IBM ends Pulse 2011 with a bang: photos

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    The event was held at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and was entitled Tuesday Night Fever. Over 6500 delegates packed out the Grand Garden Arena.

    Caption by: Luke Hopewell

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    Delegates were met with a disco floor rolled out especially for the event.

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    The DJ squints through the purple haze to spin the tunes.

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    The DJ gave way to a disco cover band, creatively titled Sinner and the Superfreaks. They were introduced to delegates as "the hottest band in Vegas".

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    The event came complete with professional dancers to show delegates how it was done (or how it used to be done).

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    Most of the delegates seemed happy taking photos at first …

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    … until they added a disco ball …

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    … and everyone got in on the act!

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    IBM's general manager of Tivoli Software, Danny Sabbah, came along to the event, sans costume.

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    Delegates chill out in funky lounge spaces after getting their groove on.

    (Luke Hopewell attended the Pulse Conference in Las Vegas as a guest of IBM)

    Caption by: Luke Hopewell

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After four long days of meetings, presentations, expos and skills sessions, IBM's annual Pulse conference came to a close with a bang, as the technology giant put on a 1960s-style dance night for delegates.

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(Credit: Luke Hopewell/ZDNet Australia)

The event was held at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and was entitled Tuesday Night Fever. Over 6500 delegates packed out the Grand Garden Arena.

Caption by: Luke Hopewell

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