GUADEC/Linux@Work Brings Everything From Linux Luminaries to Hollywood.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 10, 2003 GUADEC/Linux@Work User Day in Dublin on June 18, 2003 boasts a slate filled with Linux luminaries, top executives from global companies, top government IT officials and new media leaders The fourth annual GNOME gnome (nōm), in folklore, tiny subterranean creature associated with mines and quarries. Usually represented as misshapen, frequently as hunchbacked, gnomes are said to be guardians of hidden treasures. User and Developer European Conference (GUADEC GUADEC Gnome Users and Developers European Conference )/Linux@work User Day to be held on June 18, 2003 at Trinity College Trinity College, Ireland: see Dublin, Univ. of. Trinity College Private liberal arts college in Hartford, Conn., founded in 1823. It is historically affiliated with the Episcopal church, though its curriculum is nonsectarian. in Dublin, boasts a full schedule of global IT leaders and top Linux and GNOME developers and luminaries. The conference will feature a comprehensive tutorial program as well. A full listing of the program can be found at www.guadec.org. Some of the highlights of GUADEC/Linux@Work include: -- A keynote address keynote address n. An opening address, as at a political convention, that outlines the issues to be considered. Also called keynote speech. Noun 1. from Michael Schulz Michael Schulz (born September 3, 1961 in Witten) is a retired German soccer player. He played 243 matches in the Bundesliga for Borussia Dortmund, Werder Bremen and 1. FC Kaiserslautern and scored eight goals. , Technical Marketing Manager, Linux, HP EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) Refers to that region of the world. For example, one might see products packaged differently for the UK, EMEA and Asia Pacific markets. -- Alan Cox, Linux luminary and top Linux Kernel developer, will present a special Visionaries session entitled "Building a New World Order." -- Leading Government IT officials from the Netherlands, Brazil, Spain and France will give case studies and discuss the role of open source software in government policy and deployment. -- Robin Rowe of Linux Movies Group and MovieEditor.com will join Rob Lanphier of Real Networks and Timothy Ney of the GNOME Foundation to discuss new media, streaming and Linux. -- An exhibition area will allow sponsors and open source non-profit groups to highlight their companies and offerings. -- Tutorials on GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) An open source paint and image editing program for Unix, X Window and Mac OS X that originated as an undergraduate project by Peter Mattis and Spencer Kimball at the University of California, Berkeley. , the open source graphics program and GTK See GTK+. + development. "This is a very exciting lineup," said Timothy Ney, GNOME Foundation executive director. "GUADEC will bring together a stellar group of people to discuss a variety of vital topics, including software patents, the role of open source software in global enterprises and the future of open source software." GUADEC has attracted sponsorship from global leading companies and up and coming movers. Sponsors include: HP, Sun Microsystems, Ximian, Inc., HEAnet, Oracle Corporation, Real Networks, ComputerScope Magazine, Linux Magazine, OSDN OSDN Open Source Development Network OSDN Open Source Developer Network , Linux Open, Net IntegrationTechnologies, Inc., Linux IE and the Linux Greenhouse. "The upcoming GUADEC/Linux@Work User Day promises to be a great success," Christiane Sattler, managing director of LogOn said. "GUADEC has been very successful and has had a tremendous impact in the past. We're sure this is the beginning of a long relationship with GUADEC and GNOME." Participants and media can pre-register at www.guadec.org, or can come directly to the conference, which will be held in the Arts Block at Trinity College from 9:00 a.m. to 17:45 p.m. About GNOME GNOME is a free software project that provides a complete, easy to use desktop for a variety of operating systems, including GNU/Linux (more commonly known as Linux), BSD (Berkeley Software Distribution) The software distribution facility of the Computer Systems Research Group (CSRG) of the University of California at Berkeley. , Solaris(TM) Operating Environment, HP-UX HP's version of Unix that runs on its 9000 family. It is based on SVID and incorporates features from BSD Unix along with several HP innovations. (operating system) HP-UX - The version of Unix running on Hewlett-Packard workstations. , UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). , BSD and Apple's Darwin. The GNOME desktop is used by millions of people around the world. More than 700 computer developers, including over 100 full-time, paid developers, contribute their time and effort to the project. About the GNOME Foundation Comprised of hundreds of volunteer developers and industry-leading companies, the GNOME Foundation is an organization committed to supporting the advancement of GNOME. The Foundation provides organizational, financial and legal support to the GNOME project and helps determine its vision and roadmap. GNOME is an entirely free user environment for desktops, networked servers and portable Internet devices. The modern architecture and design of GNOME includes a technically advanced application development platform and a powerful end-user desktop environment. Major leading software industry and computer manufacturers support the GNOME development effort, which is led by a worldwide community of volunteers. More information on GNOME is available at www.gnome.org. About GUADEC The GNOME User and Developer Europe Conference (GUADEC) is an annual gathering of GNOME developers, enthusiasts and individual, business, education and government users worldwide. It provides a forum for members of the GNOME project to showcase their work and to discuss the future of GNOME development. Housed in a different European country each year, GUADEC is a catalyst for the future development and direction of GNOME. About LogOn LogOn Technology Transfer (LogOn), founded in 1991, is a privately owned company focused on the Information Technology market. LogOn's core business is the creation, promotion, and execution of IT Events in Europe and Worldwide. LogOn is organized into two operating divisions: Trade Shows & Events, and Marketing. LogOn owns and manages pan-European Events like the OMG (1) See Object Management Group. (2) "Oh my God!" See digispeak. OMG - Object Management Group Information Days, Linux@work, XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. Days, Java(TM) Information Days and Storage Days, attended by over 15,000 IT professionals in the year 2002. LogOn is the official representative of the Object Management Group (OMG) for Continental Europe. OMG is the largest software consortium worldwide with more than 750 company members dedicated to promoting the theory and practice of object technology (OT) for the development of open distributed computing systems. LogOn Technology Transfer is acknowledged for the high quality of its services. 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