Santa Clara, California — (press release excerpt) — Open Country, a provider of commerce, distribution and management solutions for Open Source applications, today announced Open Innovation, a conference to be held at the Santa Clara Marriott on July 31 and August 1.

The event will bring together the industry's leading thinkers, developers, investors and entrepreneurs to explore the issues and opportunities for new software directions and debate the business models needed to support growth.

Nolan Bushnell, CEO and Founder of uWink, Inc., an entertainment network company, will deliver the keynote address. During the past 25 years, Bushnell has founded over 20 companies, including Atari and Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theater. He currently sits on the Board of Directors for companies that include Wave Systems, TradeWorld and Webquest and frequently lectures on entrepreneurship and innovation.

“Software innovation is a powerful force that shapes the roots of today's world. Open Source represents one of the best opportunities to affect our future,” said Michael Grove, Chief Executive Officer for Open Country. “Rather than predictable mediocrity, more choices are needed. Revolutionary and unpredictable choices, capable of driving significant functionality improvements and providing dramatic solutions to our most complex problems.”

Conference sessions and topics include . . .

• Market Interests are Best Served by Open Innovation
  
• Open Source Commerce – Leaping the Barriers
  
• Business Models for Open Innovation
  
• The Art of Innovation
  
• The Humane Interface
  
• Integrating Open Source into the Enterprise
  
• Open Source Investment
  
• Global Directions for Open Source
  
• Incremental Maturity or Accelerated Innovation

Speakers and presenters include . . .

• Arthur C. Clark, author, innovator and space age expert
  
• Mark Gorenberg, Partner, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners
  
• Tom Kelley, General Manager, IDEO
  
• Larry Lessig, author and Stanford professor
  
• Bruce Perins, Open Source Advocate, Hewlett-Packard
  
• Jeff Raskin, author and creator of the Macintosh

The conference fee is $295 for registrations completed by July 17 and $395 for those registering after that date. Individuals interested in attending the conference may register online at www.openinnovation.org, by calling 925-975-0711 or by sending a fax to 925-975-0718.

The Open Innovation conference was established to focus attention on software innovation. Additional information regarding the conference may be obtained by visiting www.openinnovation.org, by email to [email protected] or by contacting focusONe Marketing Integration at 925-975-0711.

 
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