InfoWorld's OSBC will take place March 25-26, 2008 at the Palace Hotel, San Francisco with a Focus on Putting Open Source to Work
December 20, 2007 - San Francisco, CA - IDG's InfoWorld, the leading integrated media brand for IT solutions management, today unveiled the agenda for the fifth year of the Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), the premier event for open source software and business, taking place March 25-26, 2008 at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco. The event focuses on the complete open source ecosystem – vendor, end-user, venture capitalist, and legal. Conference sessions will center on emerging business models and strategies for open source software use and profitability. Passes to attend InfoWorld's Open Source Business Conference are priced at $1,495, with early registration discounts available before January 28, 2008. Members of the press using promotional code PRESS_OSBC are eligible for complimentary registration. To register, visit: http://www.osbc.com.
"Open source is clearly entering the mainstream of enterprise IT, with ever increasing numbers of IT organizations putting open source to work for lower costs, increased innovation, and greater flexibility," said Matt Asay, event co-founder and content chair. "OSBC 2008's agenda is filled with practical sessions covering case studies on successful open-source software deployments, legal strategies for maximizing value and minimizing risk, and vendor sessions dedicated to showcasing where open source will go next."
The 2008 OSBC Agenda offers presentations and panel discussions from well-known thought leaders and industry executives including Dan Agronow, CTO, The Weather Channel Interactive, Derek Gottfrid and Jacob Harris, The New York Times, Matthew Mengerink, VP, Core Technologies, PayPal, Steve Pearson, VP, Advanced Technology, CBS Interactive, Dave Rossellat, Director of Online Community Technology, Electronic Arts, Jon Williams, CTO, Kaplan Test Prep & Admissions, and more. The event will feature four conference tracks: Putting Open Source to Work for the CIO/CTO, Putting Open Source to Work for the CEO/CMO, Putting Open Source to Work for the General Counsel and Putting Open Source to Work: Highlighted Products and Services. A number of sessions will be eligible for Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credit. More details on the Agenda and CLE program are available at: http://www.osbc.com.
Current sponsors include: Adaptive Planning, Baker & McKenzie, BitRock, Black Duck Software, Cooley Godward Kronish, DLA Piper, Engineering Ingegneria Informatica, Holme Roberts & Owen LLP, Jefferies, KnowledgeTree, Microsoft, North Bridge, Novell, OpenLogic, Oracle, Pentaho, and the rSmart Group.
About InfoWorld Media Group
InfoWorld Media Group helps IT solutions management choose the right technology, within the context of a cohesive strategy, for business impact at their organizations. Rather than merely covering the enterprise technology market, InfoWorld identifies and promotes emerging technology segments that add unique value for the organizations that implement them, as well as the vendors that provide those solutions. Using an integrated communications approach including online, events, research, and a continued investment in an independent Test Center, InfoWorld analysts and editors provide both hands-on analysis and evaluation, as well as expert commentary on issues surrounding emerging technologies and products. Visit InfoWorld at www.infoworld.com.
About International Data Group (IDG)
International Data Group (IDG) is the world's leading technology media, events, and research company. IDG publishes more than 300 magazines and newspapers in 85 countries including CIO, CSO, Computerworld, GamePro, InfoWorld, Macworld, Network World, and PC World. IDG's online network includes more than 450 Web sites spanning business technology, consumer technology, digital entertainment and gaming worldwide. IDG's lead generation service, IDG Connect, matches technology companies with an audience of engaged, high-quality IT professionals, influencers, and decision makers.
IDG is a leading producer of more than 750 technology-related events including E for All Expo, LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, Macworld Conference & Expo, DEMO, and IDC Directions. IDC, a subsidiary of IDG, is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events. Over 850 IDC analysts in 50 countries provide global, regional, and local expertise on technology and industry opportunities and trends.
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Contact:
Kaitlen Murphy
Content Manager, Events
InfoWorld Media Group
415-978-3251
kaitlen_murphy@InfoWorld.com
Posted by Kaitlen Murphy on December 20, 2007 09:46 AM
