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Mike Sponseller
1/31/2006 - San Francisco event also features SAP, Sun Microsystems, Microsoft, Novell, SugarCRM and more
Framingham, MA — January 31, 2006 — Open Source Business Conference, LLC today announced the lineup of sponsors for the Open Source Business Conference™ (OSBC®), scheduled for February 14-15, 2006 at the Argent Hotel in San Francisco. OSBC is the premier event for open source software and business. Leading sponsors include SAP, Sun Microsystems, Inc., Microsoft Corp., Novell, SugarCRM, Intel, EMC and many others. Additionally, an entire conference track will feature 12 of the industry's hottest and most promising open source startups as they demo their latest open source innovations.
Two days of conference sessions and keynotes will explore controversial issues around building a business on open source software and offer insights to commercial success. OSBC is designed for IT business executives (buyers and vendors), venture capitalists, attorneys, and other decision-makers tasked with developing businesses that leverage open source software. It explores the legal, investment, vendor and customer risks, rewards, and opportunities presented by open source software.
Cornerstone sponsors SAP and Sun Microsystems, Inc. are joined by Platinum sponsors Microsoft, Novell and SugarCRM; Gold sponsors Black Duck Software, DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary, EMC Corporation, Goodwin Procter LLC, Intel, rPath, The 451 Group; Silver sponsors CIGNEX, Continuent, EnterpriseDB, Fusion Technologies, GroundWork, JasperSoft, Palamida, Pentaho, Realm Systems, SpikeSource; and Legal track sponsors include Cooley Godward LLP and Holme Roberts & Owen LLP.
The "What's Starting" conference track will feature today's most promising early stage startups. 12 companies will demo their latest open source innovations over two days. Companies include: Alfresco; EnterpriseDB; Funambol; GroundWork; JasperSoft; Pentaho; Project.Net; Realm Systems; rPath; SugarCRM; and Zmanda.
In addition, the OSBC "Emerging Elite Showcase" will give attendees the opportunity to meet the industry’s hottest open source startups, many of which will be seen at OSBC for the first time. Approximately 20 startups have been selected from an estimated pool of 150+ potential open source startups, and these companies will be on display. A sampling of companies participating include: BitRock; Continuent; Logicalware; OpenMFG; OpenLogic; Signate; Splunk; and Virtuas Solutions.
The Emerging Elite Showcase is the ideal forum for IT buyers to see the next generation of IT providers. In many instances, the connection between startup and venture capital was made at OSBC. The leading venture capital companies will be participating at OSBC, including: North Bridge Venture Partners, Accel Partners, Matrix Partners, Mayfield, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and more.
Awards will also be presented during the show for the top companies in the Showcase. At the November 2005 OSBC in Boston, the three emerging open source startup companies selected as "Ones to Watch" were: Alfresco (http://www.alfresco.org); Centeris (http://www.centeris.com); and EnterpriseDB (http://www.enterprisedb.com).
For more information or to register for this event, please visit http://www.osbc.com.
About OSBC
The Open Source Business Conference™ is the only event that provides an educational forum for business leaders (both IT buyers and vendors), lawyers and venture capitalists focusing on the opportunities and challenges that open source technology presents. Attend this exceptional conference program led by well known thought leaders and industry executives and become part of the event where important issues are discussed and the future will be determined.
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Contact:
Mike Sponseller
OSBC
+1.508.424.4837
mike_sponseller@idg.com
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