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World-wide Customers. Opportunities in Deploying Open Source Applications Presented by Steve Kaiser OrecX - The Open Source Recording Company. The world is ready. Mainstream software used by millions Technical skills across international boundaries Infrastructure to support.
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World-wide Customers Opportunities in Deploying Open Source Applications Presented by Steve Kaiser OrecX - The Open Source Recording Company
The world is ready • Mainstream software used by millions • Technical skills across international boundaries • Infrastructure to support
is your market ready? • How big is your niche • What makes you different • Will that attract users • Can you create value
Where do you start? • The center of the open source universe • Determine value-add model • Tracking progress
Model Flexibility • Pro Services orientation • Differentiated versions • Software as a service • Imbedded applications • OEM • All of the above
Where you save money • Marketing • Sales • Delivery • Support • Legal
Where you save time • Open source users • Technical users • Experienced open source • Traditional channels • Services providers • Infrastructure mans
Lessons learned • Kick the habit • Open means open • The new ecosystem • The world is the market
Question and Answer • Q & A Steve Kaiser OrecX, LLC The Open Source Recording Company