We have not only increased the amount of sessions, but we’ve also made an even greater effort to ensure that the event is addressing the objectives and needs of today’s thriving enterprises this year. Red Hat’s customers and strategic partners both agree that today’s IT must transform in order to meet the demands of tomorrow. This year’s agenda and events will allow attendees to plot a course and make a plan to do just that.

Customer Success is Best When Shared
What better way to ensure customer success than to hear from some of our most successful customers? This year we’ve made customers an even greater component of the overall agenda so they can share their implementation strategies with you and help you advance your organization to similar heights.

A sneak preview of our growing list of customer sessions and panels includes:

• AAA
• Allianz
• American Express
• Booz Allen Hamilton
• Bureau of the Census
• Discount Tires
• Pandora
• SPAWAR
• Sprint
• Qualcomm

More Content Than Ever Before
With twice as many hands-on labs as last year, an exciting line-up of keynote speakers, and our new “Transform” track focused on trends and strategies driving the future of the enterprise computing, there’s something for everyone to take away from this year’s events.

Come one. Come all. Come early!
This year also has more pre-conference options than ever before. Some pre-con events are also freely available to registered attendees. (Or access is available for a small fee as stand-alone events.)

• JBoss User & Developer Conference – JUDCon2012:Boston is on Monday, June 25 and culminates with the JBoss World Keynote at 4pm on Tuesday, June 26.
• Power Training – Looking to pack in even more hands-on training on a certain topic? We’ve got you covered with eight different labs to choose from on Monday and Tuesday before the start of the main events. Early bird pricing is in effect now so don’t miss your chance to add this great experience at a low cost.
• Red Hat Developer Day – The Red Hat Developer Day is a new one-day event for application developers who want to learn advanced technical details about a range of Red Hat solutions.

Don’t delay! Register now and get the full benefit of our “early bird” pricing through May 18.

Big topics for this year’s events include:

• Managing the explosion of big data
• Strategies for maximizing performance, scalability, and security
• Trends and solutions for cloud computing and virtualization
• Insights into mobile technology and its future in the enterprise
• Migration stories and customer successes

Learn how to transform and meet tomorrow’s demands through:

• Direct access to our innovative Red Hat and JBoss engineers
• Technical sessions and business seminars
• Hands-on labs and demos
• Visionary keynotes from industry leaders
• On-site collaboration with our highly acclaimed customer support teams
• Solution-focused customer panels

New Super Saver pricing
Register now to save $850 off of the full conference price with our new “Super Saver” discount until Tuesday, March 13.

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We hope to see you in Boston in June!
The Red Hat Summit and JBoss World team

Submit your success story today for the 2012 Red Hat Innovation Awards, which will be presented during the Red Hat Summit and JBoss World in Boston, MA.
The Red Hat Innovation Awards recognize technological achievements that demonstrate creative thinking and determined problem solving. They honor the individuals and companies who have broken new ground and set new standards for success by implementing Red Hat solutions in inspiring ways.

What are we looking for?
We are accepting award nominations in the following categories:

• Optimized Systems – Recognition of striking performance, scalability and/or groundbreaking enhancements delivered with open source solutions.
• Next Generation Business Application – Recognition of overall performance of creating, maintaining, and deploying successful next generation business applications, be it traditional, mobile or cloud, all while using Red Hat solutions.
• Outstanding Open Source Architecture – Recognition of a combination of Red Hat’s platform, middleware, cloud and/or storage solutions to create
• Superior Alternatives – Recognition of the most successful migration from proprietary solutions to Red Hat’s platform, middleware, cloud and/or storage solutions.
• Extensive Partner Ecosystem – Recognition of the most successful use of Red Hat’s expanding partner ecosystem to create innovative architectures based on Red Hat’s platform, middleware, cloud and/or storage solutions.
• Best Middleware Implementation – Recognition of the most cutting-edge utilization of the JBoss Enterprise Middleware portfolio.
• Best Storage Implementation – Recognition of the most cutting-edge utilization of Red Hat Storage software.

How do we decide?
Nominations are open now and close March 16, 2012. A panel of judges will review the submissions and then select one winning project in each of the seven categories to be recognized at the Red Hat Summit and JBoss World in Boston, MA June 26-29, 2012.

From these category winners, an overall Red Hat Innovator of the Year will be selected by the community through online voting and then announced at a special awards ceremony on site.

What’s in it for you?
The winners in each category will receive:

• Complimentary admission to the 2012 Red Hat Summit and JBoss World in Boston, June 26-29, 2012.
• Invitation to a VIP reception with Red Hat executives, keynote speakers, and other honored guests.
• Access to a VIP lounge during the event.
• 2012 Red Hat Innovation Award presentation with a profile of your company at the Red Hat Summit or JBoss World general session.
• Recognition by your peers for being an innovator and a leader in your field.

Have what it takes?
Let us be the judge. We want to hear how customers and partners have used Red Hat solutions to improve existing processes, overcome technology challenges, and improve the bottom line by saving valuable IT spend.

Your company’s innovation is our value proven. Submit your story today.

Access our full set of award rules and regulations.

Red Hat is currently accepting speaker submissions in the following categories:

• Current: Information technology in the enterprise is rapidly evolving. Learn about the latest innovations in virtualization, infrastructure, security, desktop technology, messaging, storage, cloud computing, and more.
• Emerging: Be the first to know about what’s on the horizon from Red Hat and its partners and get a glimpse into future open source innovations.
• Integrate: Get a closer look at the trends and strategies driving the future of enterprise computing, as well as the solutions to global business and technology challenges across platform, middleware, storage, virtualization, and cloud computing. Learn about how they are driving improved business value through technology.
• Optimize: Interested in optimizing your open source investment? Learn how to increase performance and scalability, implement security policies, meet service level agreements, and more effectively manage your deployments.
• In-Depth: In this highly-technical, developer-focused track, you’ll learn exactly how to leverage Red Hat solutions to drive your IT strategy and your enterprise to new heights. No details will be spared.
• Strategy: When handling information is your business, IT is your strategy. Learn about the many ways that open source can give your IT ecosystem a competitive edge directly from our customers, product experts, and partners.
• Taste of Training: Get a Red Hat Training sneak peek. Our award-winning team will be on-site to provide a series of hands-on training courses across popular Red Hat solutions.

Selected speakers will receive a complimentary conference pass, one night’s hotel stay, and the chance to become a 2012 top presenter and receive Red Hat branded swag and bragging rights.

Think you have what it takes?

Submit today.