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| DATE | 2003-09-04 |
| FROM | From: "Inker, Evan"
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [hangout] Desktop Linux Consortium announces Boston area conference
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Boston University Corporate Education Center to Host First Annual Desktop
Linux Conference
Global Event to focus on Linux desktop on November 10, 2003, at Boston
University, Boston, Massachusetts
September 4, 2003 -- The Internet -- In response to the overwhelming demand
for information about Linux desktop deployment, the Desktop Linux
Consortium(tm) has announced the organization's first conference devoted to
the Linux desktop, to be held on November 10, 2003, at Boston University's
Corporate Education Center in Tyngsboro, Massachusetts.
The conference will bring together industry leaders to share their insights
and discuss the trends, technologies, and solutions that are driving the
next generation of desktops to be based on open standards. The agenda offers
business and technical tracks, as well as related forums covering a variety
of topics regarding Linux technologies, security, government adoption, and
emerging trends. Hands-on demonstrations and interactive sessions will also
be featured to offer businesses, IT professionals, and CXOs the most
up-to-date information about migrating to a more secure, lower cost, and
nonroyalty- bearing platform while improving total cost of operations (TCO).
"Linux on the desktop is a real, practical solution that is being deployed
by real people in greater numbers every day," said Bruce Perens, executive
director of the Desktop Linux Consortium. "The conference will bring
experienced users together with the leading developers of desktop Linux
software to provide an invaluable learning environment for anyone
considering a deployment of the Linux desktop."
Ruth Schall, Director of MIS for the City of Kenosha, agrees: "Our
deployment of Linux desktops has provided us with a dramatic ROI while
substantially improving our reliability and flexibility. I am looking
forward to the opportunity to learn more about ways we can continue to
leverage the power and flexibility of Linux."
"Linux offers a significant option for business, governmental, educational,
and home PC users," said Rick Lehrbaum, Linux industry analyst and founder
of DesktopLinux.com. "Linux is universally recognized for its outstanding
stability, security, configurability, freedom from viruses, and
cost-effectiveness in the webserver and Internet infrastructure markets.
"Over the past several years, the Linux desktop environment has evolved to
where average computer users can now be totally at home on a suitably
configured Linux system, bringing the many benefits of this stable,
reliable, low-cost OS to millions of desktop computing users."
The event is to be held in cooperation with Boston University's Corporate
Education Center, a leading technology training facility located just
outside of Boston, Massachusetts in Tyngsboro. The Boston University
Corporate Education Center continues to be the leader in the training of
corporations in Linux and other information technology and management
development practices, having been involved in such training for the past
sixteen years.
The event will kick off on November 10, 2003, with a keynote address from
Bruce Perens, followed by a full day of talks, exhibits, and demonstrations.
Sponsoring organizations include key Desktop Linux vendors as well as
prominent open-source leaders. The conference includes special events and
networking opportunities with industry colleagues.
The conference cost is $250 per person. Registration opens today.
Additional information and registration information can be found at
http://www.butrain.com/go/desktoplinux. The entire conference program will
be published on September 15, 2003.
About the Desktop Linux Consortium
The Desktop Linux Consortium was launched in February 2003 in response to
the growing corporate and consumer interest in adoption of Linux and open
standards in the home, enterprise, government, and educational institutions.
The non profit organization is a completely vendor neutral trade association
and marketing group that promotes education and adoption of Linux on the
desktop. Consortium membership draws from all parts of the Linux community,
including corporations, end users, and key organizations that have helped
build Linux into the success it is today. For more information about the
organization and membership opportunities, please visit
www.desktoplinuxconsortium.org.
About the Boston University Corporate Education Center
As New England's premier technology training provider, Boston University's
Corporate Education Center was created in 1987 to address the rapid changes
and shortage of labor in technology and the professional work environment.
Boston University Corporate Education Center (BUCEC) offers training for
systems administrators and software developers in Linux, Java, Oracle,
Microsoft, Wireless, and Cisco technologies. BUCEC also specializes in
critical skills training in Project Management, Management Development and
Business Integration - Lean Thinking, ERP, Supply Chain Management. BUCEC
delivers customized corporate training solutions, instructor-led and
elearning to enable organizations to meet their business goals. Featuring
curriculum that is a unique mix of classroom lecture and hands-on,
real-world project training. Selected from over 1,750 training centers
worldwide to receive Microsoft's prestigious Worldwide Excellence in
Authorized Technical Education Center Award, BUCEC has also been awarded the
CompTIA (Computing Technology Industry Association) "Career Awareness
Award". To learn more about BUCEC, please visit the web site at
www.BUTrain.com or telephone 1-800-BUTrain (288-7246).
Linux is a trademark of Linux Torvalds. Desktop Linux Consortium is a
trademark of the Desktop Linux Consortium (c) 2003 .
Desktop Linux Consortium announces Boston area conference
Sep. 04, 2003
The Desktop Linux Consortium (DLC) announced their first conference today,
hosted at Boston University's Corporate Training Center (BUTrain) located
just outside of Boston, Massachusetts in Tyngsboro on November 10, 2003.
The conference marks the group's first event that brings together industry
leaders to share their insights and discuss the trends, technologies, and
solutions that are driving the next generation of desktops based on Linux.
"Linux on the desktop is a real, practical solution that is being deployed
by real people in greater numbers every day," said Bruce Perens, executive
director of the Desktop Linux Consortium. "The conference will bring
experienced users together with the leading developers of desktop Linux
software to provide an invaluable learning environment for anyone
considering a deployment of the Linux desktop."
According to the DLC, the full day event will offer a series of talks,
exhibits, and demonstrations of Linux on the desktop. Sponsoring
organizations include key Desktop Linux vendors as well as prominent
open-source leaders.
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