A look at the open source OW2 Consortium

During the OSCAMP event in Beijing, I had a chance to talk to Cedric Thomas, the CEO of OW2 open source organization. Here's an extract of our conversation:

1. Can you tell me about the origins of the OW2 Consortium? We hear OW2 is the result of a merger between OrientWare..... Read more »

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International open source communities focus on China

The OW2 Consortium, an independent industry community dedicated to developing open source middleware announced the launch of its Chinese Web platform.

OW2 members, including leading IT research institutes in China such as Peking University, Academy of Science, Beihang University and the National University of Defense Technology (NUDT) have put their strengths..... Read more »

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Peter Cheng

Peter Cheng is a community strategist and open source evangelist, who is based in Beijing, China. In 2003, he initiated the Open Source University program to gather industry experts and help spread open source technology and culture to over 100 universities. In 2007, he organized the Open Source Camp in five Chinese cities, with the aim to enable the open source community to share and exchange ideas and to promote the technology in China. Peter currently runs TargetSource Tech, a company he founded to provide consulting services on enterprise open source software.