Platinum Sponsors

Active State, is the leading provider of software solutions that increase productivity and organizational efficiency through the innovative use of open source technology. Additional information on ActiveState's industrial strength anti-spam software for enterprises and programming tools for open source language developers is available at: http://www.ActiveState.com.

Apple Developer Connection (ADC) programs offer a full range of services for new and experienced developers. The programs provide convenient, affordable access to the tools and technical support needed to work efficiently and productively-reducing development time and costs. The support doesn't end with the development process. ADC programs provide critical business information and comarketing resources to help successfully market and distribute products.

Hewlett Packard is a leading global provider of products, technologies, solutions and services to consumers and businesses. The company's offerings span IT infrastructure, personal computing and access devices, global services and imaging and printing. HP completed its acquisition of Compaq Computer Corporation on May 3, 2002.

IBM is the world's largest information technology company, with 80 years of leadership in helping businesses innovate. Drawing on resources from across IBM and key Business Partners, IBM offers a wide range of services, solutions and technologies that enable customers, large and small, to take full advantage of the new era of e-business.

Sun Microsystems has held open systems to be the cornerstone of its business philosophy since the beginning. From desktops to supercomputers, and from development tools to productivity suites, Sun is dedicated to delivering hardware and software based on open industry standards. Today, through shared technology innovation, Sun's continued commitment to Open Source is reflected in its leadership and key contributions to the many projects including OpenOffice.org, GNOME, Grid Engine, JXTA, NetBeans, and Mozilla.

Ticketmaster, the world's leading ticketing company, sold more than 95 million tickets valued at more than $4 billion in 2002, through www.ticketmaster.com, one of the largest e-commerce sites on the Internet, more than 3,500 retail Ticket Center outlets and 19 worldwide telephone call centers. Ticketmaster serves more than 8,000 clients worldwide and acts as the exclusive ticketing service for hundreds of leading arenas, stadiums, performing arts venues, and theaters and is the official ticketing provider and supporter of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. Ticketmaster is headquartered in West Hollywood, California and is a division of USA Interactive (NASDAQ: USAI).

Gold Sponsors

RealNetworks, Inc., is the leading global provider of network-delivered digital audio and video services and the creator of the technology that enables digital media creation, distribution and consumption. Consumers use RealNetworks' RealOne Player and our content subscription services to create and play free and premium digital content. Broadcasters, network operators, media companies and enterprises use RealNetworks' products and services to deliver digital media to PCs, mobile phones and consumer electronics devices. Consumers can access and experience audio/video programming and download RealNetworks' consumer software at http://www.real.com. RealNetworks' systems and corporate information is located at http://www.realnetworks.com. Developers interested in developing on the first open, multi-format digital media platform can download the Helix DNA source code at http://www.helixcommunity.org.

Founded in 1993, Red Hat is the premier Linux and open source provider. We serve global enterprises through technology and services made possible by the open source model. Solutions include Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating platforms and a broad range of services. Red Hat's training program, featuring RHCE, operates in more than 60 locations worldwide.

Silver Sponsors

Dynamic DNS Network Services, LLC, strives to provide superior domain name system (DNS) services with the highest levels of redundancy, service, and support in the industry. Our world-class team of DNS experts allows us to provide unprecedented quality of service and support, and our use of proven open source technology allows us to do so at reduced cost and risk to our users.

The Jabber Software Foundation fosters freedom of conversation by managing open protocols layered on top of the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP), and by providing organizational and technical assistance to open-source projects and companies that develop and deploy Jabber technologies for instant messaging and other presence-enabled applications.

Microsoft, is proud of our long-standing relationship with O'Reilly & Associates and is excited to be a participant and supporter of this year's OSCON. Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq MSFT ) is the worldwide leader in software, services and Internet technologies for personal and business computing. The company offers a wide range of products and services designed to empower people through great software -- any time, any place and on any device.

Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Redmond, Washington, Pogo Linux, Inc. is a systems vendor of servers, workstations, and storage systems. With a Linux focus and in-house technical expertise, Pogo Linux is dedicated to providing affordable, powerful, and reliable Linux-based servers, workstations, and storage solutions. Our systems highlight hardware from the industry's top leaders, the cost-effective benefits of IDE RAID, and dual-boot workstations with Windows and Linux. For more information about Pogo Linux, please visit: http://www.pogolinux.com or call: 1 (888) 828-POGO (7646).

Stonehenge Consulting Services, is the premiere worldwide, on-site and open enrollment Perl Traning company, brought to you by the people who literally wrote the book on Perl. Led by Just another Perl hacker, Randal Schwartz, we deliver the classic Learning Perl course, as well as advanced and customized courses.

Media Sponsors

Apache Week--Published weekly on the web and by email since 1996, Red Hat's Apache Week is the definitive online resource for all users of Apache and Apache-based web servers. Apache Week covers essential security issues, new server developments, as well as tutorials and features for novice and expert users alike.

Builder.com is the most insightful software development site on the Web. Created by developers, for developers, Builder.com brings fresh, real-world perspective on topics from programming to architecture to management. Builder.com offers an online community, complete with the information, tools, and services that developers need in their profession.

IEEE Internet Computing is a bimonthly magazine about the engineering, science, and art of developing networks and networked applications. Through tutorials, columns, and peer-reviewed features, IC explores Internet-based applications and supporting technologies as well as the Internet's widening impact on engineering practice and society.

SSC Publications, publisher of Linux Journal, is an established leader in the Linux, Open Source and UNIX fields. Now celebrating its eighth year of publication, Linux Journal is the premier magazine of the Linux community. To learn more about LJ and other SSC resources visit Linux Journal online.

O'Reilly Network is the Online Resource for Open and Emerging Technologies. You trust O'Reilly to help you do your job more efficiently and effectively. And you can trust O'Reilly Network to deepen your knowledge and technical skills. O'Reilly Network offers information beyond O'Reilly books, from thought-provoking articles to extensive, searchable resources. It's your essential technology site before and after conferences: www.oreillynet.com.

The Open Source Development Network. Inc., is the leading news, collaboration and distribution community for IT and Open Source development, implementation and innovation. OSDN is the home of several popular Web sites, including the award winning news discussion site Slashdot.org and the world's largest collaborative software development site, SourceForge.net.

OSXFAQ.com is the premier gathering place for Mac OS X. With daily Mac OS X & UNIX tips, the Learning Center, Mac OS X news, forums, reviews, tutorials, hints, seminars, reader reports, surveys, FAQ's, and MAN pages on using, administering, and integrating Mac OS X within Macintosh environments both big and small.

The Portland Business Alliance is the voice for the business community in the Portland metropolitan region. The Alliance emphasizes a strong regional economy and the maintenance of a vital central city, supporting business through networking, advocacy, education and visibility. The Alliance has a strong focus on technology programs, events and development activities.

Powell's Books is the largest independent used and new bookstore in the world. Located in Portland, Oregon, Powell's consists of seven general and specialty bookstores, including Powell's Technical Books. Search all our stores, plus the inventory of three giant warehouses at Powells.com, voted Best of the Web by Forbes magazine.

Safari Tech Books Online pinpoints solutions to your urgent technical problems by allowing you to search, read, and annotate the full text from hundreds of books by top publishers like O'Reilly, New Riders, Addison-Wesley Professional, and Prentice Hall PTR.

SDForum is the leading Silicon Valley not-for-profit organization providing an unbiased source of information, insight, and expertise to the technology community for 20 years. Each month SDForum reaches 1200 software professionals - including nearly 2000 paying members - through 20 events that promote new technologies, businesses and practices that advance the industry. SDForum has long-standing relationships in the valley including software companies such as BEA, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, and Sun. In addition, they have support from the City of San Jose, and sponsorship from over 30 venture capital firms and service providers.

The Software Association of Oregon (SAO) serves the state's network of software-powered organizations to help establish, grow, and sustain successful organizations. Over 600 companies form the SAO and take advantage of continuing education, networking, group buying discounts and long term industry development. Companies of all sizes and industries belong.

Sys Admin, the journal for Unix systems administrators satisfies the technical needs of Unix systems administrators working in heterogeneous computing environments. Coverage spans a wide range of technical topics crucial to systems administration in the enterprise. Articles provide practical, in-depth coverage of the administration of all major UNIX flavors including: Solaris, Linux, HP-UX, AIX, Tru64, BSD and Irix, within environments of all sizes.

VersionTracker.com is the most accurate and up-to-date source of Mac, Windows, and Palm OS software updates on the Internet. The VersionTracker content team tracks over 35,000 applications with hundreds more added every week. Over 2.6 million people visit VersionTracker.com every month, most of them power users, business or IT-oriented professionals.

Windows Developer Network takes pride in its growing development community. Windows Developer is the only publication devoted to providing information about successfully designing, developing, and deploying Windows-based applications in heterogeneous computing environments. Turn to Windows Developer as a unique and trusted source of Windows to Web development solutions. See Windows Developer Network online or get a free digital subscription today.

Sponsorship Information

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