Alfresco’s Dr Ian Howells to Speak at UK Open Source Forum

Session to report on results of the Alfresco Open Source Barometer Survey and Open Source adoption trends in the UK

(EMAILWIRE.COM, May 02, 2008 ) London, UK. – May 1, 2008 – Alfresco Software, Inc., the leader in open source enterprise content management, today announced that Ian Howells, CMO, will present at Red Hat’s Open Source Forum in London on May 14. Ian Howell’s session, entitled “Open Source Barometer” will outline trends in UK open source adoption and report on the results of Alfresco’s Open Source Barometer survey.

Alfresco's unique survey tracks trends in the open source community, examining how enterprises evaluate, test and deploy both open source and proprietary software around Alfresco’s enterprise content management system. The survey provides unprecedented levels of detailed information on their software infrastructure, including operating systems, application servers, databases, browsers and portals.

The 45,000 members of the Alfresco community are surveyed on a biannual basis with the aim of providing a leading indicator on enterprise open source adoption trends. For more information visit: http://www.opensourcebarometer.org

The Open Source Forum is presented by Red Hat and co-sponsored by Alfresco, blackduck, Zimbra and Sourcesense will take place on the May 14 in London. For more information on this event, please visit: http://www.opensourceforum2008.com/


About Alfresco Software, Inc.

Alfresco Software, Inc. is the first and leading open source alternative for enterprise content management. It is the first company to bring the power of open source to the enterprise content management market, enabling unprecedented scale and a much lower total cost of ownership than proprietary systems. Founded by a team of content management veterans that includes the co-founder of Documentum, John Newton, and former COO of Business Objects, John Powell, Alfresco is based in London. For more information, go to www.alfresco.com.


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