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