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KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS

Jeffrey Birnbaum

Stateless Computing – Scaling at Zero Marginal Cost Above Capex

Jeffrey Birnbaum
Managing Director and Chief Technology Architect, Merrill Lynch.
Tuesday, August 5, 2008, 9:00 am - 9:30 am

Randall Spratt

A Matter of Life and Death: Linux in Healthcare

Randall Spratt
EVP and Chief Information Officer, McKesson.
Tuesday, August 5, 2008, 9:30 am - 10:00 am

Kevin Kettler

Data Center 3.0: How the Network is Transforming the Data Center

Rajiv Ramaswami
Vice President and General Manager, Cisco Systems, Inc.
Tuesday, August 5, 2008, 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Edward Screven

Delivering Business Value with Next Generation Data Center

Edward Screven
Chief Corporate Architect, Oracle Corporation.
Wednesday, August 6, 2008,9:00 am - 10:00 am

Mark Sunday
Mark Sunday

Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President, Oracle Corporation.

Bob Sutor

Linux, Open Source, and IBM: The Next Decade

Bob Sutor
VP, Open Source and Standards, IBM.
Wednesday, August 6, 2008, 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Simon Crosby

Data Center of the Future: How the Delivery of Technology Will Change

Simon Crosby
CTO, Citrix Systems Inc.
Thursday, August 7, 2008, 9:00 am - 10:00 am

Kevin Clark

The Magic Behind the Screens: Behind the scenes at the Lucasfilm Data Center

Kevin Clark
Director of IT Operations, Lucasfilm, Ltd.
Thursday, August 7, 2008, 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
LinuxWorld Conference Tracks

Jump to a track: Applications | Desktop Linux | Quick and Dirty Development | Legal and Licensing | Security | Virtualization | Mobile Linux Platforms | Building Mobile Linux Applications | System Troubleshooting | ACCESS Developer Day | Embedded Linux | Wind River Developer Day

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Applications

Linux and open source applications are being used in increasingly innovative ways; stretching far beyond web and application servers. This track is focused on presenting attendees with the how-to behind the most innovative applications. The applications track will consider novel Linux and open source software applications not specifically covered by other tracks at the conference. Track Chair: William Hurley
Tuesday, August 5, 2008 Session Title
10:15 am - 11:15 am Building Rich Internet Applications with an Open Source Stack
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Opening up Virtual Worlds and 3D Applications to the masses with OpenSim
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Case Study: Professional Open Source at Autodesk
Wednesday, August 6, 2008 Session Title
10:15 am - 11:15 am The 7 Stages of Scaling Web Applications: Strategies for Architects

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Desktop Linux

Does the Linux Desktop make sense for your business? Is your business ready to reap the benefits and handle the freedoms associated with an open source desktop? What is your Linux Desktop deployment criteria? In the Desktop Linux track, we will look at the state of the Linux desktop as it relates to desktop clients, laptops/tablets, thin clients, and even mobile desktops. Exciting advancements have placed the Linux desktop as a viable alternative for almost any desktop use in both homogeneous and heterogeneous computing environments. Track Chair: John Cherry
Wednesday, August 6, 2008 Session Title
11:30 am - 12:30 pm OEM Desktop Panel Discussion - We’re shipping Linux on PCs: Now What?
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Desktop Linux Architects Speak Out
Thursday, August 7, 2008 Session Title
10:15 am - 11:15 am The Client Linux Desktop: A Dell Case Study
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Open Source on the Desktop: Why Not?

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Quick and Dirty Development

Nothing is as permanent as a temporary hack that works. System administrators and IT managers have long been called on to make the quick fixes needed to implement a change or work around a bug in someone else's software. Today, though, the proliferation of virtual hosts means that even your quick hacks need to be manageable, repeatable, and secure. In these sessions, the attendee will learn repeatable coding patterns to keep your scripts safe, and how to develop his searching and code-borrowing powers. Track Chair: Don Marti
Tuesday, August 5, 2008 Session Title
10:15 am - 11:15 am Hypertable: An Open Source, High Performance, Scalable Database
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Getting more out of Memcached with Libmemecached
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Code Scavenging: How to Find and Reuse Tasty Bite-Sized Chunks of Code
Wednesday, August 6, 2008 Session Title
10:15 am - 11:15 am Putting The "IT" In Git
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Trac: Project and Process Management for Developers
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Business Applications in an Enterprise Wiki
Thursday, August 7, 2008 Session Title
10:15 am - 11:15 am Social Media Web Sites on LAMP: How Drupal Changes the Game
11:30 am - 12:30 pm PHP: Past, Present and Future

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Legal and Licensing

No Open Source Conference would be complete without taking an in-depth look at the legal climate around software. Open Source licensing continues to evolve with the GPL v3 and AGPL v3 both now final and OSI certified. Multiple GPL infringement suits have now been brought and settled. Anyone involved in Open Source software needs to understand the latest legal issues. Learn in this track:
+ How to assure compliance with open source software licenses
+ Recent updates/changes to open source licenses
+ Recent legal activity surrounding the GPL
+ Impact of license choice on software usage and adoption
+ Recent initiatives on open source and patents
+ Impact of increased patent troll activity on open source
Track Chair: Larry Augustin
Tuesday, August 5, 2008 Session Title
10:15 am - 11:15 am Avoiding Open Source Lawsuits: Five Steps to Effective Open Source Governance in the Enterprise
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Evaluating TCO and ROI for Free and Open Source Software (FOSS)
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm A Guide to GPL Compliance for Software Engineers and Managers
Wednesday, August 6, 2008 Session Title
10:15 am - 11:15 am Open Source 2.0: Software, Licensing Models, and Building a Sustainable Business
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Implementing Your Open Source Business Strategy through Your Legal Strategy
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Supporting the Linux Ecosystem: The Law, the Lore, and the Lure
Thursday, August 7, 2008 Session Title
10:15 am - 11:15 am GPLv3 More Permissive than GPLv2?
11:30 am - 12:30 pm FOSS Licensing Issues in Outsourcing and Joint Ventures

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Security

We turned on our auto-patch/update systems, we installed a firewall, and we told users not to use post-its on monitors to store their passwords, yet we still have systems being compromised. Open Source and peer review only gets you so far, it's time to take the nest step. This track will look at what we as implementers of technology need to keep on top of to really improve our state of security. From the OS to the applications, it's the whole view. Track Chair: David Cafaro
Tuesday, August 5, 2008 Session Title
10:15 am - 11:15 am SELinux in the Enterprise, Enabling Business through SELinux in the Enterprise
11:30 am - 12:30 pm What IT Auditors Should Know About Storage Area Network (SAN) Security
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Cold Boot Attacks on Hard Drive Encryption
Wednesday, August 6, 2008 Session Title
10:15 am - 11:15 am Computer Forensics with Linux Alone: the Open Source Advantage
11:30 am - 12:30 pm The System Administrator Security Challenge
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Alpaca: The Painless Way to Configure Network Services
Thursday, August 7, 2008 Session Title
10:15 am - 11:15 am Network Introspection with Open Source Tools
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Linux Intrusion Detection Systems

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Virtualization

Virtualization is moving into the mainstream in the data center, bringing with it a new set of challenges in securely deploying and managing a virtual infrastructure. We'll address these challenges head-on with sessions covering when and how to deploy, interoperability, management strategies, security and more. These sessions will help the attendee get the most out of today's virtualization solutions while preparing him for the next generation of technology. Track Chair: Mark Skarpness
Tuesday, August 5, 2008 Session Title
10:15 am - 11:15 am Applying Virtualization Across the Data Center: x86/x64 vs. UNIX and Mainframes
11:30 am - 12:30 pm The Strength of Open Source Xen
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Maximizing Performance of Virtualized Enterprise Applications on Linux
Wednesday, August 6, 2008 Session Title
10:15 am - 11:15 am Containers, Virtualization, and Live Migration
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Virtualization and Its Impact on Interoperability between Windows and Linux
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Xen and the Art of Virtualization Security Policy Compliance
Thursday, August 7, 2008 Session Title
10:15 am - 11:15 am Virtualization: Know Your Options with Ubuntu
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Case Study: Virtual Nightmare? Mastering the Management of Virtualization in Production

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Mobile Linux Platforms

Linux in mobile telephony is today a lot more than just a kernel, device drivers and libraries. The Platforms Track will explore the evolution and diversity of Mobile Linux, addressing both commercial and community-based approaches. Presentations will examine platform architectures and underlying enabling technologies (UI and multimedia frameworks, multicore support, etc.), and encompass efforts to unify and standardize the mobile Linux landscape. Track Chair: Bill Weinberg
Tuesday, August 5, 2008 Session Title
10:15 am - 11:15 am Building Applications on Mobile Linux: Rapid Development Platforms for Mobile 2.0
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Moblin.org: Addressing Mobile Internet Devices with Open Source Software
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Secure Mobile Linux: Why Should We Care?
Wednesday, August 6, 2008 Session Title
10:15 am - 11:15 am Mobile Linux and the Open Internet Generation
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Innovating, Integrating, and Improving the Next Generation of Mobile and Multimedia Devices
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm LiMo Foundation Overview & Roadmap
Thursday, August 7, 2008 Session Title
10:15 am - 11:15 am Linux and the SIM Card: Current and Next-Generation Applications
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Linux for Mobile Handhelds: Commercialization Challenges and Opportunities

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Building Mobile Linux Applications

The quantity and quality of available applications for Linux-based mobile devices will determine not just the viability of each device but the success of the entire mobile Linux market. This track will examine how OEMs, operators, ISVs and individual developers create applications for Linux-based mobile devices today, and how they are likely to do so on the next generation of mobile Linux platforms. It will include presentations on both native Linux application paradigms as well as using Java, web, scripting and other development approaches. The track will also highlight hot topics like device openness, communities and operator/OEM developer programs, security and application signing, and end-to-end applications development. Track Chair: Bill Weinberg
Tuesday, August 5, 2008 Session Title
10:15 am - 11:15 am Seamlessly Migrating Desktop Applications to Mobile Linux Devices
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Building Smart Mobile Devices with Linux on ARM
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Developing for the Cross Platform, Cross Device, Cross Desktops
Wednesday, August 6, 2008 Session Title
10:15 am - 11:15 am Top 10 Tips For Developing Android-based Mobile Handsets
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Mobile 2.0: How Open Source and Global Communities are Ushering in a New Generation of Mobile Apps, Services and Widgets
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Open Source, Open Standards, and Web 2.0: Accelerating Application Development
Thursday, August 7, 2008 Session Title
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Creating an End-to-End Mobile Linux Development and Simulation Environment Using Eclipse/TmL

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System Troubleshooting

If systems always worked as they were supposed to, there'd be no need for system administrators. This track will cover the skills and tools the attendee needs to solve problems in real time, and scale production systems as demand increases. The attendee will learn how to monitor his systems to anticipate problems before they happen, how to jump into action when necessary, and how to avoid those late-night pages that keep him from getting a good night's sleep. Track Chair: Joe Brockmeier
Tuesday, August 5, 2008 Session Title
10:15 am - 11:15 am Troubleshooting Linux Kernel Modules and Device Drivers
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Just Add Water: Tips to Managing, Monitoring and Scaling the Wild and Wooly IT Environment
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Using Puppet for Managed Infrastructure
Wednesday, August 6, 2008 Session Title
10:15 am - 11:15 am Facilities & IT: Managing the Merge
11:30 am - 12:30 pm System Rescue with Knoppix
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Monitoring and Troubleshooting Toolbox
Thursday, August 7, 2008 Session Title
10:15 am - 11:15 am Likewise Open: Making Linux a First-Class Citizen in Active Directory Domains
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Easing the Burdens of Troubleshooting Through Continuous Data Protection (CDP)

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ACCESS Developer Day

Learn from ACCESS how to build applications for the ACCESS Linux Platform using open source tools like the Eclipse IDE and Glade UI designer. These hands-on sessions prepare you to take advantage of platform features and mobile market opportunities. Linux is now mobile!
Tuesday, August 5, 2008 Session Title
10:15 am - 11:15 am ALP Development Technologies and ALP Overview
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Development Tools for Native Apps
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Lunchtime Lab: Testing Garnet OS/Java/ALP Apps
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm Keynote: ACCESS Developer Business Opportunities
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Building an ALP Native App
4:15 pm - 5:15 pm Advanced ALP Programming with Hiker

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Embedded Linux

Embedded Linux powers more than just mobile applications. Linux pervades consumer electronics, networking and telecommunications infrastructure, and has made impressive inroads in industrial control, automotive, medical, aerospace and defense, and other domains. According to industry analysts, embedded Linux powers between one quarter and one third of all current 32 and 64 bit designs.

The Embedded Linux Track at LinuxWorld explores how Linux enables applications across the gamut of intelligent devices, large and small, tethered and wireless, COTS and custom. Presentations and panels will address topics as diverse as development and life-cycles of Linux-based devices, user interfaces, embedded virtualization and other enabling technologies, and case studies from key applications areas. Track Chair: Bill Weinberg
Tuesday, August 5, 2008 Session Title
10:15 am - 11:15 am Building Intelligent Devices with Embedded Linux: Commercial and Community Approaches
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Open-Source Virtualization: The Right Match for Embedded Linux
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm A Standard for Automotive Grade Linux
Wednesday, August 6, 2008 Session Title
10:15 am - 11:15 am Modular Approach to Hardware and Software Enablement for Linux Mobile: SDIO & SPI in Mobile Platforms
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Developing a Mobile Embedded Linux Platform from Scratch
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm GNU/Linux in Your Car: How to Build a Computer for Your Car
Thursday, August 7, 2008 Session Title
10:15 am - 11:15 am Embedded Virtualization: Killer App Enabler or Atomic Fly Swatter
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Real-Time Virtualization for the Connected World: From Back-End Datacenters to Front-End Devices

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Wind River Developer Day

Learn how leading mobile stacks, industry consortia, and hardware platforms are using tools, IDEs, and SDKs with Wind River Linux to create compelling, differentiated mobile solutions.
Wednesday, August 6, 2008 Session Title
10:15 am - 11:15 am Virtualization: The Bridge to Carrier Grade Linux and COTS adoption
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Using the Wind River Build System
12:45 pm - 1:45 pm Lunch with Key Embedded Linux Developers
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Leveraging Open Source in the New Mobile Device Market

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