Web Wednesday Guangzhou, 30.09.2009: Open Source Software from a Business Perspective

We would like to invite you to the following event:

WEB WEDNESDAY – GUANGZHOU

Date: 30.09.2009 - 7 pm, The Paddy Field 田野西餐吧
No admission fee, no registration required

A direct descendant of Hong Kong's successful
networking event. Meet the GZ "Digerati" and greet guests
from around Asia who are leaders on the Internet!
Our main goal is to network and meet new people with
common interests in the Guangzhou area, learn from our
guests and, oh ya, HAVE FUN!

Guest this month

MATHIAS LIN
Managing Director at SYSVISION Ltd.

Topic:

OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE
from a Business Perspective

How to save costs and stay vendor independent with IT

This month's Web Wednesday event will give you some valuable tips on Open Source Software and how it can help your company save costs and stay vendor independent. Join this event and you will go home with useful advice that you can use right-away - whether you're a company director, marketing manager, or head of IT.

Mathias Lin will introduce you into the eco-system of Open Source Software in a non-technical, easy-to-understand way.

This is what you will learn at the next Web Wednesday:

I. Introduction

1. What is open source software (OSS)?
2. Examples of available products

II. Evaluation and Implementation

1. Benefits of OSS
2. Problems and obstacles to OSS
3. Choosing and evaluation OSS
4. Current status and trends

III. Discussion and Q&A

Mathias Lin

Mathias Lin, born 1978 in Hamburg/Germany, is founder and managing director at SYSVISION Ltd. (Hong Kong) as well as Vice President, Products & Technologies at SYSVISION USA, Inc. Prior to living and working in Asia for 3.5 years, he served as managing director at SYSVISION, Germany.
Mathias has 11+ years of professional experience in IT and has been consulting clients ranging from startups to Fortune 500 corporations, such as Bayer, China Telecom, Lufthansa, Unilever, Philips, Dräger, META Group, Atos Origin, et al. He is an enthusiastic proponent about technology and its impact on business and productivity.
His personal interest lies in healthcare IT and how open source and open knowledge concepts and projects can contribute to the healthcare systems in developing and emerging countries.

http://www.linkedin.com/in/mathiaslin
https://www.xing.com/profile/Mathias_Lin
http://twitter.com/mathiaslin
http://www.sysvision.com
E-Mail: mathias.lin@sysvision.com

This month's event is presented in cooperation with:
German Chamber of Commerce in China - South China
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Venue:

The Paddy Field 田野西餐吧
Booth 1A, G/F, Central Plaza, 38 Huale Lu,Yuexiu
华乐路38号广怡大厦首层1A

本月主讲嘉宾

汉智科技常务董事
MATHIAS LIN

主题
开源软件
——自《商务前景》一书
如何利用IT节省成本和保持供应商独立

本月的Web Wednesday活动会给你带来一些关于开源软件有用的小提示，及其如何帮助你的公司节省成本和保持供应商独立。无论你是一个公司的总监、市场经理或者 IT部门的领导，只要参加这个活动，就可以马上得到有用的建议。Mathias Lin 会深入浅出地向你介绍开源软件的运作模式。
以下是本月Web Wednesday活动的演讲纲要：

I. 概述

1.什么是开源软件
2.应用产品举例

II. 评估与实现

1.开源软件的好处
2.开源软件的问题与阻碍
3.选择与评估
4.现状与趋势

III.讨论与问答环节

Mathias Lin

1978年生于德国汉堡，汉智科技（香港）的创始人和常务董事，同时也是美国汉智科技产品及技术的副总裁。
他已经在亚洲生活与工作了三年半，在此之前他于德国担任汉智科技总经理。
Mathias 在IT方面拥有超过11年的丰富经验，曾为各种不同的客户——从刚起步的企业到财富500强——提供IT咨询，包括：拜耳，中国电信，德国汉莎航空公司，联合利华，飞利浦，德尔格，梅塔集团，源讯等等。他是科技及其工商影响力的热诚倡导者。

他的个人兴趣是医疗保健的IT解决方案，以及如何通过开源软件、知识共享来帮助发展中国家和新兴国家建立他们的医疗系统。

http://www.linkedin.com/in/mathiaslin
https://www.xing.com/profile/Mathias_Lin
http://twitter.com/mathiaslin
http://www.sysvision.com
E-Mail: mathias.lin@sysvision.com

本月活动合作单位：
南中国德国商会

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