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| <h1>Open Source Executive Strategy Summit</h1> |
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| <strong>Thursday, March 26, 2009 - 9:30am-5:00pm<br> |
| Great America Rooms<br> |
| Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, CA<br> |
| (co-located with EclipseCon 2009)</strong> |
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| <P>The Eclipse Foundation is organizing an invitation-only one day |
| Open Source Executive Strategy Summit for executives who |
| are responsible for their organizations open |
| source strategy and participation. The purpose of event is to answer two questions: |
| 1) 'What Open Source Strategies Are Working Today?' and 2) 'What Will Work in the Future?. |
| The Summit will feature industry speakers, case studies and group discussions that analyze the |
| different aspects of an open source strategy, including product |
| strategy, licensing, development models and community building. |
| Participants will have the opportunity to learn the success factor and challenges |
| of existing open source strategies.</P> |
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| <P>The Summit agenda includes presentations and |
| discussions. Featured speakers include:</P> |
| <OL> |
| <LI><P><B>Open Source Is Not A Business Model</B> – Matt |
| Aslett, Analyst, 451 Group <br> |
| <a href="./OSINABM.pdf">slides (pdf)</a> |
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| </P> |
| <P>Abstract: Matt Aslett writes extensively on open source topics for |
| the 451 Group. He recently published a research paper, ‘Open |
| Source Is Not a Business Model’, that attempts to answer the |
| question “How do vendors generate revenue from open source |
| software?”. The research is based on analysis of 114 open |
| source companies and presents a framework for developing open source |
| strategies. In this presentation Matt will present the strategy framework and |
| discuss how today companies are making money with open source. |
| </P></li> |
| <LI><P><B>Optimizing Your Open Source Licensing Decisions</B> – |
| Lawrence Rosen, Rosenlaw & Einschlag Technology Law Offices <br><a href="./Licensing_LarryR.pdf">slides (pdf)</a><br><br> |
| </P> |
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| <P>Abstract: Lawrence Rosen is an expert on open source licensing and an active participant in |
| open source and open standards communities. He provides legal advice to small and large companies |
| on the legal and intellectual property considerations of an open source strategy. In this presentation, |
| Larry discusses open source licensing, issues related to contributing to open source projects and other |
| IP issues that organizations need to consider when participating in open source communities.</P></LI> |
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| <LI><P><B>Case Study: Actuate’s Open Source Product Strategy</B> |
| – Paul Clenahan, Actuate VP of Product Management |
| </P> |
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| <P>Abstract: Actuate was an early member of the Eclipse |
| Foundation and the major contributor to the Eclipse Business |
| Intelligence and Reporting Tools (BIRT) project. In the |
| last couple of years, Actuate’s open source revenue has double |
| every year. Actuate is quickly implementing an open source |
| product strategy that is growing their addressable market and bottom |
| line revenue. |
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| </P> |
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| <P>In this presentation, Paul Clenahan, VP of Product Management, |
| will discuss how Actuate has incorporated BIRT into their overall |
| corporate product strategy. This session explores different |
| possible approaches to open source within a product strategy, the |
| approach Actuate has taken, and looks at the challenges you need to |
| consider in your strategy to ensure it is successful.</P> </LI> |
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| <LI><P><B>Case Study: The transition of the RAP development team to Open Source </B> |
| – Jochen Krause, Innoopract <br> <a href="./RAP_to_OpenSource.pdf">slides (pdf)</a><br><br> |
| </P> |
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| <P>Abstract: Innoopract has been an active participant and supporter of the Eclipse community |
| since its inception. The launch of the Eclipse Rich Ajax Platform (RAP) project marked a tipping |
| point for Innoopract. It was Innoopract's first participation in an open source project in a |
| leadership role, providing a significant code contributions and most of the committers. |
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| </P> |
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| <P>In this presentation, Jochen Krause discusses the necessary evolution of the project team as |
| they changed their development approach to match an open development model. He will discuss the |
| pros and cons of working in an open and transparent manner and how it impact Innoopract's development |
| culture.</P></LI> |
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| <li><p><b>Market Research on Open Source Adoption</b> - Jeffrey Hammond, Forrester Research <br> <a href="./OSS-WYPAUT3_JeffreyH.pdf">slides (pdf)</a><br><br> |
| </p> |
| <p>Abstract: Jeffrey Hammond is a principal analyst with Forrester Research. Jeffrey will present some of the |
| trends of opne source adoption derived from the recent Forrester Research's NA and European Software Survey.</p> |
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| <LI><P><B>Panel Discussion: The Future of Open Source and Business</B></P> |
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| <P> What is the future of open source in the software business? The panelist will |
| highlight some of the trends, opportunities and challenges they see for |
| organizations adopting an open source strategy.<br><br> |
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| Panelist: |
| <ul> |
| <li>Moderator: Michael Cote, Redmonk |
| <li>Steve Harris, Senior Vice President, Application Server Development, Oracle |
| <li>Michael Enescu, CTO of Open Source Initiatives, Cisco |
| <li>Timothy M. Golden, Senior Vice President, UNIX Engineering, Security, and Provisioning, Bank of America |
| <li>Mik Kersten, CEO of Tasktop |
| <li>Sam Ramji, Sr. Director, Platform Strategy of Microsoft |
| </ul> |
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| </OL> |
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| <P><Strong>Registration Information</strong></p> |
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| <p>Attendees must be executives of their organization. To request an invitation, please |
| send an e-mail to <a href="mailto:strategysummit@eclipse.org">strategysummit@eclipse.org</a>. |
| </p> |
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| <p>There is no cost to attend the Summit for Eclipse Foundation member companies but you must pre-register. A $500 registration fee will be assessed to |
| individuals not associated with an Eclipse Foundation member. </p> |
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| <p>Registration to the Summit does not include access |
| to EclipseCon. Individuals that want to participate in <a href="http://www.eclipsecon.org/2009/registration">EclipseCon must register</a> for the conference. </p> |
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| <p>Space is limited for the Summit. Each organization is asked to register only two individuals. Registration will be accepted on a first-come, first-serverd basis.</p> |
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