-IT giant to host an array of live demos at the UK's number one IT infrastructure event-

London, UK – 10 October 2012 – Oracle will showcase and demonstrate a variety of its latest technological innovations and business solutions, including Big Data, Virtualization, Cloud, Infrastructure and Security at IP EXPO.

During the show at London’s Earls Court 2, Oracle’s business and technical specialists will demonstrate the firm's unique ability to work with customers across the entire stack, from servers and storage to database and middleware, through to applications and the cloud.

This year's IP EXPO will see the debut of the Oracle Technology Demo Lab, which features interactive, technical demos of Oracle’s hardware and software solutions. During these invaluable sessions, delegates will have the opportunity to view Oracle's Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, Cloud, Security, Big Data, and SPARC systems in action, as well as take part in lively technological debates.

On stand C56 during the two-day event, Oracle will showcase products including Oracle Virtual Desktop Infrastructure; Secure Global Desktop; Oracle Enterprise Manager 12C; SPARC server products; Solaris 11; Enterprise Manager Op Center Software; and Oracle Big Data.

Oracle’s Mike Connaughton will keynote on day one of IP EXPO in a joint session with Apache Lucene Creator, Apache Hadoop Co-Creator and Chief Architect at Cloudera, Doug Cutting. The pair's keynote, Unlocking the Power of Big Data with Hadoop will examine how to derive real business value from Big Data and the technologies that can help businesses to succeed.

“Big Data and the application of advanced business analytics to previously untapped data represents a significant technological advancement," said Mike Connaughton, Director of Big Data, Oracle EMEA. "This phenomenon is an opportunity for organisations to fundamentally shift the balance of power within their industry by leveraging Big Data to deliver improved customer experience, better allocation of resources, better investment decisions, better risk management and enhanced products and services.”

IP EXPO, the UK’s number one IT infrastructure event, will showcase the latest solutions for IP Networks, Wireless, Storage, Virtualization, Cloud Computing and Security. Big Data will play a key role in this year’s show alongside BYOD and Cloud and Network Security as IT departments continue to grow and change.

Users can download the new MY VISIT mobile app free to access IP EXPO content on the move at and ahead of the event.  Available for Android and iPhone, the app contains IP EXPO news together with exhibitor and seminar information so delegates can plan their visit and make the most of their time at the event.

Register for IP EXPO for free by 16 October 2012 at http://ipexpo.co.uk/Register.