Ximian CTO Miguel de Icaza to Present Mono Project Update and Successes at O'Reilly Open Source Convention Keynote.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers 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. PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 7, 2003 Ximian Co-Founder to Highlight Winfessor, SourceGear, Tipic and OpenLink Software OpenLink Software Inc (founded 1992) is a software company headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts, USA. The company develops and deploys standards-compliant middleware products that cover:
on Linux and 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). Ximian, Inc., the leading provider of desktop and server solutions enabling enterprise Linux adoption Linux adoption refers to the uptake of the Linux operating system by homes, organisations and governments. Linux migration refers to the change over to Linux from other operating systems. , today announced that Miguel de Icaza Miguel de Icaza (born c. 1972) is a Mexican free software programmer, best known for starting the GNOME and Mono projects. Miguel de Icaza was born in Mexico City and studied at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) but never received a degree. , Ximian(R) CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. , will be delivering 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. at the O'Reilly Open Source Convention. His presentation will provide an update on the Mono Project and highlight early Mono adoption. The Mono(TM) Project, for which de Icaza is project leader, is a community initiative spearheaded by Ximian to develop an open source version of the Microsoft .NET development platform for Linux and UNIX. Specifically, de Icaza will discuss Mono v0.25, released last week, as well as early uses of Mono Project components by Tipic, SourceGear Corporation, Winfessor and OpenLink Software to quickly deliver their Microsoft .NET products on the Linux and UNIX platforms. The O'Reilly Open Source Convention is being held at the Portland Marriott Downtown in Portland, Ore., from July 7-11. De Icaza will deliver his keynote address, "Beyond .NET: The Mono Project," on Friday, July 11 at 9:30 a.m. "As the Mono Project was introduced two years ago at the O'Reilly Open Source Convention, it is very fitting that we are able to meet at this year's OSCON OSCON O'Reilly Open Source Convention OSCON Open Source Convention event to reflect on its accomplishments," said de Icaza. "Mono shows the power and innovation of the open source approach, as a community of over 150 developers worldwide has already produced the foundation for enabling several companies to quickly build and deliver .NET applications across platforms. I'm looking forward to OSCON to show our progress to date and to discuss what's next for the project." As de Icaza will note in his address, several companies are already using pre-release Mono technology to create Microsoft .NET applications once and execute them on multiple operating systems, thereby dramatically reducing development costs. These examples include: -- Winfessor, an instant messaging (IM) solutions provider, will use Mono to build cross-platform custom secure IM solutions based on the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP) is an open, XML-inspired protocol for near-real-time, extensible instant messaging (IM) and presence information (a.k.a. buddy lists). It is the core protocol of the Jabber Instant Messaging and Presence technology. (XMPP (EXtensible Messaging and Presence Protocol) An XML-based protocol for real time communications, originally developed by Jeremie Miller in 1998 for the Jabber instant messaging system. )/Jabber standard. (See related release issued today: Winfessor Using Mono Project Functionality to Extend XMPP Instant Messaging Solutions Across Platforms) -- Tipic, an instant messaging software company that also supports the XMPP/Jabber standard, is building on Mono technology to offer its .NET-based Tipic Instant Messaging Platform (TIMP TIMP Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase TIMP Technical Information Management Plan TIMP Thailand-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines ) on Linux and UNIX. -- OpenLink Software, Inc., an industry leader in the development and deployment of secure, high-performance Universal Data Access and Web Services middleware, announced that it is using Mono as part of the development efforts for Virtuoso 3.0, its latest Universal Server release. -- SourceGear Corporation will offer a UNIX and Linux client for its SourceGear Vault source code management tool, enabling broader use of its development solutions. In addition, SourceGear's involvement in Mono has contributed greatly to the latest Mono release, primarily in the areas of scalability and reliability. About the Mono Project Ximian initiated the Mono Project, named the Best Open Source Project at LinuxWorld in January 2003, with the intent to provide developers with a set of open source tools for building .NET applications that run on Windows or any Mono-supported platform, including Linux and UNIX. Mono incorporates key .NET-compliant components, including a C# compiler, a Common Language Runtime See CLR. just-in-time compiler and a growing set of class libraries, including ASP.Net and ADO.Net. More than 150 developers from around the world contribute to the Mono Project. For more information about Mono, visit the Ximian web site at www.ximian.com/mono or the Mono Project web site at www.go-mono.com. About Ximian, Inc. Ximian is the leading provider of desktop and server solutions enabling enterprise Linux adoption. Ximian products, in use by over 1,000,000 people worldwide, provide the interoperability, management functionality and ease of use required to integrate Linux users and systems into mixed corporate computing environments. Ximian offers both a complete Linux desktop environment and productivity application suite and enterprise software management solutions to dramatically reduce the cost of deploying and maintaining Linux systems. Ximian founders are pioneers of the open source 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. and Mono(TM) projects. The company has secured funding from leading venture firms Charles River Ventures and Battery Ventures. It can be reached at www.ximian.com. Ximian is a registered trademark and Mono is a trademark of Ximian, Inc. 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