Alfresco Selected for O'Reilly Spotlight at the O'Reilly Open Source Convention.LONDON -- Alfresco Software Inc., the first provider of an open source enterprise content management solution, will be featured in the O'Reilly Spotlight as well as being well represented throughout the O'Reilly Open Source Convention The O'Reilly Open Source Convention (OSCON) is an annual convention for the discussion of open source software, such as Linux, MySQL, Perl and Python. It is organized by the publisher O'Reilly Media and is held each summer in the United States. (OSCON OSCON O'Reilly Open Source Convention OSCON Open Source Convention ). Alfresco Vice President of Web Content Management Kevin Cochrane will address attendees during the O'Reilly Spotlight, while Vice President of Business Development Matt Asay will shed light on the sales processes of open source businesses. Alfresco customer Curtis Edge, chief information officer of The First Church of Christ First Church of Christ is a site significant for its association with the group of Africans who were enslaved and shipped on the Amistad. Also, it is a Greek Revival church that has merit for its architecture.... It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1975. , Scientist, will discuss how he has guided his organization into the open source world. The O'Reilly Spotlight, held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 25, highlights promising open source projects and communities that are helping drive the open source world. "At O'Reilly, we keep our ears to the ground on promising open source projects and communities, especially ones that are 'on trend' with some of the big issues that we see shaping the industry," said Tim O'Reilly This article is about the founder of O'Reilly Media. For the musician, see Tim O'Reilly (musician). Tim O'Reilly (Irish: Tadhg Ó Raghallaigh, 1954-) was born in Cork, Ireland. , founder 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 O'Reilly Media, Inc. "Alfresco is one that sits high on our list." Asay's speech, "Making Sales While Making Friends: Lessons Learned from Open Source Business," will be held on Wednesday, July 25 at 10:45 a.m. Drawing upon his experience at Lineo, Novell and Alfresco as well as his role as a founder of the Open Source Business Conference, Asay will aim to debunk de·bunk tr.v. de·bunked, de·bunk·ing, de·bunks To expose or ridicule the falseness, sham, or exaggerated claims of: debunk a supposed miracle drug. myths associated with open source sales and address key principles of running a successful open source business. Edge and colleagues will address how they helped the publishing ventures of The First Church of Christ, Scientist, including the venerable Christian Science Christian Science, religion founded upon principles of divine healing and laws expressed in the acts and sayings of Jesus, as discovered and set forth by Mary Baker Eddy and practiced by the Church of Christ, Scientist. Monitor, advance technologically with open source software. The speech will address the need for enterprises to become part of project communities and also to operate like these communities. OSCON runs from July 24 through July 28 at the Oregon Convention Center The Oregon Convention Center is a convention center in Portland, Oregon. It is located on the east side of the Willamette River in the Lloyd District neighborhood. The Oregon Convention Center is best known for the twin spire towers which provide light into the building's interior. in Portland. More information can be found online at http://conferences.oreillynet.com/os2006/. About Alfresco Software Inc. Alfresco Software is the leading open source alternative for enterprise content management. It is the first company to bring the power of open source to the enterprise content management market, enabling unprecedented scale and a much lower total cost of ownership than proprietary systems. Founded by a team of content management veterans that includes the co-founder of Documentum, John Newton, and former COO of Business Objects, John Powell, Alfresco is based in London. For more information, visit www.alfresco.com. |
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