Black Duck Software Offers Webinar on Managing the Use of Free and Open Source Software in Outsourced Development Projects
Complimentary webinar offers best practices for leveraging the time and cost savings of FOSS while managing legal and technical challenges
FRANKFURT, Germany, June 29, 2010 – Black Duck Software (www.blackducksoftware.com), the leading global provider of products and services for accelerating software development through the managed use of open source software, will present an educational webinar on managing the use of free and open source software (FOSS) in outsourced development projects.
Strategic use of FOSS in outsourced development projects holds the promise of tremendous time and cost savings, but associated legal and technical complexities can cancel out those advantages and expose a company to technical and legal risks if not properly managed. The webinar, Free & Open Software in Outsourcing Projects, provides project managers, outsourcing managers and legal teams with a solid foundation for developing a FOSS management strategy that leverages the benefits and dramatically reduces the risks.
Webinar: Free & Open Source Software in Outsourcing Projects
Date: Thursday, July 1
Time: July 1st at 13:00 CEST (local Germany time)
Audience: Project Managers, Outsourcing Managers, Legal, R&D and IT
Cost: No charge
Registration: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/538179353
This webinar addresses the following key questions:
- What are the legal and technical requirements for using FOSS in outsourcing projects?
- How can FOSS advantages be fully leveraged?
- How can I establish an effective FOSS management strategy for reducing risk while leveraging the time and cost-saving benefits in complex outsourcing projects?
This is the second in a series of three webinars Black Duck is presenting with strategic partners, Bird & Bird and BearingPoint. Bird & Bird is an international commercial law firm with over 800 lawyers worldwide. BearingPoint provides management consulting and technology services.
About Black Duck Software
Black Duck Software is the leading provider of products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software, at enterprise scale, in a multi-source development process. Black Duck™ enables companies to shorten time-to-market and reduce development costs while mitigating the management, security and compliance challenges associated with open source software. Black Duck Software powers Koders.com, the industry’s leading code search engine for open source, and is among the 500 largest software companies in the world, according to Softwaremag.com. The company is headquartered near Boston and has offices in San Mateo, California, London, Paris, Frankfurt, and Tokyo. For more information, visit www.blackducksoftware.com.
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Black Duck Software Offers Webinar on Managing the Use of Free and Open Source Software in Outsourced Development Projects 
