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Cloud, Mobile and Social strategies

Open Source Conference 2011
After 3 successful editions of the Open Source Conference, Accenture and Red Hat are now organizing the 4th edition of this annually recurring international event. The objective of the conference is to give participants insight in the latest developments and practical applications of Open Source Software in building integrated business solutions. The program will consist of independent keynotes as well as contributions that are based on real project and client experiences. This way, we …
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Mobile
The world is rapidly approaching billions of Internet-connected users, tens of billions of connected consumer electronic devices and hundreds of billions of commercial or industrial connected devices.New devices, whether smart phone or tablet, consumer device or industrial equipment are placing new demands on enterprises and consumers around the globe - and they have to address those demands to be high performers. Organizations need solutions that prepare them and their customers to meet the …
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Cloud Computing
Cloud and open source software are closely linked. One cannot exist without the other. Google, Yahoo and Twitter can offer their cloud services free of charge thanks to the fact that they do not have to pay for the software. As far as that, the economics of the cloud and the traditional licensing models are diametrically opposed. And the cloud model is catching on because the business is calling out for new solutions. During the conference we will show that cloud development is not …
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Social Media
Social media is beginning to make its impact on business, yet businesses are a long way from being social. Digital and social influences have forever changed the expectations of both customers and employees. It has affected the speed at which customers expect to be serviced. Social has redefined what “easy-to-do-business-with” really means and everyone expects a company to know at least a little bit “about me” when talking with them. This is a stark contrast to how businesses have …
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Open Source
Open Source continues to be relevant for organizations. In the last year we have seen several clients continue to work with Open Source at a large scale, and we have seen an increase in proposal work related to Open Source. The Open Source Conference 2010 indicated a tipping point in the market and was one of the largest Enterprise IT events in the Dutch market that was attended by almost 450 people. Looking forward now, market analysts expect this trend to continue. Enterprises will …
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Speakers
This year international senior keynote speakers include Paul Daugherty, Chief Technology Architect at Accenture and Scott Crenshaw, Vice President and General Manager, Cloud Business Unit at Red Hat. Daugherty spoke about Accenture's work as a leading technology and systems integration outsourcing firm, with more than 6,000 people working in areas of open source development and deployment. In order to deliver high-performance capabilities, Accenture considers open source a key component. …
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