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Community Source Software: The Beginning of the End, or the End of the Beginning?
Sponsored by PGP Corporation

Session Details

Thursday, May 29, 2008
2:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Grand Ballroom IV-VI (2nd Floor)

Session Type: General Session

Speaker(s)

  • Laura Patterson, Associate Vice President & CIO, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
  • Richard Spencer, Executive Director - Information Technology, The University of British Columbia
  • Brad Wheeler, Vice President for IT, CIO, and Professor, Indiana University
  • Session moderator: Andrea Di Maio, VP Distinguished Analyst, Gartner, Inc.

Abstract

Community source is designed to coordinate the work of different user IT organizations sharing the same purpose and requirements. An alternative to commercial applications and custom development, it gives users control and shares risk across peer organizations. Although several such public sector communities exist and yield great promises, many struggle with achieving critical mass and a viable business model. This panel will compare and contrast community source with more traditional software sourcing options and explore critical sustainability success factors.

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http://connect.educause.edu/Library/Abstract/CommunitySourceSoftwareTh/46896
 
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