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Special Economic Opportunities Edition, Part 1
Turmoil in the financial and housing industries, credit and stock markets, and the global economy brings both risk and opportunity to commercial open source software companies. This month we take a public finance focus by interviewing a publically traded OSA member, and a stockbroker "customer member."
| OSA MEMBER INTERVIEW
Public Ownership Changes the Rules
Despite steep stock losses across the software sector, the stricter requirements imposed on publicly financed companies provide many advantages for customers, especially those worried about the safety of their technology investments, says Debbie Moynihan, Director, FUSE Community at Progress Software (parent of OSA member IONA) |  |
| OSA CUSTOMER MEMBER INTERVIEW
Opportunities Abound for Survivors
The CIO and Finance Officer of one of the UK's largest independent stockbrokers provide an insiders perspective on the impact of the financial crisis on OSS stocks, and on the opportunities and dangers lurking in the market. "The trend now favors the open source supplier," says Michael Wheeler. | |
Next month: Part 2 - Leveraging Open Standards During a Slow Down | | Copyright 2008. OSA Alert is published by the Open Solutions Alliance. Please contact the editor, Dominic Sartorio, with your questions, comments and reprint requests. |
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OSA Events
| Several OSA members will exhibit at the Open Source Business Conference (OSBC)
March 10-11, 2009
An updated version of OSA's Common Customer View project will be demonstrated at Solutions Linux |
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