Open innovation in software means Open Source

Open Source software is about more than just a licence. It is also about a software development methodology that allows companies to share resources and collaborate on non-core parts of their software/service offering. When managed well, open development enables a reduction in cost, and an increase in innovation as a result of the convergence of the best minds in the problem space. In this presentation, Bertrand Delacretaz will describe how Day Software has embraced open development by positioning itself as the leader in both open standards and Open Source software. He will examine how Day's active engagement with 25 open source projects and numerous standards groups has enabled the company to become a world leader in its market and in the Open Source projects it participates in.

 

Article on the H online: http://www.h-online.com/open/features/TransferSummit-Open-innovation-in-software-means-Open-Source-1022212.html

The slides are available via slideshare or below as a download. 

Session time: Friday, June 25, 2010 - 2:00pm - 2:40pm

Bertrand Delacretaz

Senior Developer, Day Software
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Bertrand Delacretaz works as a senior developer in Day Software's R&D group, using open source tools to create world-class content management systems. Bertrand is a member of the Apache Software Foundation and is active in many projects there.

Day Software was formed in 1993. Today, Day has offices around the world and supports over 200 customers, such as Audi, Canton Zürich, Daimler, DHL Worldwide Express, McDonald’s Corporation, National Health Service UK, Swiss Government, TNT Express Worldwide and Volkswagen. In total, Day Software contributes to over 12 Apache projects and 25 open source projects. www.ohloh.org, an independent website that tracks open source contributions, shows that over 75% of Day engineers are active committers to open source projects, with over 75% of those engineers being ranked in the top 1% of open source developers worldwide.

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