Sonian Founder and CTO Greg Arnette to Speak at Xconomy Forum: Cloud3

Arnette to Discuss Opportunity for Cloud-Computing Startups and Impact of New Hybrid IT Models on Enterprise Computing


NEEDHAM, MA--(Marketwire - December 8, 2009) - Sonian, Inc., the trusted cloud-powered universal data management company, today announced that founder and CTO Greg Arnette will speak at the Xconomy Forum: Cloud3 to take place from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 10, 2009, at the Microsoft New England R&D Center, One Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA 02142. Sonian's mission is to archive the world's electronic communications and files and simultaneously make them universally accessible and useful.

Cloud computing at its core essence offers incredible amounts of compute, storage and bandwidth for low commodity prices. Sonian's Cloud-powered email archiving and ediscovery service promises to reduce storage costs, improve overall email server performance, meet compliance requirements and deliver a quick, easy and secure end-user experience. At the Xconomy Forum: Cloud3, Arnette will speak about capital-efficient cloud startups as well as a fourth wave of enterprise computing, where organizations adopt a hybrid IT approach that solves enterprise pain points with cloud computing that is as secure and reliable as on-premise IT.

Xconomy Forum: Cloud3

WHAT: "Cloud Computing and the Fourth Wave of Enterprise IT"

WHO: Greg Arnette, founder and CTO, Sonian, Inc.

WHEN: Thursday, December 10, at 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EST

WHERE: Microsoft New England R&D Center, One Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA 02142.

About Greg Arnette

At Sonian, Arnette is responsible for the product vision, technical innovation, and engineering leadership. He has been a messaging, collaboration, Internet and networking expert for more than 15 years and has designed leading messaging system solutions for all communication platforms. From 1998 to 2006, Arnette was founder and CTO for IntelliReach Corporation, a pioneer in integrated messaging management products and services. Arnette has a BA/BS from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

About Sonian

Sonian is the trusted cloud-powered universal data management company, which delivers archiving/storage, e-discovery and compliance services. Global organizations rely on Sonian for its affordability, security, ease of deployment and use. Founded in 2006, Sonian supports thousands of customers on all major enterprise collaboration solutions including Exchange, Notes, GroupWise, Zimbra and others; and enjoys strategic partnerships with industry leaders Amazon Web Services, Rackspace, Axway and IBM. For more information, visit www.sonian.com.

Contact Information: Contacts: Megan Assarrane Sonian megan@sonian.net 617.958.4015 Joan Geoghegan Cavalier Communications joan@cavalier-communications.com 978-371-3921