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Web Hosting Businesses Get Info with HostingCon 2006

Having a successful business, online or otherwise requires the latest in technology applications to help your company run smoothly. For web hosting companies, being the top in their business is becoming rather competitive considering the fact that new hosting sites are being developed every year. HostingCon, the web hosting conference, will help these businesses improve their client base, thus allowing them to grow in the future. As companies and individuals continue to expand their use of hosting services and hosted applications, hosting providers have new opportunities to provide valuable services to their customers. HostingCon 2006 will feature three keynotes that will expose the trends in the hosting industry, what successful hosting providers are doing to succeed, and how the hosting industry fits into mainstream.

The opening keynote on Monday, July 17, 2006 at 2:00pm will be delivered by one of the premier communicators in the information technology industry, Thornton May, Executive Director and Dean at the IT Leadership Academy. "Understanding and Connecting with the Future Computational Mainstream" will take attendees inside the minds of mainstream IT leaders to learn their expectations of their strategic partners. Mainstream IT leaders have renewed interest in hosted services and hosting companies no longer sit on the periphery of IT. Mr. May will blueprint what this integrated future will bring.

The final keynote, "What the Other Analysts Won`t Tell You About the Hosting Industry," will be delivered by industry analyst Andrew Schroepfer, President of Tier1 Research. Many analysts realize that the sector is undergoing a transformation, but few are willing to admit it and detail the strategies and steps specific firms are taking to ensure leadership when we come through the tunnel. Most know Mr. Schroepfer has a positive overall outlook for the sector, but to find out why and which segments and companies are best positioned, this is a must see event. Not only will you hear insights to succeed amidst this sea of change, the presentation will detail what tomorrow`s landscape might look like unless others challenge some of