Black Duck and Olliance Group Partner to Accelerate Open Source Adoption by Business.SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- Black Duck Software, the leading provider of software compliance management solutions, and Olliance Group, the premier open source management consulting Noun 1. management consulting - a service industry that provides advice to those in charge of running a business service industry - an industry that provides services rather than tangible objects firm, today announced an alliance to help accelerate the adoption of open source software by business. The companies will work together to help clients develop and implement strategies to deal with the business, technical, and risk management issues posed by open source software. The partnership will promote more rapid, broad and confident use of open source, capitalizing on Olliance Group's deep experience in open source business and strategy consulting and Black Duck's protexIP(TM) automated software compliance management solutions. The two firms will conduct a variety of joint activities including the bundling of services, co-marketing programs, joint sales activities, and cooperative conference presentations. "As more and more companies build, sell, and deploy open source solutions, understanding how to select and comply with an open source license is becoming increasingly complex," said Andrew Aitken, managing partner of Olliance Group. "Black Duck's solutions provide an excellent complement to our planning, risk management, and investment consulting services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" . Together we can help organizations leverage open source technologies for maximum competitive advantage and economic gain." "The exploding use of open source software has made it increasingly challenging for companies of all sizes to manage the business implications of open source use and to attest To solemnly declare verbally or in writing that a particular document or testimony about an event is a true and accurate representation of the facts; to bear witness to. To formally certify by a signature that the signer has been present at the execution of a particular writing so as to the pedigree pedigree Record of ancestry or purity of breed. Pedigrees of domesticated animals are maintained by governmental or private record associations or breed organizations in many countries. of their software assets," said Doug Levin lev·in n. Archaic Lightning. [Middle English levene, levin; see leuk- in Indo-European roots.] , 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 Black Duck Software. "Olliance Group's rich customer experience and proven approach supported by Black Duck's comprehensive license compliance platform will help bring developers, the legal community, and technology decision-makers together to increase the pace of open source adoption." As one of their first cooperative efforts, executives from Black Duck and Olliance Group will collaborate in speaking sessions at the upcoming OSBC OSBC Open Source Business Conference OSBC One Stop Business Center Legal Workshop in Seattle, WA on Sept. 7, 2005. Black Duck's Karen Copenhaver, EVP EVP Executive Vice President EVP EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) Valve Position Sensor EVP Electronic Voice Phenomenon EVP Europäische Volkspartei (Germany) EVP Employee Value Proposition and General Counsel, and Olliance Group's Dave Dargo, Principal Consultant, will present sessions covering some of the most critical open source legal and business challenges affecting companies today. For more information, visit http://www.osbc2004.com/live/13/events/13SEA05A/ About Olliance Group Olliance Group is the premier independent open source management consulting firm, offering a comprehensive set of business strategy, technology planning, risk management, and investment services. Olliance Group's blend of industry veterans and open source experts enables organizations to leverage open source for competitive advantage and economic gain. More information about Olliance Group is available at www.olliancegroup.com. About Black Duck Software Black Duck Software(TM) is the leading provider of automated software compliance management solutions that help companies govern how software assets are created, managed, and licensed. Black Duck's offerings help businesses take maximum advantage of open source software while at the same time assure they satisfy the obligations associated with the code they use. Black Duck's customer base includes enterprises, product developers, outsourcers, law firms This list of the world's largest law firms by revenue is taken from The Lawyer and The American Lawyer and is ordered by 2006 revenue:[1]
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