Next week, the IT industry’s largest and longest-running independent conference and trade show, Interop, will explore all things network-related. Celebrating its 25th anniversary, Interop Las Vegas–which will be held May 8 to 12, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center–is expected to draw thousands of professionals and more than 350 exhibitors, and will feature extensive network-related education and training opportunities, says Lenny Heymann, Interop general manager. The event is produced by UBM TechWeb, publisher of Network Computing.