Oracle Openworld 2008 has opened

Some interesting overall conference facts:

• Nearly 43,000 attendees

• Generates over $100 million for the Bay Area economy

• Sells out every downtown hotel with attendees also staying in the East Bay & Peninsula

• On the peak nights, attendees fill more than 15,000 hotel rooms

• More than 1,800 different sessions for attendees

• 450 partner exhibits in 300,000 square feet of space

• Keynotes from industry leaders from HP, Intel, NetApp, and Oracle.

• 12th year that Oracle OpenWorld has been at Moscone