Press Release
12/19/06 - FRAMINGHAM, Mass. – December 19, 2006 – IDG World Expo, the leading producer of world-class tradeshows, conferences and events has announced that LinuxWorld® OpenSolutions SummitTM will feature significant content focusing on open source applications with a track, case studies and sessions dedicated to this topic. Open source software is taking its place as an accepted part of the top layer of the stack and attendees will have an exclusive opportunity to learn about their options during this unique event. The OpenSolutions Summit is scheduled to take place February 14-15, 2007, at the New York Marriott Marquis.
Highlighting the content is a presentation entitled “Managing The Solution Stack: Open Source and Closed Source Together.” Russell Pavlicek, Senior Linux Architect at Cassatt Corporation will address the emergence of open source software in the enterprise and the new challenges it brings. Russell will address issues such as how to construct and maintain a solution stack consisting of both open source and closed source components; how to ensure that all the components will be compatible with each other during upgrades; and how to make intelligent decisions up front which will reduce the risk of incompatibility for the future.
“There are few corporations today which will deploy a data center that’s 100% Open Source. At the same time, the era of datacenters driven solely by proprietary closed source software is rapidly coming to a close.” said Russell Pavlicek. “The immediate future of the datacenter is clear: a mix of Open Source and proprietary technologies which will need to live in harmony. IT professionals need to know how to effectively tie these elements together to make a highly competitive computing environment. Our experience in this arena will serve as a great example of what to do and how to make it all work.”
Additional content focusing on open source at the application layer consists of case studies presented by Backcountry.com and SourceForge.net entitled “Open Source Collaboration and Retail” and “The SourgeForce.net Open Source Infrastructure," respectively. The various types of applications that attendees will hear about during conference sessions include:
• Business Intelligence
• Application Servers
• Content Management Systems
• Data Warehousing
• eCommerce
LinuxWorld OpenSolutions Summit is a regional and vertically focused conference that addresses the needs and interests of IT professionals involved in the deployment of Linux and open source solutions. Attendees can register at www.linuxworldsummit.com. Conference passes are available for $995 and Sponsor Showcase passes are available at no cost to qualified attendees.
About LinuxWorld OpenSolutions Summit
LinuxWorld OpenSolutions Summit is a regional and vertically focused conference tailored specifically to the needs and interests of IT professionals involved in the deployment of Linux and open source solutions. LinuxWorld OpenSolutions Summit provides business decision-makers with information and resources to implement Linux and open source solutions into business infrastructure and enterprise networks for the financial, healthcare, manufacturing and retail markets. For more information visit www.linuxworldsummit.com. For sponsorship opportunities contact Ellen Boland at (508) 988-7830 or ellen_boland@idg.com or Christian Montminy at (508) 424-4852 or christian_montminy@idg.com.
About IDG World Expo
IDG World Expo (www.idgworldexpo.com) produces tradeshows, conferences and events for professionals seeking world-class education, peer-to-peer networking and one-stop comparison shopping. IDG World Expo's portfolio of conferences and events includes Macworld Conference & Expo®, LinuxWorld Conference & Expo®, LinuxWorld® OpenSolutions Summit™, Next Generation Data Center, (NGDC), SaaScon™, GridWorld™, OSBC®, Digital ID World®, RoboBusiness, RoboNexus and RoboDevelopment Conference & Expo. IDG World Expo is a business unit of IDG, the world's leading technology media, research and event company.
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