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Index of Programs, Tracks & Sessions

Keynotes

* Opening Keynote – The Magic Cauldron – Economics & Business Models for Open Source Computing
* Keynote: Open Source in the Commercial Market: Understanding and Preparing for the Shift
* Keynote: Linux-Ready for PrimeTime?
* Keynote: Linux in the Enterprise
* Keynote: Successful Business Models for Open Source

Technical Track

* Open Source Development Tools & Languages
* Progress Report on Apache
* Leveraging Linux for the Enterprise
* Linux, Open Source, Middleware and Components
* Evaluating the Performance of Open Source Alternatives
* Linux Desktop Futures: the Gnome Project

Business Track

* Open Source: When to Use It and When to Say No
* Price Comparison: Open Source vs. Traditional Software
* Industry Analyst Roundtable: Is Open Source for Real?
* Making a Business Case for Open Source
* Betting the Business on Open Source: Burlington Coat Factory
* Alternative Licensing Models for Open Source

Panels

* Panel: Open Source Creators Speak Out
* Panel: How to Support Open Source in the Enterprise
* Panel: Open Source Supplier Strategies
* Panel: Experiences with Linux vs. Windows NT Servers

The Open Source Forum-Linux in the Enterprise is a high-level, two-day conference focused on answering the question: Is open source a solution for the enterprise? The sessions will address the business and technical pros and cons of the open source software model.

The event audience will include enterprise IT management, corporate developers, and application development managers from medium and large businesses who may not presently be using open source software — but who need to understand the issues, evaluate the viability of open source, and develop strategies to support open source software within their organizations.

In addition, the event audience will also include ISVs, packaged applications software developers, and integrators/turnkey systems OEMs and resellers who are now evaluating open source business opportunities.

Linux is headline news these days, but is open source software like Linux right for you?

Open Source Forum-Linux in the Enterprise is a two-day IT executive conference focused on Linux and other emerging open source software and the implications of this new software on “mainstream” business applications development and the enterprise software industry.

Open Source Forum-Linux in the Enterprise — brought to you by Ziff-Davis — is the only event this year that will help you to assess the real potential for Linux and other open source software as a solution for your businesses. While other events on open source and Linux focus primarily on developers and the “open source community”; the Open Source Forum is designed for the enterprise IT management audience who needs to understand the business and technical issues of evaluating, implementing, and supporting open source software.

What you get: In addition to complete conference materials, attendees will receive a special PC Week report ‘Open Source Software in the Enterprise: Is It Really an Option?’. This report will explore the origins of open source software; describe key technologies; assess industry dynamics and the commercial infrastructure; And, highlight selected experiences of innovators. This special report will also contain the results of original research conducted by ZD on the adoption of open source in the enterprise.