ENTERPRISE GNU / LINUX IMPLEMENTATION

Hotel ITC Grand Maratha Sheraton, Mumbai

June 12 & 13, 2003

Day One Thursday, June 12, 2003

09:15: GNU/LINUX -- GENESIS & ITS PRESENT RELEVANCE

* Free Software Paradigm vs. Proprietary Software Paradigm * Fundamental Difference: o Is software a goods or a service? o Copy able and non-copy able resources * Ethics & Business Model for copy able resources * Creativity, Hacking & Publishing * Users' right to repair * What is the meaning of 'free' in free software? * The genesis of Free Software: 1984 to today * The birth of GNU/Linux * Why is GNU/Linux Relevant? o Stability o Security o Virus Free o Open Standards o Economical o Social Relevance o Ethics & Economics o Education o Owned & Regulated by the community * Is it legal to sell free software? o Sell software with the source code * Free software in India

Dr. Nagarjuna G Director (Free Software Foundation, India), Academic Member (HBCSE)

10:00: GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES

Dr. S. Ramakrishna, Senior Director, Ministry of IT

11:00: OPEN SOURCE ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE

* Current trends and landscape of non-proprietary software

* 'Open source', 'free software', 'GNU Public license' - Explained

* Industry trends in adoption of non-proprietary software in large enterprises and organization � benefits and challenges

* Role of open source / non-proprietary software, including Linux, in the enterprise architecture planning in the near and medium-term future.

* Defining Enterprise Architectures involving structured moves towards increasing use of non-proprietary software.

* Strategies for enterprise architecture planning and experiences in adopting Linux and other non-proprietary software in complex settings

* State of the industry in 'enterprise strength non-proprietary software architectures'

Dr. Gautam Shroff, Head: Enterprise Architecture, TATA Consultancy Services

12:00: ENTERPRISE STRATEGIES AND CHALLENGES FOR LINUX MIGRATION

14.00: Strategies for Deploying Linux on Enterprise Servers

Basant Kerketta, System Analyst The New India Assurance Co. Ltd.

14:45: LINUX IN AN ON-DEMAND ERA

The emerging e-business on demand marketplace is resulting in heightened need for interoperability and standardization within the IT infrastructure that supports it. Linux shines out in this regard, because of it's unique ability to run across hardware platforms, right from embedded devices to the biggest mainframes in the business, as well as its ability to support a broad range of middleware, software and enterprise applications across the board.

In this session the latest trends in Linux, as well as how it can used in various customer scenario's, to meet today's rigorous demands from cutting edge technology will be discussed

Sandeep Menon, Linux Business Manager � ASEAN/SA, IBM India Ltd.

15:45 :Linux Usage in an Online Environment

G.M. Shenoy, Sr. Vice President, NSE.IT

16.30 :Deploying GNU / Linux

Abhijit Dasgupta, VP: IT, Times of India Group

Day Two

Friday, June 13, 2003

09.15: Deploying GNU / Linux in a Multi User / Multi Environment

Dr. G. Sivakumar, Head: Computer Centre, IIT, Mumbai

10.00: Deploying Financial and HR applications on Linux Platform

* The background under which we went in for the HR and Financial applications

* WHat OS oprtions were available to us

* Why we chose Linux over others

* What were the concerns

* How we addressed these concerns

* What was�our experience with Linux implementation� (what were the issues that we faced and how we resoved them)

Neeraj Bhai, CTO, IDBI Bank

11.00 State of the Dolphin

Gerardo Narvaja , MySQL AB

12:00: COST EFFECTIVE SUPER COMPUTING FOR THE ENTERPRISE

An alternative to traditional supercomputing is a method of linking multiple computers together to form a unified and very powerful system.. Beowulf clusters are specialized supercomputers that are gaining popularity in the technical and enterprise computing market because of their high performance at a relatively low cost

* Evolution of Supercomputing

* Details of Beowulf Clustering and how to select the right cluster for your application

* Designing a linux cluster

* Network Interconnects

* Storage management

* Cluster Management and Monitoring

* Scalabiltiy , Reliability and Availability.

* Area of Applications

* Case studies on price performance gain with clusters

Narayanan Subramaniam, Technical Head Benz Infotech Consultancy Services

14:00: LEGAL IMPLICATIONS OF NON-PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE

* The Alternative Intellectual Property of OSS

* The Legal innovation involved in Open Source Software

* Legal Validity of the GPL: Is the GPL legally enforceable?

* Understanding the differences between the various licensing options available within the Open Souce Movement � the Free Software v. Open Source Debate

* Survey of cases / judicial developments in the area

Lawrance Liang, Legal Researcher, ALF

14.45 Deploying GNU/LINUX in eGovernance

N. C. Nagarjuna Reddy Officer on Special Duty IG Registration & Stamps, Govt. Of A. P.

16:00: LINUX ON THE DESKTOP

Breach Candy hospital runs a totally integrated hospital information system that runs on a Linux platform for both backend and front-end operations. Mr. Desai would discuss the implementation strategies and how this has benefited the hospital.

Dilip Desai, Head IT, Breach Candy Hospital

16:20 GNU / Linux Deployment for the Enterprise � Indian Scenario

* Is GNU / Linux Enterprise Ready ?

* Economic viability of Linux implementation for the Enterprise.

* Factors to be considered before deploying Linux in organizations.

* Infrastructure Requirement.

* Migration Challenges - Windows to Linux

* Legal aspects of GNU / Linux Service providers.

* Long term and short-term financial viability.

* Evaluating economic viability of desktop implementation of GNU / Linux

MODERATOR: Prakash Advani, Sr. VP, Netcore Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

* Dilip Desai, Head: IT, Breach Candy Hospital

* Shashank Sathe, CIO, Repro India

Co-Sponsors: Benz Infotech Consultancy Services

Official Publications: Linux For You

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