Includes speakers from various fields in the industry on the latest trends and state of the hosting industry.

SWsoft, a server virtualization and automation software provider, yesterday announced the featured speakers and sponsors of the SWsoft 2007 Global Hosting Summit, to be held from May 7th-9th, 2007, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Reston, Virginia.

The 2007 Summit begins with an evening reception on Monday, May 7, and will conclude on Wednesday, May 9 at 4 p.m.

Featured speakers include Serguei Beloussov, CEO of SWsoft, who will describe the state of the hosting industry and trends, including SaaS, based on SWsoft's unique industry perspective and global customer base.

Melanie Posey, analyst for IDC, John Zanni, Director of Worldwide Hosting, Microsoft, Isabel Wang, industry consultant, and David Snead, attorney and Hillary Stiff, Principal, Cheval Capital are some of the other speakers at the summit.

"We've put together an agenda that includes more networking and training, as well as sessions that highlight new business opportunities for hosting providers, such as virtualization and SaaS. The Summit is fast-becoming one of the premier events in the hosting industry and interest in this year's event is high among our growing global ecosystem of partners and beyond," said Kurt Daniel, Vice President of marketing and alliances, SWsoft.