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Navica News
06/15/05:
Navica CEO Begins Open Source Column for CIO Magazine
Navica CEO Bernard Golden is now writing
a regular column on open source for CIO Magazine, the
most trusted periodical for senior IT management.
Columns will focus on the key issues facing
IT management as they consider how to take advantage
of open source in their organizations and infrastructure.
The first column, available now, focuses on open source
ROI. Upcoming columns will discuss the ins and outs
of open source technical support and what the "open
source community" means to IT organizations.
Available bi-monthly, the columns will
run in the "Essential Technology" section
of the magazine. >> Read
the first column.
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12/15/04:
Navica signs as SugarCRM Business Partner
Navica has signed a partnership agreement
with SugarCRM,
the premier open source CRM company. Navica will provide
worldwide SugarCRM consulting, implementation and training
services. SugarCRM software provides the ability to
track all aspects of an organization's relationship
with its customers, extending from first contact all
the way through post-sales support. Navica CEO, Bernard
Golden states, "by marrying its open source expertise
to SugarCRM's outstanding open source CRM product, Navica
can enable organizations to deepen their customer interactions
in a highly cost-effective manner." >>
For more information call Navica at 650 585-5309.
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9/2/04: Golden signed as monthly
columnist to SearchEnterpriseLinux
Bernard Golden, Navica's CEO, has agreed to write
a monthly column for
SearchEnterpriseLinux.com. The column will feature
commentary on significant
open source developments and analysis of their impact
on enterprise IT organizations. The column will be
called "Golden's Rules" and will appear
on the 15th of each month at the top of the SearchEnterpriseLinux
website. >> Read
the first column.
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9/2/04:
Golden appointed to Advisory Board
Bernard Golden, CEO of Navica, has been appointed
to the SearchEnterpriseLinux.com Editorial Advisory
Board. In this role he will help shape the editorial
content and direction of the site. >> Read
about the Editorial Advisory Board.
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8/18/04:
Unprecedented Press Coverage for Navica
Navica coverage in the tech press has reached unprecedented
levels in the past few weeks to coincide with the
release of Succeeding with Open Source by
Bernard Golden. Golden has appeared in LinuxWorld
Magazine, SYS-CON
Radio, SD
Times and SearchEnterpriseLinux
in the past three weeks. He also featured on the front
of Open Source Technologies produced by Addison-Wesley.
>> more interviews
and articles
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8/3/04: LinuxWorld 2004
& Succeeding with Open Source Book Launch
Succeeding with Open Source authored by
Navica CEO, Bernard Golden, was launched by Addison-Wesley
at the premier Linux fest, LinuxWorld, on August 3.
Golden signed books and discussed with attendees during
the conference and August 5, presented his views on
evolving open source challenges and solutions.
Golden released a copy of Chapter One from the book:
Open Source
Overview on the Navica website.
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8/1/04: Golden to speak at LinuxWorld
Bernard Golden, Navica CEO, will be speaking at LinuxWorld
on August 5: Open Source Beyond Linux.
With the rapid growth of Linux in the enterprise,
many IT organizations are interested in implementing
open source software in other parts of their software
stack. However, the broad coalition of Linux support
is fragmented for other open source products, which
poses a challenge for these organizations.
This talk will discuss the key issues present in
implementing open source beyond Linux and offer a
formalized methodology that assists in the selection,
evaluation, and implementation of open source: the
Open Source Maturity Model.
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Bernard Golden, CEO Navica |
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August 8, 2004 |
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11.45am |
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LinuxWorld
Expo |
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Moscone Center, North Hall |
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6/30/04:
Succeeding with Open Source: Book Launch
The publisher of Succeeding with Open
Source, Addison-Wesley, is throwing a book launch
party at LinuxWorld. Come and meet the author and Navica’s
CEO, Bernard Golden. Get your copied signed!
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August 3 |
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1:00 p.m. |
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Addison-Wesley booth #1276 |
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Moscone Center |
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LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, San Francisco |
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5/14/04: Succeeding with
Open Source: An Overview
Succeeding with Open Source (Addison-Wesley,
August 2004) authored by Navica CEO, Bernard Golden,
describes all aspects of open source products and
how organizations can locate, assess, and select elements
required for successful implementation of open source
products. The book presents a practical methodology
for organizations using open source software and is
destined to become the breakthrough book in open source
implementation.
"This book contains some of the most valuable,
practical advice I have seen on how to transform use
of open source software from an accidental process
into a powerful strategy for gaining an edge on the
competition." Terry Bollinger, IT Analyst, The
MITRE Corporation; author, "Use of Free and Open
Source software in the U.S. Department of Defense";
former editor, IEEE Software Magazine. >>more
information; >> to
reserve a copy
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4/16/04: Navica announces new
training programs
Navica has announced the introduction of three new
training programs that provide critical information
on working with open source.
The programs cover: selecting, assessing, and implementing
open source software; using the Open Source Maturity
Model to evaluate open source production-readiness;
developing a support strategy for open source; locating
training resources for open source products; working
with the open source community; doing open source
development. >> more
information
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3/17/04:
Golden speaks at Open Source Business Conference
Navica’s CEO, Bernard Golden, spoke
on a panel “Collaborating with the Community”
at the Open Source Business Conference 2004 (San Francisco,
March 16 and 17).
His remarks focused on assessing an open
source product’s community, taking advantage of
the resources available for the product, and how to
affect the product’s direction through interaction
with the developers and community. >>
read Golden's remarks |
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3/10/04:
Open Source - The Top Five Myths
Misinformation spread by companies threatened
by the rise of open source is rife as confusion reigns
about what open source software is as well its impact
on software creation and use according to Navica CEO,
Bernard Golden. Get a perspective on of the top five
open source myths, along with commentary on how they
affect potential open source users. >>
more information |
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12/14/03:
Golden signs book deal with Addison-Wesley
Navica’s CEO, Bernard Golden, is
the author of Succeeding with Open Source,
(Addison-Wesley, available August 2004). The book presents
Navica’s open source methodology, the Open Source
Maturity Model (OSMM), as a framework for selecting,
assessing, and implementing open source software.
“The book is a how-to for organizations
that are planning to implement open source applications”,
said Golden, "the book describes each product element
that makes up an open source product and explains how
to assess its quality." In the OSMM, each element
is assigned a score, and the suml of the scores is the
overall OSMM score for the product. A set of recommended
scores is presented, indicating the minimum acceptable
scores for product use. “By assessing a product
using the OSMM, an organization can match its score
against the recommended minimums to determine whether
the product is best suited for experimentation, pilot
use, or production environments”, Golden said.
The book includes checklists allowing
easy assessment of each element. A website for the book
will be available at publication which will make an
OSMM template as well as checklist templates available
for download. For more information, contact book@navicasoft.com
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