Seminar - "Championing your rights - Open Source Software" - Edinburgh, 27th September 2006 |
| Posted on Sep 09 2006 |
With increasing scrutiny at board level, do you have a credible strategy for reducing business risks related to software licensing while taking advantage of new IT models?
Valley Technology, and Shepherd and Wedderburn invite you to this breakfast seminar to explain how Open Source Software favours your business interests.
Alison White, Shepherd and Wedderburn, Dan Shearer, Samba Project, and Alastair Broom, Valley Technology Ltd, will illustrate the myths and realities of licensing Open Source Software, explain how to reduce your risk profile, manage costs, resist externally forced change, and negotiate the areas of overlap with traditional licensing models.
Speakers:
Dan Shearer - Samba Project
For the last nine years Dan Shearer has been working at executive level in a variety of Open Source companies in Australia, the US and Europe. Prior to that he was an Open Source user as manager of large networks, addressing frustrations inherent in the business which led him to co-found the Samba Project in 1993. Samba continues to prove an effective alternative server to Microsoft and serves many millions of users worldwide. Now based in Edinburgh, Dan consults to large enterprises and those who service them, dealing with the confluence of technology, business needs and law. He is a technologist specialising in Open Source and virtualisation.
Alastair Broom - Managing Director, Valley Technology:
Alastair worked for a number of UK IT players before starting his management career in 1994. With over ten years' experience in deploying solutions to businesses on Open Source platforms, Alastair particularly enjoys working with senior management in client companies to help them interpret company goals in IT terms, through Valley Technology's "Open Source for Execs" seminar program.
Alison White - Partner, Shepherd and Wedderburn:
Alison specialises in advising in relation to intellectual property and information technology matters with particular emphasis on content related issues. Her clients range from individuals through small start up companies to listed plcs. Her remit extends to the intellectual property aspects of company disposals and acquisitions and advising in relation to protection and exploitation of intellectual property rights. Alison is an accredited specialist in intellectual property law and a member of the Law Society of Scotland's Technology Committee.
Audience:
Board-level decision makers interested in controlling current and future IT risk.
Date: Wednesday 27 September 2006.
Venue:
Shepherd and Wedderburn
Saltire Court
20 Castle Terrace
Edinburgh EH1 2ET
Booking:
There is no charge for booking but numbers are limited and will be allocated on a first come basis. To book your place please register online at www.shepwedd.co.uk/seminars.