Monthly Archive for October, 2010

Notes from the Open Source Analysts Summit 2010

Having had the chance to chair the Open Source Analysts session at the Open World Forum I want to share here some takeaways. Matthew Aslett, senior analyst at the 451 group, opened the session anticipating some results from the upcoming revision of the “Open Source is NOT a business model” report, due between the end of October and the beginning of November. Continue reading ‘Notes from the Open Source Analysts Summit 2010′

Upcoming Open Source Webinars: OpenLogic, OTRS, xTuple

Introducing the NEW xTuple Web Portal! - Learn about the new xTuple Web Portal.
Wednsday, Oct 6, 2010 1:15pm EDT Continue reading ‘Upcoming Open Source Webinars: OpenLogic, OTRS, xTuple’

Open Innovation Awards: XWiki

XWiki logoThe Open World Forum has concluded and it was another great success. The “Open Innovation Awards” this year have been awarded to the following companies:  Disruptive Innovations (for the BlueGriffon project), Jaspersoft, Obeo (for the Acceleo project), Talend and XWiki.

SOS Open Source today had a closer look at XWiki, below a small excerpt of the analysis.

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Cloud Computing Conference: Rome, 13 October 2010

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cloud computing conference, Rome, 13 October 2010CDTI - the Association of IT Professionals based in Rome - and the Italian biweekly newspaper “Corriere delle Comunicazioni” are organizing a one day event around cloud computing on Wednsday 13 October, at the National Central Library. Continue reading ‘Cloud Computing Conference: Rome, 13 October 2010′

Open Innovation Awards 2010: List of Finalists

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The Jury of the Open Innovation Awards 2010 - the international competition for Open Source projects being organized as part of the Open World Forum in Paris on 1 October 2010 – has published the list of finalists.

The award is organized by the Open World Forum with operational support being provided by the GT Logiciel Libre (free software) of the Systematic competitiveness cluster. The full list of the nominated companies and jury’s members are reported below.

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Open World Forum 2010: The Program is On-Line!

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OWF logoThe Open World Forum - now at its third edition - will take place in Paris on 30 September and 1 October 2010, bringing together open technology decision-makers from around the world. Continue reading ‘Open World Forum 2010: The Program is On-Line!’

Open World Forum 2010: Call for Proposals

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The third Open World Forum will be held in Paris, France, on 30 September and 1 October 2010.

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Proposals for talks and associated events should be made directly to the Program Committee (of which I am pleased to be part) through the OWF Program Committee wiki. The deadline for submissions is 30 March 2010.

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Roberto has over 20 years experience in the computer industry, and has spent the last 10 years working in the intersection of open source software and business development. Roberto has taken an active interest in different open source projects and organizations, he also served on some advisory boards, and helped large IT vendors, open source vendors and customers to design and deploy their open source strategies. He works at SourceForge, and opinions expressed here don't necessarily represent employer's positions, strategies, or opinion.