Accelerate '08

Barcelona, Spain

Business as Usual is Dead

Welcome to a brave new world! It's not enough to just connect the dots anymore. Now, the network is the new business IT platform. Where do you turn to make sense of, and stay competitive in this changing world of business?

Look no further. Accelerate '08 is the most comprehensive customer and partner conference exploring WDS as the solution to many of today's enterprise business challenges. Only at this premier wide-area data services (WDS) performance summit will you:

Reason #10 - Gain new perspective and industry insight into how WDS will transform your network into a high-performance business IT platform.
Reason #9 - Rub elbows with the stars and take advantage of being in the same place with the best and brightest CIOs and business leaders.
Reason #8 - Place a name to a face as you meet Riverbed executives, other Riverbed partners and customers.
Reason #7 - Increase your IQ by exploring how to extend the benefits of your current Riverbed deployment.
Reason #6 - Shatter Boundaries, both geographic and technical, with current
Riverbed solutions.
Reason #5 - Improve the performance of other game-changing technologies, like Virtualization and Software as a Service (SAS), and Network Attached Storage (NAS).
Reason #4 - Transform your IT infrastructure into a new, robust network-based IT infrastructure.
Reason #3 - Gain a new perspective on how Riverbed technology can increase productivity and operational effectiveness.
Reason #2 - Save money by increasing personal and business productivity, and operational effectiveness with a new network architecture.
Reason #1 - Save $100 by registering TODAY Take advantage of Early Bird discounts when you register today!

Ultimately, Accelerate '08 offers you the unique opportunity to expand your knowledge, while providing plenty of networking time. So what are you waiting for?

Review the full agenda below to see what's on-tap for this year's exciting Accelerate '08 event in Barcelona, Spain:

Wednesday, 4 June 2008
8:00 – 20:00	Registration
9:00 – 18:30	Partner Day Sessions
18:30 – 20:30	Welcome Reception
	Riverbed Technology Partner Showcase / Hands-On Lab Open (held in Welcome Reception area)

Thursday, 5 June 2008
8:00 - 9:00	Networking Breakfast Buffet Location: “Dia & Nit” Restaurant
8:00 – 18:30	Registration Location: Prefunction 22@
General Session Location: Sagrada Familia
9:00 – 9:15	Welcome and State of the Company Address Jerry Kennelly – Chairman & CEO
9:15 – 10:00	The Network is the Corporation. Are You Ready? Joe Skorupa – Research VP, Gartner
10:00 – 10:30	Opening Keynote: A Riverbed Vision for the Rise of the new Enterprise Eric Wolford – Sr. VP of Marketing & Business Development
10:30 – 11:00	Break – Hands On Lab / Technology Partner Showcase Open
11:00 – 11:45	Customer Keynote: The ROI of Speed Philippe Kervoelen – Dassault Systèmes
11:45 – 12:30	Technology Partner Keynote: Accelerating Virtualization – Performance without Compromise
12:30 – 13:30	Networking Lunch Location: “Dia & Nit” Restaurant		Hands-On Lab & Network Therapy Zone Location: Montjuic & Born	Technology Partner Showcase Location: Prefunction 22@
	Business Solutions Track Location: Prefunction 22@	Technical Solutions Track Location: Sagrada Familia
13:30 – 14:30	Large Enterprise Case Study: South African Department of Justice	QoS - Have it your way. Al Landrum – Global Consulting Engineer
14:30 – 15:30	Roundtable: The CIO Dilemma - Managing Cost and Productivity Moderator: Alan Saldich – VP of Product Marketing & Alliances Joe Skorupa – Research VP, Gartner	Data Services on the Edge Milin Desai – Product Manager
		CMC Deep Dive Bob Gilbert – Director of Marketing for Customers, Community and Evangelism
15:30 – 16:00	Break
16:00 – 17:00	Technology Partner Spotlight: The Consolidation of Edge Data Services Alan Saldich – VP of Product Marketing & Alliances, Riverbed Jan Ursi – Manager, Systems Engineering, Infoblox	Simplifying Deployment in Complex Networks Al Landrum – Global Consulting Engineer
17:00 – 18:00	Go Beyond Connecting the Dots - Break Through with WDS Eric Wolford – Sr. VP of Marketing & Business Development Mark Lewis – Sr. Director, Marketing, EMEA	Unleashing Productivity with Steelhead Mobile Jess Leroy – Director, Product Management
18:00 – 18:30	The WDS Innovation Awards
18:30 – 19:00	Free Time / Board busses for evening event
19:00 – 22:00	Seaside Evening Event

Friday, 6 June 2008
8:00 – 9:00	Networking Breakfast Buffet Location: “Dia & Nit” Restaurant	Hands-On Lab & Network Therapy Zone Location: Montjuic & Born	Technology Partner Showcase Location: Prefunction 22@
General Session Location: Sagrada Familia
9:00 – 9:30	Next Generation WDS Today Dr. Mark Day – Chief Scientist
9:30 – 10:15	Customer Panel - Consolidation without Compromise
10:15 – 10:45	Break
10:45 – 11:30	The Product Roadmap: Turning Vision into Reality Jess Leroy – Director, Product Management
11:30 – 12:15	You Asked. We Answered: The Experts Panel
12:15 – 13:15	Lunch Location: “Dia & Nit” Restaurant
Conference Ends


	for Accelerate '08, Barcelona, Spain!

Questions? Get answers at accelerate08@riverbed.com