Virtela To Present At Network World IT Roadmap San Francisco: "NaaS + Managed Services = the Future of Application Delivery"

Leading Services Provider Shares Insights on Network as a Service (NaaS) as the Future of Enterprise Application Delivery

DENVER, November 11, 2008 - Virtela, the global network solutions company, today announced that it will present leading industry trends and customer examples illustrating the real-world benefits of managed network services and the future of enterprise application delivery as part of Network World's IT Roadmap event in San Francisco on Monday, November 17, 2008.

Virtela will present during the "SaaS, Cloud Computing and Managed Services" track, led by Jeff Kaplan, founder, THINKstrategies. Citing the latest industry research and customer case studies, Virtela will cover the key enterprise drivers towards managed services, discuss the advantages of managed services for optimizing enterprise applications and describe a new paradigm in management through Network as a Service (NaaS).

The discussion will include:

  • Advantages of managed services for the enterprise
  • Network as a Service (NaaS) approach to optimizing delivery of enterprise applications
  • Real-world customer benefits and lessons learned

When: November 17, 2008 at 2:30 p.m.
Track: SaaS, Cloud Computing & Managed Services
Where: The Moscone Center North
747 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
Why: The future of the enterprise application delivery
Who: Matthew DiMarsico, Regional Vice President, Virtela Communications

To register for the event, free to qualified applicants, please go to: http://www.networkworld.com/events/2008/agenda.html.

About Virtela

Virtela, the world's largest independent managed services company, offers award-winning managed services including MPLS and IP-based Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), Security, Remote Access, and WAN/LAN Device Monitoring and Management, to some of the most competitive multinational companies in the world. Offering services in 190 countries, Virtela integrates and manages best-of-breed service providers through partnerships with 500+ carriers, to address the unique needs of its customers. Virtela is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with Global Network Operations Centers in Denver, Mumbai, India and Manila, Philippines. For more information, please call +1 (720) 475-4000 or visit www.virtela.net.

Media Contact:
Jane Morrissey
Virtela
720.475.4012 (office)
303.808.7671 (mobile)
jmorrissey@virtela.com

Susan Wise
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