Open Source Achievements Rewarded At LinuxWorld Conference & Expo.Business/Technology Editors LinuxWorld New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of 2002 NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 1, 2002 IDG/Linus Torvalds Community Award, Open Source Product Excellence Awards, OSDL See Linux Foundation. Enterprise Achievement Award presented at LinuxWorld NY 2002 IDG IDG International Data Group IDG Integrated Drive Generator IDG Installation Design Guide IDG Internet Discussion Group IDG Inset Dielectric Guide IDG International Dangerous Goods (mail, shipping) World Expo, the leading producer of world-class tradeshows, conferences and events for IT markets, has announced the winners of a number of desirable awards recognizing achievements by the Open Source community at LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, held this week at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center Jacob K. Javits Convention Center is a large convention center on the west side of Manhattan in New York City. It was designed by architects I. M. Pei and partners. The revolutionary space frame structure was built in 1986 and named for New York Senator Jacob K. in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . On January 31st, IDG World Expo presented the Open Source Product Excellence Awards in conjunction with the UniForum Association. The following awards were presented on January 31st in recognition of outstanding open source products and services: Best Developer Tools Borland: Kylix 2 Best Network/Server Application TurboLinux: Powercockpit Best Embedded Linux Solutions MontaVista Software: MontaVista Hard Hat Linux 2.0 Best Open Source Project Caldera International: Open WBEM (Web-Based Enterprise Management) Best Productivity Application Computer Associates: Unicenter AutoSys Job Management 4.0 Best System Integration Solution Computer Associates: Unicenter Network & System Management Best of Show Computer Associates: Unicenter Network & System Management "The awards presented to these deserving companies at LinuxWorld honor not only the dedication and passion of some very talented people, but also pay tribute to the tangible advancement of Open Source technology," said Charlie Greco, 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. , IDG World Expo. "As the cornerstone event for the Open Source community, LinuxWorld offers the perfect opportunity for these companies and individuals to share their innovations and continued success with their peers." On January 30th the Electronic Frontier Foundation See EFF. (body) Electronic Frontier Foundation - (EFF) A group established to address social and legal issues arising from the impact on society of the increasingly pervasive use of computers as a means of communication and information distribution. (EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation, San Francisco, CA, www.eff.org) A non-profit civil liberties organization founded in 1990 by Mitchell Kapor and John Perry Barlow. It works in the public interest to protect privacy and freedom of expression in the arenas of computers and the Internet. ) was awarded the IDG/Linus Torvalds Community Award, following the opening keynote presentation by Carly Fiorina Cara Carleton "Carly" Fiorina (born Cara Carleton Sneed; September 61954 in Austin, Texas) is an American business executive, best known as former CEO (1999–2005) and Chairman of the Board (2000–2005) of Hewlett-Packard (HP). , chairman and CEO of Hewlett-Packard Company. The award recognizes EFF's exceptional commitment to Open Source, and contributes $25,000 to the Foundation to support its efforts. "EFF has tried to educate the open source community about the free speech implications of their work and the threats to that work through bad intellectual property laws," said EFF Executive Director Shari Steele. "We have fought to protect open source in the courts. We are honored to be recognized for our hard work by this prestigious award." Also at LinuxWorld this week, the Open Source Development Lab (OSDL) presented its Enterprise Achievement Award to Andrew James Tridgell, an Australian software developer and the creator of Samba samba Ballroom dance of Brazilian origin, popularized in the U.S. and Europe in the 1940s. Danced to music in ⁴⁄₄ time with a syncopated rhythm, the dance is characterized by simple forward and backward steps and tilting, rocking body movements. . The OSDL awarded the $25,000 cash prize to Tridgell in recognition of his work on Samba, the widely deployed SMB (1) (Small to Medium-sized Business) Also called "SME" (small to medium-sized enterprise), it refers to companies that are larger than the small office/home office (SOHO), but not huge. file and print server for Unix and Unix-like systems. Tim Witham, OSDL lab director, presented the award to Tridgell following the keynote presentation by IBM's William Zeitler William Zeitler (b. 1954, St. Louis, Missouri) is one of the world's leading virtuoso performers on the armonica, or glass harmonica, an instrument invented by Benjamin Franklin. External links
"This is a classic example of how a developer can start something on his or her own time, and wind up making computing better for everyone," said Witham. The next LinuxWorld Conference & Expo will take place at San Francisco's Moscone Center, August 12-15, 2002. About LinuxWorld Conference & Expo LinuxWorld Conference & Expo is the premier event exclusively focused on Linux and open source solutions. As the world's most comprehensive marketplace for open source products and services, LinuxWorld provides business decision-makers with information and resources to implement Linux and open source solutions into business infrastructure and enterprise networks. For more information or to register for the event, visit the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo Web site at www.linuxworldexpo.com, or call (800) 657-1474. For exhibiting opportunities, please contact Frank Netherwood (A-Ib) at (508) 424-4860 or Frank_Netherwood@idg.com or Beverly Griffith (Ic-Z) at (508) 424-4852 or Beverly_Griffith@idg.com. About IDG World Expo IDG World Expo (www.idgworldexpo.com) produces world-class tradeshows, conferences, and events for emerging IT markets. As the leading IT event management company, IDG World Expo leverages its experience and knowledge of IT-focused events and conferences, enabling technology companies to capture the attention and loyalty of influential buyers. IDG World Expo's portfolio of conferences and events includes Macworld Conference & Expo, LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, BioITWorld Conference & Expo, COMNET COMNET - A simulation tool from CACI for analysing wide-area voice or data networks, based on SIMSCRIPT. Conference & Expo and COMNET Wireless Conference & Expo - both of which feature Enterprise Application Summit and ESPWorld. IDG World Expo is a business unit of IDG, the world's leading technology media, research and event company. About IDG IDG publishes more than 300 magazines and newspapers and offers online users the largest network of technology-specific sites around the world through IDG.net (www.idg.net), which comprises more than 300 targeted Web sites in 70 countries. IDG is also a leading producer of 168 computer-related events worldwide, and provides IT market analysis through 51 offices in 43 countries worldwide. Company information is available at www.idg.com. |
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