ADVISORY/Experts Available To Discuss Growing Popularity of Open-Source Software.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE) TOPIC: According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a survey in November 2002, 54 percent of 375 information executives claimed that open source would be their dominant server platform within five years, as reported by CIO CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. (Chief Information Officer) The executive officer in charge of information processing in an organization. Magazine. A benefit of open-source applications is there are administrators who can look at the source code when there is a problem and then fix it within hours. However, 52 percent of the 375 executives surveyed also expressed concern over the idea of receiving support from volunteers over the Internet and felt that a lack of vendor support was open source's main weakness. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Chris Fearnley, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of LinuxForce, Inc., has been a pioneer in the development and promotion of Linux systems. In 1993, he recognized the superior value of the Linux operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. , given its stability, power, flexibility, scalability and cost-free availability. Based on his belief in Linux, he founded the company that was to become LinuxForce, Inc. in 1995 to help organizations develop and maintain business-critical Linux-based systems. He designed LinuxForce's "Remote Responder" product line which is the preeminent Debian-based outsourcing solution for Linux systems management and monitoring in the Philadelphia Area. Chris started introducing Linux to the greater Philadelphia region in 1993 with his leadership position in the Philadelphia Area Computer Society (PACS (Picture ArChiving System) A storage and management system for high-resolution images. Typically pertaining to the medical field, images such as X-rays, MRIs and CAT scans require a greater amount of storage than other industries. ). He founded the Philadelphia Linux User's Group in 1996 and remains active in the organization. 610-734-1900, cjf@linuxforce.net Haavard Nord, co-founder and CEO of Trolltech, drives the company's efforts in single-source, multi-platform software development. The company's products encourage innovation by letting developers write single-source applications that run natively on Windows, Linux, Unix, Mac OS X and embedded Linux The Linux operating system configured and enhanced to work in a wide variety of applications, including handheld devices, network appliances, industrial machines and consumer electronics devices. The modularity of the Linux kernel makes it well suited to embedded systems. . Trolltech is headquartered in Oslo, Norway, with offices in Brisbane, Australia, and Santa Clara, California Santa Clara, California (IPA: /ˌsæntəˈklærə/) , founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852, is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. . PR: Melissa Liton, 650-595-2582, melissa@evanspartners.com John Brahy, ad2, Inc., is an expert in creating simple solutions to solve complex problems. Specializing in Open Source technologies such as Perl, GNU/Linux and MySQL, he is able to use the best of breed approach. John has developed several applications for ad2 clientele, including The Opportunity Pipeline, a Web-based tool that allows companies to access, manage and organize information in real-time and several applications developed for specific customer needs. John is currently focusing on writing web-based applications. The current technologies have ranged from JSP (JavaServer Page) An extension to the Java servlet technology from Sun that allows HTML to be combined with Java on the same page. The Java provides the processing, and the HTML provides the layout on the Web page. , ASP, Cold Fusion, Perl, C/C C/C Center to Center C/C Combustion Chamber C/C Command/Control C/C Crew Chief C/C cabin cruiser (US DoD) C/C chief complaint (medical) C/C Channel-to-Channel C/C Communication and Collaboration ++ on Linux, Solaris, OpenBSD, Debian GNU/Linux, Redhat and Windows utilizing applications such as Oracle, MySQL, MS-SQL, Macromedia Flash and others. PR: Rachel Tomlinson, 310-394-8379, rachelt@ad2.com ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at http://www.businesswire.com/. |
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