John C. Thibault, president and CEO of Virtual Iron Software, Inc. (www.virtualiron.com), a provider of enterprise-class server virtualization and virtual infrastructure management software, will be a featured panel participant at IBM PartnerWorld today in St Louis. The panel, titled Innovation That Matters: Partnership without Boundaries: "Inside the Blue Box," features executives from Virtual Iron, IBM Systems and Technology Group (STG) and the venture capital community. The panelists will discuss the importance of strong partnership strategies and the best ways to partner with IBM, regardless of whether a technology company is established or just getting started. IBM PartnerWorld is taking place April 29 - May 2, 2007 at the Americas Center in St. Louis.

Session:    Innovation That Matters: Partnership without Boundaries: "Inside the Blue Box"
Date/Time:  May 1, 2007, 12:30 - 1:45 p.m.
Location:   Americas Center, Room 222

Virtual Iron partners with IBM on multiple initiatives and its software is IBM Server Proven and IBM System Storage Proven. Virtual Iron supports a broad range of IBM server and storage platforms including IBM BladeCenter*, IBM System x* and IBM DS4000 series storage array families.