VERITAS shared the stage with the industry's top leaders, including partners HP, IBM and Intel at it's own VERITAS VISION 2003 conference, and outlined its strategy and roadmaps in storage management and data protection. Followed by conference discussions examined how VERITAS delivers on the promise of utility computing today through combining its extensive storage software with recent strategic acquisitions and more than 100 supporting partners.

"VERITAS has come forward with the first viable software strategy for designing, creating, and maintaining a storage utility," said Nancy Marrone, senior analyst, Enterprise Storage Group. "We are happy to say that not only has VERITAS presented a strategy that sounds and looks great on paper, but they have solutions that back up the strategy and provide a solid foundation for future offerings that will enable users to manage storage as a utility."

Also during the conference, VERITAS unveiled its strategic direction to enable utility computing through its open software and launched VERITAS Architect Network, a free online technical community that helps IT professionals get the most out of their storage infrastructure using VERITAS products. Additionally, attendees took advantage of on-site technical storage certification through the VERITAS Certified Professional Program.

"This year's VISION user conference was the largest ever for VERITAS, reflecting our status as one of the fastest growing enterprise software companies," said Jeremy Burton, chief marketing officer, VERITAS Software. "With the introduction of our online storage community, VERITAS Architect Network, and on-site storage architect certifications at VISION last week, we reaffirmed our commitment to helping users be successful with VERITAS products."