Press Release
Bestselling author Thomas Friedman and Web 2.0 advocate Tim O'Reilly to address technology innovation in a Flat World
New York Event Hosted by CollabNet -- “Staying Ahead In a Flat World: What's Next” -- Also Featuring Reuters COO Devin Wenig and CollabNet Founder and CTO Brian Behlendorf
BRISBANE, Calif., November 6, 2006 — CollabNet, one of the innovative companies profiled in the business bestseller "The World is Flat," is bringing together a distinguished panel of business and IT thought leaders. “Staying Ahead In a Flat World: What's Next?” is an exclusive executive event that tackles the provocative issues that are re-defining how companies innovate in a flat world. Innovation that is driven by openness, agility and collaboration is thriving today and those who embrace it are taking market share and moving at a quick pace. This live panel presents a rare opportunity to hear from the business leaders who are leveraging Web 2.0, open source, and global collaboration to challenge conventional business models to stay ahead.
WHO:
Panelists:
- Thomas L. Friedman, author of business bestseller “The World is Flat” and New York Times “Foreign Affairs” columnist
- Tim O’Reilly, founder & CEO of O’Reilly Media and Web 2.0 advocate
- Brian Behlendorf, founder and CTO of CollabNet, co-founder of the Apache Web Server Project, and open source visionary profiled in “The World is Flat”
- Devin Wenig, Chief Operating Officer of Reuters Group P.L.C., its “Fast Forward” business transformation is also profiled in “The World is Flat”
Moderator: David Kirkpatrick , senior editor of FORTUNE
WHEN: Thursday, November 30, 2006 at 4 p.m. EST; registration begins at 3:00 p.m. EST
WHERE: Marriott Marquis Hotel at Times Square, New York City
West Ballroom (5th floor)
INVITE: Meet the panelists at the CollabNet Networking Reception following the event – and connect with other influential business and technology leaders.
Attendance of the live event is by invitation only and seating is limited. To receive an invitation please send your request to hgreen [at] collab.net.
About CollabNet
CollabNet is a widely used on-demand collaborative development environment with more than 900,000 developers and IT projects managers across the world collaborating on-line through CollabNet. The company is transforming the way software is being developed by enabling organizations to leverage global development talents to deliver better products and innovate faster.
Using CollabNet Enterprise Edition, project members can work as one team throughout the lifecycle of a project, regardless of their location. Unlike traditional software development tools, CollabNet supports globally distributed teams in a cost-effective way, yielding unprecedented annual savings through reduced development infrastructure costs, increased productivity, improved project visibility and shared access to software assets. Founded upon open source principles, CollabNet is also the primary sponsor of the Subversion™ open source project, the next-generation version control system.
Over 90 global companies have chosen CollabNet as the foundation for their collaborative development, off-shoring, open source, and partner co-development efforts. CollabNet has been recognized for its leadership with 10 industry awards in 2006 including the Red Herring and Always On TOP 100 Awards, and the SIIA Codie Award. Visit CollabNet at http://www.collab.net or get more information about Subversion at www.collab.net/subversion.
CollabNet is a registered trademark of CollabNet, Inc. or its affiliated companies. All other company and product names are trademarks of their respective owners.
