LONDON, April 2 /PRNewswire/ --

- Premiere Virtualization Event Offers Exceptional Exposure Opportunity 
for Virtualization Startups

Virtualization Congress (http://www.virtualizationcongress.com), the
premier vendor independent virtualization event, today officially opened its
Call for Startups competition. Startup companies focused on virtualization
technologies which have not launched to the market yet, or are currently
operating in stealth mode, can now apply and get their chance to win a free
keynote slot during the main days of the event: 15th - 16th October, 2008.

To be eligible, the startups must agree to remain in stealth mode until
Virtualization Congress, without announcing products, exposing websites or
exhibiting at other tradeshows. Additionally, these companies must be ready
to show a working product on stage during their keynote.

The two selected winners will have an unrivalled opportunity to launch
their company's to a wide audience of potential customers, including
influential journalists and analysts, potential technology and sales
partners, and successful venture capitalists and angel investors.

"Sierra Ventures is excited to work with Virtualization Congress to
create a platform to launch the most promising new startups in the
virtualization space. This is a great opportunity for young companies to get
the immediate attention of customers, partners and investors," said Mark
Fernandes, Managing Director of Sierra Ventures, one of the leading Silicon
Valley venture capital firms.

Contest rules and application form are available at:
http://www.virtualizationcongress.com/startups.htm

Submissions are accepted until August 31, 2008.

Leading virtualization players that are supporting Virtualization
Congress as Platinum sponsors include: Citrix, HP, ManageIQ, Microsoft,
Phoenix Technologies, Quest and VMware. Virtualization Congress sponsors also
include Marathon Technologies, Vizioncore, Veeam, VMLogix and Transitive.

About Virtualization Congress

Virtualization Congress, launched in 2007 by virtualization.info, is the
first and only independent conference dedicated to virtualization
technologies. It brings together the entire sector under one roof, giving
customers and potential virtualization users the opportunity to hear about
all of the latest products and technologies on the market without prejudice.
The event prides itself on showcasing genuinely new technology, not just from
the biggest vendors, but from the brand new entrants to the market. The event
takes place between 14-16 October, 2008 at London's ExCel conference centre
in Docklands. Visit the site at: http://www.virtualizationcongress.com

About virtualization.info

Established in 2003, virtualization.info is recognized as the leading
news and analysis site for the virtualization industry, with more than 6,000
subscribers, recording over 160,000 page views per month and referenced by
more than 36,000 other sites, blogs and forums. It provides unique tools,
like the Virtualization Industry Radar, to allow new customers to follow and
ultimately make purchasing decisions within virtualization. Visit the site
at: http://www.virtualization.info