Airspeed - sponsor of the Broadband Internet Access

AirSpeed Telecom is a leading provider of high bandwidth telecommunications services to enterprise, public sector and SME business in Ireland. AirSpeed's proven technical expertise in licensed wireless networks as well as its extensive network reach provides business around Ireland with a compelling service for high speed voice and data communications.

AirSpeed offers uncontended, symmetrical bandwidth (from 1Mb to 800Mb) for internet, leased line, WAN / LAN, voice, videoconferencing as well resilient back up network for critical services. All services are provided with premium SLAs (service guarantees). AirSpeed has offices in Cork and Dublin with a state of the art network management centre in Citywest. See www.airspeed.ie or call us on 1890 799 899.

BT - sponsor of a Key Note Speaker

BT in Ireland is a wholly owned subsidiary of BT Group plc a global organisation providing communications and IT products, services and solutions in over 170 countries around the world. With c 3,000 employees in Ireland, the company is headquartered in Dublin and Belfast with offices in Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford and Data Centres in Dublin and Belfast. Over the last three years, BT has become Ireland.s leading provider of networked IT services and solutions, and is a market leader with its Virtual Data Centre (IaaS), Next Generation Contact Centre and Hosted Unified Communications System.

Colt - sponsor of the Conference Evaluation Prizes

Colt is Europe’s information delivery platform, enabling its customers to share, process and store their vital business information.

Colt provides major organisations, midsize businesses and wholesale customers with a powerful resource that combines network and IT infrastructure with expertise in IT managed services, networking and communication solutions.

Colt operates a 13-country, 25,000km network that includes metropolitan area networks in 34 major European cities with direct fibre connections into 17,000 buildings and 19 Colt data centres.

e|net - sponsor of the Welcome Reception

e|net is Ireland's largest open-access network operator and the company responsible for managing the State's Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) programme. The MANs enables 93 cities and towns across the country with an advanced technology platform capable of delivering cutting-edge communications and information services. e|net is uniquely positioned, as the only carrier-neutral, wholesale provider within Ireland.

eircom - sponsor of the Gala Dinner

eircom is Ireland's leading aggregator of innovative, customised ICT solutions that address the strategic and operational challenges faced by our customers, including those in the education sector. We have worked closely with HEAnet and many other third level schools and colleges to provide secure nationwide voice and data services, designed to take 21st century learning beyond the four walls of the classroom and support innovative education programmes for a growing student population. Our IT professionals will be on hand to discuss our range of Managed IT solutions including virtualisation, cloud computing and data centre services. For more information please visit www.eircom.ie

Fortinet - sponsor of the Buffet Lunch (Friday)

Fortinet is a worldwide provider of network security appliances that offer a powerful blend of ASIC-accelerated performance, integrated multi-threat response, and constantly-updated, in-depth threat intelligence.. Fortinet solutions are built from the ground up to integrate multiple levels of security protection: Firewall, Antivirus, IPS, VPN, Web Content Filtering and Anti-Spam. Fortinet has been ranked as the World-Wide leader of the Unified Threat Management (UTM) market since 2006 in both factory revenues and enterprise UTM. http://www.fortinet.com/

IBM - sponsor of the Buffet Lunch (Thursday)

With a sales and services presence in Ireland since 1956, IBM is the longest established IT multinational in the country. IBM’s Irish operations began with just three employees focusing on the traditional operations of sales and marketing. With a workforce of over 3,000 employees, IBM is one of the largest technology companies in Ireland. The company operates across a number of businesses and locations including development labs in Cork and Galway. IBM in Ireland is made up of a diverse workforce in a broad range of global businesses based here in Ireland. For more information please visit www.ibm.com/ie

Juniper - sponsor of a Plenary Speaker

Juniper can help research groups, universities, college campuses, and schools to work together and share resources through fast, secure, interconnect IP networks. Juniper provides diverse network design solutions that help staff and students to communicate and collaborate more effectively. This is delivered through carrier-class routing platforms, network security and access systems with firewall, IPSec and SSL VPN, and intrusion detection and prevention technologies that ensure the dependability and security of the network. The company generated more than $3 billion in revenue over the last year and serves more than 30,000 customers and partners worldwide. Juniper were delighted to add HEAnet to this customer list in the past year.

Nokia Siemens Networks - sponsor of the Conference Bag

With about 60,000 people in more than 150 countries, Nokia Siemens Networks is one of the largest telecommunications hardware, software and services companies in the world. We are committed to innovation and sustainability and offer a complete portfolio of mobile, fixed and converged network technologies as well as professional services including consulting and systems integration, network implementation, maintenance and care, and managed services.

Telindus - sponsor of the Wireless Connectivity, USB Drives, Conference Pens, and a Special Prize

Telindus build and support networks for customers throughout Ireland with partners including Cisco, Juniper, ADVA, Extreme, and Trapeze. These customers include diverse organisations such as Digiweb, HEAnet, Marriott Hotels, Genworth, Oireachtas, Harland and Wolff and several education and health trusts. What these customers have in common is a requirement for engineering expertise, consultancy, and onsite support services. Telindus specialise where networking technology overlaps with advanced technologies such as video, voice, security and applications whether transmitted by LAN/WAN, wireless or optical networking. Our team also work with colleagues throughout Europe to ensure innovation is delivered through our wide range of vendor partners. Finally, being part of the Belgacom Group gives us the size, scale, and cash to allow us invest in spares, training and facilities and most importantly to hire and retain the best engineering talent available. www.telindus.ie

Ward Solutions - sponsor of the Coffee/Tea Breaks

Ward Solutions is a leading security systems integrator offering comprehensive solutions that address the total IT requirements of our customers, allowing them to grow and achieve their business goals securely. Ward Solutions has a wide and varied experience of the Education & Research sector for over 10 years nationally and internationally. Our experience ranges from dealing with commercial education providers (on line), public education bodies/agencies, research bodies and particularly higher education institutes.