focusing on digital
storage and the entertainment content value chain, announces that
it is now accepting speaking submissions for the 2008 Storage Visions
Conference. Storage Visions 2008 will be held January 5 & 6,
2008 at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas, just before the 2008 CES.
The Storage Visions Conference is put on by the Entertainment Storage Alliance (www.entertainmentstorage.org) which is launching new series of articles and news items on their web site. More activities on the Entertainment Storage Alliance site are planned before the 2008 Storage Visions Conference. more...
2008 Storage Visions™ Conference Announces
Initial Sponsors
—New Theme Emphasizes the Value
of Storage for your Digital Life—
San Jose, CA – May 8, 2007 – The
Storage Visions conference, the premier conference focusing on digital
storage and the entertainment content value chain, announces the first
commitments for corporate and organization sponsors of the 2008 Storage
Visions Conference. Storage Visions 2008 will be held January 5 & 6,
2008 at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas, just before the 2008 CES.
The initial corporate sponsors for the 2008 Storage Visions are Platinum Sponsor Hewlett Packard; Silver Sponsors STMicroelectronics and Toshiba America Information Systems (Toshiba is also the lanyard sponsor) and Bronze Sponsors Omneon and Silicon Image. Organization and media sponsors include MediaTech Association, The Entertainment Storage Alliance, StorageNetworking.org, SCSI Trade Association, Fibre Channel Industry Association, and the Flash Memory Summit. more...