Underscoring the conference theme, “Virtual Roads, Actual Clouds,” VMworld 2010 will feature more than 170 unique breakout sessions from VMware and its ecosystem of partners and customers that are driving innovation in the virtualization industry. The event will focus on reducing IT complexity and enabling IT as a Service through virtualization and cloud computing. More than 200 sponsors and exhibitors are supporting the conference including Global Diamond sponsors Cisco, Dell, EMC and NetApp, who will also be delivering Super Session keynotes.

Leading off the General Session keynote will be VMware President and CEO Paul Maritz and CTO and Senior Vice President of R&D Steve Herrod. Mr. Maritz and Mr. Herrod will outline VMware’s vision for IT as a Service and demonstrate new virtualization and cloud computing technologies that enable modern infrastructures, application platforms and end user computing on Tuesday, Aug. 31 at 9 a.m. PT.

The presentation will be available via webcast at: www.vmware.com/go/vmworld-general-sessions.

VMworld Europe 2010 will take place in Copenhagen Oct. 12-14, 2010.