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IEEE to Participate in White House Led Cloud Computing Strategy Discussion

Industry Leaders and Obama Administration Officials Focus on Strategy to Accelerate the Adoption of Cloud Computing

20 May 2010 – Dr. Alexander Pasik, Chief Information Officer (CIO) of IEEE, the world’s largest technical professional association, has been selected to join industry leaders and key administration officials to discuss the creation and adoption of national standards for cloud computing at a leadership meeting taking place today.

Dr. Pasik will join United States Deputy Secretary of Commerce Dennis Hightower, CIO Vivek Kundra and the Administration’s Cyber Security Coordinator Howard Schmidt, along with other prominent industry thought leaders, to discuss the challenges and opportunities of cloud computing adoption. Dr. Pasik brings to the meeting deep expertise in emerging technologies and their impact on business models, service-oriented architecture (SOA) and the technical and security characteristics of cloud computing models.

“As an IEEE member and CIO of the organization, I am very honored and excited to be a part of this initiative and to collaborate with the highest caliber of technology thought leaders on this critical issue,” Pasik said. “Our discussion is a significant step toward furthering technology standards to advance the implementation of cloud computing operations and establish national standards. It is a historic event in the legacy of U.S. technology.”

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