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Open Source Strategy Firm Olliance Group Releases Open Source IP and Licensing Whitepaper
Monday, November 2, 2004
Palo Alto, Calif. – November 2nd, 2004 – Olliance Group, a leader in strategic open source consulting services, announced today it is making available for the public a whitepaper addressing open source IP and licensing best practices with contributions from Microsoft, HP, and Charles Schwab.
Managed carefully, companies can accrue significant benefits from deploying open source solutions. But with more than 50 approved open source licenses, and sometimes vague and conflicting interpretations, protecting intellectual property and adhering to the letter and the spirit of open source licenses can be a complex process. “Through knowledge gained from developing compliance programs for our clients, and the contributors direct experience, we hope to offer some insight and lessons learned.” said Andrew Aitken, Managing Partner, Olliance Group.
Today, use of open source is becoming pervasive throughout firms of all sizes in three distinct modalities; acquisition and deployment, use as a development platform, and the open sourcing of proprietary applications. Each method poses its own intellectual property and licensing challenges and should be managed using different processes.
“This is a timely whitepaper, as the adoption of open source continues to increase, firms are struggling to understand and manage intellectual property and licensing issues.” Said Jim Zemlin, President, Free Standards Group.
About Olliance Group
Olliance Group is an independent, Open Source strategy-consulting firm, offering a comprehensive set of education, business strategy, and technology planning services. Based in Palo Alto, California, Olliance Group helps clients achieve a competitive advantage and economic gain by leveraging Open Source technologies. For more information, visit www.olliancegroup.com, or email: andrew@olliancegroup.com
About Open Source
Open Source refers to software whose code is available to users to look at and modify freely. Open Source, particularly Linux, is enjoying widespread adoption in companies and governments around the world.
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Olliance Group is a trademark of Olliance Group LLC. Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds. Third party marks and brands are the property of their respective holders.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Contact: Andrew Aitken, Senior Partner
Phone: +1 650-493-3800
E-mail: andrew@olliancegroup.com
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