The Open World Forum is supported by a heavyweight group of communities and IT players, including worldwide organizations (Apache Software Foundation, Eclipse Foundation, FOSSBazaar community, Linux Foundation, Open Solutions Alliance, OW2 Consortium, Qualipso Consortium) and several European and French associations (Adullact, AFUL, April, IDABC/OSOR.EU, PLOSS, Silicon Sentier). It is organized and operated by French competitiveness cluster System@tic, with the help of Cap Digital and Qualipso Consortium. These organizations together represent hundreds of communities, large enterprises, SMEs, academics, public sector bodies, and thousands of individual members based across five continents.


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Bull 120.jpgBull, as Architect of an Open World™, is a pathfinder. With the convergence of IT, telecommunications and media, Bull – the only European-based company that masters all the key elements of the IT value chain – helps enterprises and public sector bodies to build, optimize, run and ensure return on investment in their business-critical Information Systems (IS), so they can operate in total security. Modernizing IS by applying open and secure solutions – that is our obsession. Architectures based on open technologies – that is where our know-how lies. Through our dynamic participation in communities, the extensive utilization of Open Source in our solutions (extreme computing / HPC, BioDataCenter, globull, etc.) and our pioneer expertise in the area of integration and Open Source services (VirtualShore, Open Energy), we are one of the leading Open Source players in Europe. Our distribution network and business partners cover more than 50 countries worldwide. Official website >

GOLD SPONSORS

Ingres logoIngres is the leading open source database management company. We are the world’s second largest open source company and the pioneer of The New Economics of IT, providing open source solutions at dramatically reduced cost than proprietary software vendors. As a leader in The New Economics of IT, Ingres delivers low cost and accelerated innovation to its more than 10,000 customers worldwide. Official website >

INRIAINRIA, the French national institute for research in computer science and control, is dedicated to fundamental and applied research in information and communication science and technology (ICST). INRIA has a workforce of 3 800, 2 800 of whom are scientists from INRIA and INRIA's partner organizations such as CNRS (the French National Center for Scientific Research), universities and leading engineering schools. INRIA develops many partnerships with industry and fosters technology transfer and company foundation in the field of ICST. Some ninety companies have been founded with the support of INRIA-Transfert, a subsidiary of INRIA, specialized in guiding, evaluating, qualifying, and financing innovative high-tech IT start-up companies. Official website >

SILVER SPONSORS

Alter_Way_120.jpgAlter Way, intégrateur de solutions Open Source couvre les principaux besoins du système d'information : gestion de contenu, business intelligence, applications métier, messagerie, infrastructures système et réseaux. Son offre se caractérise par la dimension industrielle et l’excellence résultant de la réunion, sous la marque Alter Way, d’équipes emblématiques dans leur spécialité. Dirigé par ses fondateurs Philippe Montargès et Véronique Torner, le groupe Alter Way apporte aux grands comptes, administrations, collectivités locales et PME/PMI, une réponse industrielle globale (conseil, formation, intégration, infogérance et hébergement) assurée par un interlocuteur unique. Official website >

Google 120.jpg Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. Google is widely recognized as the world's largest search engine -- an easy-to-use free service that usually returns relevant results in a fraction of a second. Google's utility and ease of use have made it one of the world's best known brands almost entirely through word of mouth from satisfied users. As a business, Google generates revenue by providing advertisers with the opportunity to deliver measurable, cost-effective online advertising that is relevant to the information displayed on any given page. Official website >

Wallix 120.jpgWallix is part of the IF Research Group, created to provide technical and engineering assistance services to companies and government departments for the Linux environment, infrastructures and computer security. This expertise led to its creation of "TotalSecure", an optimised Linux platform for the deployment of secure systems and architectures. Wallix has developed around its "TotalSecure" technology, since 2003, a set of security, mail system and supervision solutions. Official website >

SourceForge“The Hub of Software Innovation.” SourceForge.net is the world’s largest open, collaborative platform enabling millions of technology innovators around the globe to develop and distribute cutting edge, emerging technologies amongst a massive universal community of casual consumers and leading industry professionals seeking and evaluating software solutions.  With over 230,000 open source software projects, delivering over 3 million downloads every day, expert help, and a global reach penetrating every area on planet Earth, SourceForge.net has become the world’s largest reliable collection of open source software tools and applications on the net today. Official website >


BRONZE SPONSORS

Accenture 120.jpgAccenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. Combining unparalleled experience, comprehensive capabilities across all industries and business functions, and extensive research on the world’s most successful companies, Accenture collaborates with clients to help them become high-performance businesses and governments. With approximately 177,000 people serving clients in over 120 countries, the company generated net revenues of US$23.39 billion for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2008.  Official website >

agiletecAgileTec is a software house and system integrator founded in 2004 providing support, consultancy and services for Open Source technologies. The company offers professional competencies in developing innovative and high-level quality software solutions. AgileTec adopts an Open Source business model based on knowledge sharing, people creativity and professional competence of the team. AgileTec is the founder of jAPS Project . jAPS 2.0 Platform is a professional framework to build integrated web systems, including internet and intranet services portals and collaborative systems. jAPS 2.0 helps to overcoming barriers to web access and participation for people with disabilities..  Official website >

CanonicalCanonical is committed to the production and support of Ubuntu - a fast-growing open-source operating system. Canonical partners with hardware manufacturers to certify Ubuntu, provides migration, deployment, support and training services to businesses, and offers online services to end-users. Official website >

IBMDedicated to our partners’ and client’ success, IBM is a leading provider of innovative advanced technology solutions which transform business models and processes. IBM helps customers cut costs, drive efficiency and productivity, and create competitive advantage. Official website >

JaspersoftJaspersoft's open source business intelligence suite is the world's most widely used BI software, with more than 8 million total downloads worldwide and more than 10,000 commercial customers in 96 countries. Jaspersoft Business Intelligence Suite provides a web-based, open and modular approach to the evolving business intelligence needs of the enterprise. Jaspersoft's software is rapidly updated by a community of more than 90,000 registered members working on more than 350 projects, which represents the world's largest business intelligence community. The company is based in San Francisco and is backed by leading venture capital firms Morgenthaler Ventures, DCM, Partech International, Scale Venture Partners, SAP Ventures, Adams Street Partners and Red Hat. Official website >

NovellMaking IT Work As One 

Mixed IT environments are a reality for almost all organizations, but you can't let this undermine your ability to compete. Through our infrastructure software and ecosystem of partnerships, Novell harmoniously integrates mixed IT environments allowing people and technology to work as one. With a unique combination of the best-engineered and most inter-operable Linux and IT management software, we lower cost, complexity and risk on virtually every platform. Our technical prowess and applied technology give our customers the infinite IT flexibility and agility they need to meet and exceed their organization objectives. Our internal team, the extend community of open source developers and our ecosystem of high-impact partnerships are truly Marking IT Work As One.

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Since its foundation in 2000, Nuxeo has been proposing a robust and extensible open source ECM (Enterprise Content Management) platform to the most demanding organizations worldwide. Nuxeo Platform and all products from the Nuxeo Galaxy suite bring cost effective with no-license costs solutions to meet today's requirements of information management. Official website

NXC NXC International SA is one of the fastest growing open source focused consulting companies with HQ in Switzerland and 8 offices across Europe. Its offering solutions and consulting based on best of breed enterprise ready open source software like eZ Publish, Nuxeo, Alfresco and KnowledgeTree.

Pilot systems Pilot Systems is a consulting company which provides integration, customization, and support services on open source and free software. They also offer hosting and training. Its customers include mostly French companies (SMB, Fortune 500), Public Administrations and NGOs. While its competences span a wide range of open source softwares and technologies, Pilot Systems is specialized in Python, Zope and Plone. Pilot Systems cares about company networks: it is a founding member of PLOSS (Paris Libre Open Source Software) and Silicon Sentier (100 IT companies in Paris). Official website >

protecodeProtecode Inc delivers leading products and services for software legal compliance governance and Intellectual Property (IP) Management. Protecode IP Audit Service is accurate, fast and efficient in determining Open Source and other third party licensing obligations in a code portfolio. Protecode products include Developer IP Assistant, the software industry’s first real-time IP management solution, Enterprise IP Analyzer, for bulk analysis and reporting of existing code portfolio, and Build IP Analyzer, for ensuring end products meet IP obligations. Protecode Forward Open Source Adoption Workflow enables the implementation of an effective and affordable workflow for the managed adoption of open source and other 3rd party software in small and medium size enterprises to achieve mandated IP governance and effective rationalization of their source code assets, increasing corporate value and reducing costs. Official website >

Sun 120.jpgSun Microsystems Inc., (NASDAQ: JAVA) develops the technologies that power the global marketplace. Guided by a singular vision -- "The Network is the Computer" -- Sun drives network participation through shared innovation, community development and open source leadership. Sun provides a diversity of software, systems, services, and microelectronics that power everything from consumer electronics, to developer tools and the world's most powerful datacenters. Our core brands include the Java technology platform, Solaris operating system, the MySQL database management system, StorageTek and the UltraSPARC processor. Official website  >

Talend, the recognized market leader in open source data integration, leverages the open source model to make data integration available to all types of organizations, regardless of their size, level of expertise or budgetary constraints. Talend’s solutions connect to all source and target systems and they can be downloaded at no cost. Talend also offers data quality solutions, fully complementary to its data integration solutions. Official website >

 

ORGANIZATION PARTNERS

Systematic 120.jpgThe goal of the SYSTEM@TIC PARIS-REGION cluster is to give the Ile-de-France visibility at global level for its work in designing, building and administering complex systems. Of the 340 players involved, 80 are large enterprises, and 80% of the affiliated small-to-medium companies and industries are directly involved in the cluster’s projects. Subscribers also include 140 research laboratories, and 15 regional authorities. The cluster has set up its own internal think-tank dedicated to the theme of openness, with the aim of coordinating Open Software players and their projects in the Ile-de-France. This so-called ‘Groupe Thématique Ouverture’ works on R&D subjects that are specific to Open Software, contributes to the structuring and development of open applications, and plays a supportive role in administering the rising tide of innovation currently taking place in the open software arena. Official website >

Cap Digital 120.jpgCap Digital is the French cluster of digital content and information technologies. Cap Digital has more than 300 members from both the private and public sectors - large enterprises and 80% of small-to-medium sized businesses on the one hand, and universities, research laboratories, public establishments on the other. The cluster spans 6 different domains: knowledge engineering, digital heritage, image, sound and interactivity, video games, e-education and e-learning, digital lifestyle and services. Cap Digital has formed a working group on collaborative technologies and intelligence called «Technologies et Intelligences Collaboratives». Official website >

Qualipso 120.jpgThe Qualipso consortium is a unique international alliance of ICT industry players, SMEs, administrations and academics whose role it is to help industry and government agencies drive innovation and competitiveness in the field of Open Source software. Founded at the end of 2006, the consortium sets out to define and implement the technologies, processes and policies needed to facilitate development and use of Open Source software components with the same level of trust traditionally enjoyed by proprietary software. QualiPSo is the largest ever Open Source initiative funded by the European Commission, as part of the Information Society Technologies (IST) initiative. Official website >

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Founded in 1994, ITEMS INTERNATIONAL is a consulting company specialized in strategic consulting in the area of telecommunications and the Internet. The company’s headquarters are in Paris. It has offices in Rome and Algiers and is represented in Belgium, Germany, Spain, Sweden, United States. It also works with an international network of correspondents in North America (USA, Canada), Latin-America (Brazil, Argentina, Chile), Asia (Japan, China) and Africa. The company is specialized in strategy, marketing and international think-tank fora in the area of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). We have extensive experience in helping public institutions and companies develop their ICT strategies. Our main areas of expertise are: Market definition, market opportunities, organization, conducting of strategic audits, due diligence, partners investigations, products and services analysis, Business Plans, Local authorities ICT development strategy. ITEMS INTERNATIONAL has developed a strong expertise in Software strategies and IT Management including Web2.0, Collaborative organizations, open source and cloud computing strategies.

 

COMMUNITY PARTNERS

 Adullact 120.jpgThe French association ADULLACT (Association des Développeurs et Utilisateurs de Logiciels Libres pour les Administrations et les Collectivités Territoriales) was created in 2002 in France to «design, develop and promote a common heritage of open business applications». It is the first venture of this kind (according to Gartner, who quoted Adullact in July 2005). The association encourages the development – as opposed to just the utilisation – of open software, but also its mutualization through public funding, and in particular, within local authorites themselves. Official website >

AFUL 120.jpgThe principal mission of the French association AFUL (Association Francophone des Utilisateurs de Linux et des Logiciels Libres) is to promote - directly or indirectly - open applications, and notably free operating systems like GNU-Linux, as well as the adoption of open standards. AFUL is a non-profit-making type of association regrouping users, open software professionals, sales and marketing enterprises as well as other associations, installed in a dozen or so countries, or French-speaking regions (France, Belgium, Switzerland, Quebec, French-speaking Africa). AFUL was founded in 1998. Official website >

ASF 120.jpgThe Apache Software Foundation provides support for the Apache community of open-source software projects. The Apache projects are characterized by a collaborative, consensus based development process, an open and pragmatic software license, and a desire to create high quality software that leads the way in its field. We consider ourselves not simply a group of projects sharing a server, but rather a community of developers and users. Official website >

April 120.jpgFounded in 1996 April (Association de promotion et défense du logiciel libre) is the main French advocacy association devoted to promote and protect Free/Libre Software. Made up of more than 2 400 members (individuals, companies, associations and local governments), is a major player in the field of Free Software. Its aim: making Free Software more accessible for the general public, professionals and institutions, and thus more widespread in the French-speaking area. It also acts as a watchdog on digital freedoms, warning the public about the dangers of private interests keeping an exclusive stranglehold on information and knowledge Official website >

Eclipse logoEclipse is an open source community, whose projects are focused on building an open development platform comprised of extensible frameworks, tools and runtimes for building, deploying and managing software across the lifecycle. The Eclipse Foundation is a not-for-profit, member supported corporation that hosts the Eclipse projects and helps cultivate both an open source community and an ecosystem of complementary products and services. Official website >

FossbazaarFOSSBazaar is an open community of technology and industry leaders who are collaborating to accelerate adoption of free and open source software in the enterprise. Specifically, FOSSBazaar aims to: Expand upon the open source value proposition for a richer, safer, less expensive, better overall IT experience ; Focus on free and open source software governance best practices, education and tools. Official website >

Linux 120.jpgWithin two years, the Linux ecosystem is projected to reach $50 billion, spanning the enterprise computing, desktop/netbooks and embedded markets. The Linux Foundation is the nonprofit consortium dedicated to fostering the growth of Linux. Founded in 2007, the Linux Foundation sponsors the work of Linux creator Linus Torvalds and is supported by leading Linux and open source companies and developers from around the world. The Linux Foundation promotes, protects and standardizes Linux by providing unified resources and services needed for open source to successfully compete with closed platforms. Official website >

OSAThe Open Solutions Alliance consists of leading companies dedicated to making enterprise-class open software solutions work together. We help customers put open solutions to work by enabling application integration, certifying quality solutions, and promoting cooperation among open solutions developers. The Open Solutions Alliance will seek to expand the market for business open software solutions through cooperative action that increases awareness of member solutions, reduces barriers to customer adoption, facilitates interoperability, and explains the benefits of open solutions. Official website >

OSOR 120.jpgThe Open Source Observatory and Repository for European public administrations (OSOR.eu) has been founded by the IDABC unit of the European Commission. It is a platform for exchanging information, experiences and FLOSS-based code for use in public administrations. OSOR.eu aims to support the collaborative development of Open Source Software (OSS) applications and solutions, particularly cross-border collaborations and exchanges of knowledge and software. Official website

OW2 is a global open-source software community which goal is the development of open-source distributed middleware, in the form of flexible and adaptable components. These components range from specific software frameworks and protocols to integrated platforms. The consortium is an independent non-profit organization open to companies, public organizations, academia and individuals. OW2 Projects include Acceleo, ASM, Bonita, eXo Platorm, Funambol, JonAS, Lomboz, Orbeon Forms, PEtALS, SpagoBI et XWiki, among others. Official website

Plone 120.jpgPlone is among the top 2% of all open source projects worldwide, with 200 core developers and more than 300 solution providers in 57 countries. Plone is a free and open source Content Management System used to build dynamic websites. Plone is a great tool to manage a website, an intranet, an extranet, a collection of documents, a collaborative workspace or, on a more global point, any web application. The project has been actively developed since 2001, is available in more than 40 languages, and has the best security  track record of any major CMS. It is owned by the Plone Foundation, a not-for-profit organization, and is available for all major operating systems. Official website >

PLOSSPLOSS is the network of enterprises developing Open Source applications in the Ile de France region in and around Paris. PLOSS brings together entrepreneurs working in the field of Open Source and Free Software to foster ‘coopetition’, and to develop, organize and consolidate a dynamic ecosystem. PLOSS aims to become an open structure complementing existing organizations, an authority on the subject of FLOSS, and a dependable resource for entrepreneurs in the sector. Official website >

Silicon Sentier 120.jpgSilicon Sentier is a French association linking one hundred technology enterprises (Web, Open source and Mobility) in Paris and the Ile-de-France region. It provides a platform of visibility and exchange for France’s newest innovative enterprises encouraging experimentation and ‘cross-fertilization’ of projects. Through its actions and its vision, Silicon Sentier seeks to encourage innovation, growth and employment. Official website >

tmp lab/tmp/lab is a hacker space for people doing creative things with technology, culture and arts. It’s the first Parisian hacker space and is a project from lelab.fr initiative. We are hosting projects, workshops, conferences and a lot of various technological activities in this 100 square meter underground space. We aim at getting together people from the most varied horizons, making projects together and sparking new ideas for the 21st century. Various people are developping new ideas, new projects, new arts, bridging the digital divide, helping people to grasp technology in a creative manner, communicating our open vision of the world, empowering people to develop their project with new technologies. Official website >

 

ANALYST PARTNERS

MarkessMARKESS International est un cabinet d'études et de conseil qui analyse depuis 10 ans la transformation et la modernisation des organisations avec les technologies de l'information. Etabli à Washington, D.C. et à Paris, MARKESS International a pour mission d'aider tant les maîtrises d'ouvrage à mieux comprendre et tirer parti des technologies de l'information que les offreurs à mettre au point une stratégie optimale pour cibler ces marchés. Dans la continuité de ses nombreuses recherches réalisées sur la dynamique de progression de l'open source au sein de l'administration française, MARKESS International réalise une nouvelle étude étendue au secteur privé et qui sera présentée lors de l'Open World Forum. Cliquez ici pour accéder au questionnaire et recevoir en avant première sa synthèse. Official website >

 

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