Welcome to the European Union Contact Page for Blade.org
         

Overview

Blade.org is a collaborative organization and developer community focused on accelerating the development and adoption of open blade server platforms. The organization was established in February 2006 to increase the number of blade platform solutions available for customers and to accelerate the process of bringing them to market. From eight founding companies, Blade.org has grown to nearly 100 members including leading blade hardware and software providers, developers, distribution partners and end users from around the globe.

Membership Benefits

• Network with other Europe based companies
• Collaborate in real time in easy to manage time zones
• Networking and speaking opportunities at the European All-Members meetings

European Members

Membership for End Users

As of January 1, 2008 Blade.org is offering memberships to organizations deploying Blade products and solutions. The Blade.org end user or customer membership program allows companies deploying Blade solutions to have free membership in Blade.org. As a end user member, not only will you be able to take part in a variety of technical, marketing and educational activities, but you will also have the unique ability to network with other enterprises in order to share best practices in Blade computing deployments. In addition, Blade.org will provide you with a forum to bring technical and product solution requirements directly to leading Blade vendors and solutions providers. Click the "Benefits" tab above to view the full set of member benefits.

To join Blade.org as a End User Member, just fill out this Online Membership Agreement Form.

** Note: For 2008, there is no membership fee for members which meet the following criteria that they are not an ISV, IHV or reseller and otherwise receive no revenue from the sale of equipment or services related to the blade server industry.

Memberships for ISVs, IHVs, Distributors, Resellers and Other Companies in the Blade Industry

To join all you need to do is sign and fax the membership agreement and information form to 732-601-5930.

• Membership Agreement
• Member Information Form

Sponsoring Membership: $15,000.00 per year
General Membership: $5,000.00 per year

If you have questions about membership options and benefits, here are some resources for you and your management to leverage:

• 1) You can download the Membership Information Kit, which includes an introductory letter, a Blade.org Fact Sheet, and also a comprehensive presentation detailing Blade.org Membership Benefits.
• 2) Make sure to review the comprehensive list of Membership Benefits.
• 3) If you want to, you can take a look at the Bylaws
• 4) Feel free to contact us with additional questions - you can either send an email to join@blade.org or you can contact:
   
  Laura Ciarrocca
  Program Administrator, Blade.org
  laura@blade.org
  +1-732-465-6482

Now is the time to join the growing community of innovative companies in Blade.org!

If you have questions during the application process, please do not hesitate to contact laura@blade.org.

Thank you for your interest - we will look forward to you joining our efforts here at Blade.org!