LinuxWorld.com, Network World Announce Open Source Challenge

http://www.linuxworld.com/challenge.

 

LinuxWorld.com, Network World Announce Open Source Challenge

Competition to honor the most innovative use of open source in companies

 

SOUTHBOROUGH, Mass.  - August 22, 2006 -- LinuxWorld.com, in conjunction
with Network World, Inc., announces the LinuxWorld Open Source
Challenge, which will honor the most innovative use of open source in
today's enterprise.

 

The contest invites organizations of all sizes to enter their most
ingenious, business-critical open-source solutions for judging. Each
project entered must use Linux with an open-source business application,
and one or more other open-source software components such as Apache,
MySQL, Ruby, PHP or Perl. Entries must be received by September 30,
2006. 

 

All entries will be judged by an expert panel including Brian Aker,
Director of Architecture, MySQL AB.; Larry Augustin, open-source
investor and advisor to early-stage technology companies; John Dix,
Editor-in-Chief, Network World; Don Marti, Site Editor, LinuxWorld.com;
JP Rangaswami, Head of Alternative Market Models, Dresdner Kleinwort
Wasserstein; and Ean Schuessler, CTO, Brainfood Media Systems.

 

Winners will be selected in each of the following categories:

 

"           Sales and CRM

"           Manufacturing and CRM

"           Training and CMS

"           Finance

"           Vertical or in-house application

 

The grand prize winner will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to the
LinuxWorld Open Solutions Summit 

Feb. 14-15, 2007, in New York City.

 

"Today, Linux and open source are driving a renaissance in IT. Instead
of waiting for the same locked-down road map that everyone else has,
forward-thinking IT professionals are building successful business
projects that draw on the powerful network of the open-source software
community," says Don Marti, LinuxWorld.com Site Editor. "We want to give
the best and the brightest open-source implementers the recognition they
deserve."

 

For detailed entry information, please visit:
http://www.linuxworld.com/challenge.

 

About Network World

Network World, Inc., the Leader in Network Knowledge, empowers Network
IT Executives through education, information and community. Network
World, an IDG company, is the leading provider of news, analysis,
reviews, events and education on information technology. Network World
publishes the leading newsweekly, Network World, hosts the most active
online community (www.networkworld.com) and produces educational
seminars and events worldwide. Network World's portfolio of strategic
marketing programs provides marketing and agency professionals with the
tools to generate high-quality leads, optimize marketing campaigns and
create new revenue opportunities.

 

About International Data Group (IDG) 

International Data Group (IDG) is the world's leading technology media,
events and research company.  IDG publishes more than 300 magazines and
newspapers in 85 countries including CIO, CSO, Computerworld, GamePro,
InfoWorld, Macworld, Network World and PC World. IDG's online network
includes more than 400 Web sites spanning business technology, consumer
technology, digital entertainment and gaming worldwide. IDG is a leading
producer of more than 170 technology-related events including LinuxWorld
Conference & Expo, Macworld Conference & Expo, DEMO and IDC Directions.
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intelligence, advisory services and events. Over 850 IDC analysts in 50
countries provide global, regional and local expertise on technology and
industry opportunities and trends. Additional information about IDG, a
privately-held company, is available at http://www.idg.com.

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