Information infrastructure solutions leader EMC Corp. will showcase leading-edge practices and highlight industry synergies in generating competitive advantage to Filipino companies through ICT in the forthcoming Philippine leg of the “EMC Forum 2007 Unplugged” on August 30, 2007.

The one-day event, to be held at the Hotel Intercontinental Manila in Makati City, is part of a global conference road show organized by EMC on the most innovative approaches to storing, protecting, optimizing and leveraging the information asset --- based on the unique perspectives of various international thought leaders, EMC partners and customers.

Geared to attract around 250 Filipino IT professionals across a wide range of industry verticals, this major industry event, which will be hosted by broadcast journalist Christine Bersola-Babao, will also provide delegates strategic peer networking opportunities.  On the lighter side, they will also get a chance to win raffle prizes during the lucky draw.

“Just as consolidating information enhances its value to an organization, bringing together the disciplines and experts, who are responsible for managing that information, provides tremendous value for the customers and the industry," said Ronnie Latinazo, EMC Philippines country manager.

He adds that “EMC Forum 2007 Unplugged” reflects the growth of EMC’s scope and breadth to keep pace with challenges and opportunities customers face in managing and protecting information.

“EMC Forum 2007 Unplugged” titanium sponsor Cisco Systems is EMC’s biggest event partner this year.

Cisco and EMC have a long standing relationship that stems from our common vision in value generation for customers,” said Cisco Systems country manager Luichi Robles.

“As the network increasingly becomes the platform for all communications and IT, Cisco’s unique approach to data centers --- tightly integrated with EMC’s solutions --- enables our customers to virtualize their resources, consolidate previously siloed data centers and decrease power consumption,” he further notes.

The EMC Forum Unplugged 2007 delegates will be able to explore solutions for their most pressing information management challenges—through keynote presentations and break-out sessions on topics including:

For more information, visit the “EMC Forum 2007 Unplugged” website at: www.emcsouthasia.info/forumunplugged/philippines/default.asp.