Bob Sutor (IBM VP on Open Source and Open Standards) Speaking in Malaysia
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Bob Sutor, the IBM Vice President for Open Source and Open Standards, will be speaking in Malaysia on open source and open standards. He will be speaking in two places, first at the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers on the 19th April 2007 on “Opening Up Your Business Software: Why and When“. This talk would be of interest to CEO in the non-technical industries. Do note that registration is mandatory. Click here for more information and to register. The abstract of the talk is as follows:
Businesses today will be using both forms of software to deploy the most cost-effective and flexible solutions to serve their customers and to maintain their competitive edge and more importantly, to differentiate. The only way to get true interoperability and these potential cost savings inside your company and with your partners and customers is to use true open standards. Your new office applications will depend on them. Your businesses will depend on them. So will your competitors.
Bob Sutor will also be speaking at a talk organized by the Malaysian Free and Open Source Society on Friday, 20th April 2007 at at the Open University Malaysia Campus in AngkasaRaya (besides KLCC) on “The Shift to ‘Open’: Boost or Brakes for Innovation and Business“. This talk would be of interest to those involved in the ICT industries (CEO, CTO’s, software developers, technical managers and entrepreneurs should attend the talk). A panel discussion will follow after this talk. There is no registration required for this talk and more information is available here.
Leading ICT companies worldwide are moving towards open standards and open source. Open source is making significant headway into areas that were once the stronghold of proprietary software. Is this a fad or a genuine change in the IT industry? How will this affect your development practices and the skills that you need to acquire? Will we see more or less innovation as a result of greater cross-company and cross-border sharing of information formats and software source code? This talk will discuss the background motivating these questions and provide options as to their answers, as well as how things will shake out over the next five years.
Both talks are free so come early and enjoy yourself!
