Any discount for students on entry-fee??
Rs. 5,000/- for a student like me is nearly impossible..

--- In Mumbai_GNULinux@yahoogroups.com, "Niraj Sahay" <niraj@...> wrote:
>
> CTOSummit: A unique event that discusses Open Source related business
> opportunities
>
> Dear Sir/Madam,
>
> What's happening in the Open Source space? Is this growth for real or
> is it just another bubble? Are Indian IT firms benefiting from this
> phenomenon too? How? Why?
>
> These questions will be answered at the CTOSummit happening on the
> 12th of February 08, at The Taj Westend.
>
> Sample of speakers at the CTOSummit: Brian Behlendorf, Co-founder
> Apache and Collabnet; David Axmark, Co-founder, MySQL; Klaus Knopper,
> Co-founder, Knoppix. Speakers from Novell, Ingres, TCS, Satyam, Intel,
> Microsoft, and many more IT firm, will be participating in the
> discussion at the CTOSummit.
>
> Inspired from the Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), which is an
> annual event in the US, the CTOSummit should be an excellent
> opportunity for you to discover the business and economics of open
> source, interact with global and Indian entrepreneurs who have been
> successful in this arena, and network with the who's who of the IT
> industry.
>
> The Background
> CTOSummit is one of the events being organised within the Open Source
> India Week (OSIW), which was earlier known as LinuxAsia. Both,
> CTOSummit and OSIW are being organised by the EFY Group--publishers of
> magazines like Electronics For You and LINUX For You. The earlier four
> LinuxAsia were held only in Delhi, but this year the event has
> expanded into three cities: Bangalore, Mumbai and Delhi.
>
> Few facts related to the business side of Open Source:
> · MySQL just got bought by Sun Microsystems for UDS$ 1 Billion.
>
> · Ingres and SugarCRM are expected to go IPO this year, and despite
> being open source firms, they are the darling amongst tech investors
> and analysts.
>
> · Indian IT giants, like Satyam and TCS, have started releasing open
> source projects.
>
> · Many SME-IT firms have witnessed growth of over 100-percent in the
> last three to four years, while working in the Linux/Open Source space.
>
> The Specifics:
> Date: 12th February '08, 10 am to 6 pm
> Venue: The Taj Westend, Banglore
> Deadline for registration: 7th February '08
> Entry Fee: Rs 5,000 (including service tax 12.36%)
> Pay to: EFY Enterprises Pvt Ltd
> For queries: Call Ruchira or Manu at 011-26810601, 02, 03
>