OpenOffice.org BizDev Project

On behalf of Charles Schulz, lead of the BizDev Project, I'd like to
announce the following:



We are proud to announce the opening of the Business Development project of
OpenOffice.org (BizDev) The goals of this project are to build a business
partners' network around OpenOffice.org .

In this regard the BizDev project is the place where commercial leads, and
business and consulting information can be discussed. It is a project for
services professionals who are looking for customers, projects, and for
contributing the way they want. Several companies have already joined the
BizDev project. Among them is the Olliance Group, based in Palo Alto,
California, a consulting firm pushing the adoption of Open Source Software
and open standards in large companies. They believe in this project and
think that letting businesses participate and generate wealth around
OpenOffice.org is a major asset in today's industry.

"We are seeing and hearing a need for a more supportive and integrated
approach from the community to address users requirements in deploying Open
Source solutions. Creating a project where service providers can present
themselves, communicate, and discuss customer’s needs and topics such as
“best practices” is a bold, innovative, and needed step by OpenOffice.org”
said Andrew Aitken, Managing Partner, Olliance Group, a leading OSS
strategic consulting firm.

As a first step, the BizDev project volunteers have built a business
directory called the Consultants' Directory
(http://bizdev.openoffice.org/consultants.html ) where consulting
businesses get listed in order to maximize their visibility to the public
and the community. This list already provides a large amount of information
and is still growing.

Stay tuned!

Charles-H. Schulz
 BizDev Project Lead,
 OpenOffice.org


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