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Virtualization Key at Oracle OpenWorld
11/19/2007
Paul Otellini, Intel's CEO, predicted that by 2010, 70 percent of the Web's digital content will be created by individuals, rather than professional content providers, such as movie studios. That trend will have a profound impact on the enterprise, he said, as 24/7 computing becomes the norm.
"What we need to think about is the socializing of our networks," Otellini told attendees. "The future is not that far away, and it's highly collaborative, highly interactive"
This year was Oracle's 30th anniversary, and the company kicked off the OpenWorld event on Sunday night with a presentation called "Sunday Night Live: 30 Years Behind the Scenes at Oracle." Safra Catz, Oracle's second president and CFO hosted the event, which was attended by Ellison.
This was the biggest OpenWorld event to date, with attendance up slightly from last year (43,000 or 45,000 attendees this year, depending on whom you talk with). Event organizers blocked off the street between wings of the Moscone Center to accommodate a huge tent flanked by giant digital displays, and attendees swarmed among all three wings of the conference facility.
John K. Waters is a freelance journalist and author based in Palo Alto, CA.
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