Red Hat, VA Linux and Andover.net to Present Future Plans For Linux and Open Source Software at The Bazaar
-- The World's First Major Linux and Open Source Software Exhibition Reaches Full Capacity with 80,000 Square Feet of Expo Space -- The Second Annual Free Software Foundation Awards to be Presented At The Bazaar -- RedHat's Bob Young to Present Keynote Address Detailing How to Revolutionize Industry
NEW YORK, Dec. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- EarthWeb (Nasdaq: EWBX - news) announced today that The Bazaar, a Linux and Open Source Software conference and exhibition in New York City beginning today at the Javits Center in New York City, has scheduled keynote and panel presentations by Bob Young, co-founder, CEO and Chairman of Red Hat, Inc. (Nasdaq: RHAT - news), Chris DiBona of VA Linux Systems (Nasdaq: LNUX - news) and co-editor of Open Sources, and Jeff Bates, who runs the Slash.org website for Andover.net (Nasdaq: ANDN - news).
On Wednesday, December 15th at 12:30 p.m. Bob Young, co-founder, CEO and Chairman of Red Hat, Inc., is scheduled to present his keynote presentation on how to revolutionize the software industry by changing its paradigm. ``We believe that the philosophy and practice of open development can benefit many parts of society,' said Bob Young in a recent statement. ``Open source continues to make great advances and delivers innovation to enterprise users worldwide. The time is right to introduce an approach that will seed new advances and foster innovation for everyone's benefit.'
Additional keynote presentations are scheduled to be made by many leaders of the Open Source community including: Michael Cowpland, CEO of Corel Corporation (Nasdaq: CORL - news); Robert Ferber, Founder of OpenSales; Jon ``Maddog' Hall, Executive Director of Linux International; Ralph Nader, consumer advocate (presenting a keynote address titled ``The Age of the Wired'); and Richard Stallman, founder of the Free Software Foundation.
Corporate sponsors now include Andover.net, ASL Workstations, Atipa Linux Solutions, Collab.Net, Copyleft, Corel, Coriolis, DiaLogos, dice.com, EarthWeb, IBM, Linux Mall, Mission Critical Linux, OpenSales, Pangolin, Red Hat, Sleepycat Software, Technology Managers Forum and TurboLinux.
Bill Portelli, Collab.Net's President and CEO noted, ``Using Open Source development, corporations can increase their flexibility to make their organizations more efficient, can enable themselves to provide higher levels of service to their customers, can empower their customers to be more self sufficient, and can create new market opportunities for anyone connected with open source.'
EarthWeb's Bazaar is designed to be a comprehensive forum featuring over 30 hands-on workshops, more than 50 conference sessions, featured keynote and panel presentations and over 80,000 square feet of vendor and project exhibits at the Javits Convention Center. IBM has also scheduled to host a private holiday shopping event at FAO Schwarz for all conference attendees.
``With Apache running over half of the world's Web sites (NetCraft), and GNU/Linux servers totaling over 750,000 at last count according to IDC, these and other Open Source technologies are of crucial importance not to just programmers but to system administrators and corporate management,' said Bill Gollan, Senior Vice President of EarthWeb.
The Bazaar has received over 100,000 inquiries from corporate developers, web developers, system architects, IT managers and system administrators. The three-day software exhibition and conference is drawing registered attendees from hundreds of corporations that include many Fortune 100 companies such as Chase, Lockheed Martin and Prudential as well as businesses such as Northwest Airlines, Sybase, Thomson Financial Services and Teradyne. New York University, Columbia University and Rutgers will also be sending their students to attend the conference.
The Free Software Foundation is scheduled to present its second annual Free Software Foundation awards for the advancement of free software on Tuesday, December 14th at 7:00 p.m. in hall 1E at the Javits Center. Richard Stallman, President of the Free Software Foundation, will present the awards honoring those individuals whose commitment to the free software industry has resulted in significant achievement.
About The Bazaar
The Bazaar is a unique collaboration between EarthWeb and In Limine, Inc., a non-profit organization that was formed to create an educational free software event for corporations, schools and non-profit institutions. Co-sponsors of The Bazaar include: Andover.net, ASL Workstations, Atipa Linux Solutions, Copyleft, Corel, Coriolis, DiaLogos, dice.com, EarthWeb, IBM, Linux Mall, Mission Critical Linux, OpenSales, Pangolin, Red Hat, Sleepycat Software,Technology Managers Forum and TurboLinux. This year's event will be held in New York City at the Javits Center beginning on December 14th. Additional event details and registration forms can be found at their web site ( www.thebazaar.org ).
About Red Hat, Inc.
Founded in 1994, Red Hat ( www.redhat.com ) is a market leader in open source operating system (OS) software, services and information. Along with its award-winning open source Red Hat Linux OS, Red Hat offers a full line of services, including telephone support, on-site consulting, developer training, certification programs and priority access updates. Red Hat currently shares all of its software innovations freely with the open source community under the GNU General Public License (GPL). The Official Red Hat Linux OS and related services are available directly from the company and through its partner, distributor and reseller programs, which currently include top PC and server manufacturers such as Compaq, Dell, Gateway, IBM, Hewlett-Packard and Silicon Graphics. Red Hat is based in Durham, N.C. and has offices worldwide.
About VA Linux Systems
VA Linux Systems, Inc. ( www.valinux.com ) is a leading provider of Linux- based solutions, integrating systems, software and services. VA Linux's broad-based technical expertise in systems and software design, as well as its focus on the Linux operating system and other open source solutions, enables the company to provide high-quality Linux-based systems designed for optimal performance, reliability and scalability. VA also offers services and support through its staff of Linux system and software engineers. VA Linux Systems is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., and is located on the web at www.valinux.com .
About Andover.net
Andover.Net ( www.andover.net ) is a leading Linux/Open Source Internet destination with a total of over 2 million users and over 40 million page impressions on a monthly basis. Its network of Web sites provides an independent, unbiased source for content, community and commerce for the Linux/Open Source communities. Andover.Net properties include Slashdot (slashdot.org), a Web site for Linux/Open Source news, community comments and resources and Freshmeat (freshmeat.net), a downloadable Linux software application repository.
About EarthWeb
EarthWeb Inc. ( www.earthweb.com ) is the leading provider of business-to- business online services to the global IT industry. Through its flagship services, earthweb.com, developer.com, datamation.com, dice.com, Supportsource.com and ITKnowledge.com, and its other integrated business-to-business online services, EarthWeb connects buyers to sellers, employers to employees, vendors to customers and technical professionals to a wealth of expert knowledge. EarthWeb was recently ranked the third-fastest growing company within Business Week's Info Tech 100. The Info Tech 100, which includes such industry leaders as Dell Computer and Cisco Systems, is Business Week's list of ``the builders of the new economy.'
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