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2008 06 OpenCoffee Xii - Athens - JBoss

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This document discusses the history and business of JBoss, an open-source Java application server. It describes how JBoss started as a community project in 1999 and was later acquired by Red Hat in 2006. It also discusses how open-source software like JBoss can be used by businesses and how it provides a cost-effective alternative to proprietary application servers.

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Professional Open Source or The Business of Free Software 侶亮流侶 僚隆竜略隆侶 JBoss AS, Project Lead JBoss, a division of Red Hat opencoffee.gr 00001100 (XII)
JB os s & Me 2001 JB oss User 2003 JB oss C ontributor 2004 JB oss E mployee 2006 JB oss AS Lead
JB os s .org The Project An O pen S ource Java Application S erver* Founded by M arc Fleury in 1999 Backed by a community of developers D evelopers #1 C hoice Innovative D esign E asy to Use LG P L licensed Freely Use/ istribute/ mbed D E C ommercial S ervers at $10k - $100k+
JB os s Today JB oss.org : 30+ C ommunity P rojects 20+ M illion D ownloads 250,000+ Users 500+ C ontributors ~32% of the World's Java E nterprise Applications run on JBoss AS
Myth #1 OpenSource is Free* *as in Beer
JB os s .com The C ompany 1999 : EJB-OSS Project 2000 : Training & Consulting 2001 : Documentation for sale 2002 : JBoss Group LLC & Support 2003 : Expansion with new OSS projects JBoss Network 2004 : JBoss Inc, Venture Funding, Enterprise JEMS & J2EE 1.4 Certification 2005: : JEMS, JBoss Network, Partners Production Support Tactical Developer Support JBoss, Inc. Consulting Professional Open Source Documentation Developer Training JBoss Group Small Consultancy 10/00 6/01 1/02 9/02 9/03 1/05 6/05
R ed Hat acquis ition of JB os s (2006) R ed Hat offered $350M for JB oss Inc. JB oss formed the M iddleware division of R ed Hat An O pen S ource stack for the E nterprise, at a fraction of the cost
Myth #2 OpenSource is not Mature* *as in Tomato
Mag ic Quadrant for Enterpris e Application S ervers (S ource: G artner, April 2008)
Who is us ing JB os s ? (tip of iceberg) Media/ Financial Travel Gov Telecom Insurance Entertainment
The World is Flat, really
dimitris .andreadis @ redhat.com

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2008 06 OpenCoffee Xii - Athens - JBoss

  • 1. Professional Open Source or The Business of Free Software 侶亮流侶 僚隆竜略隆侶 JBoss AS, Project Lead JBoss, a division of Red Hat opencoffee.gr 00001100 (XII)
  • 2. JB os s & Me 2001 JB oss User 2003 JB oss C ontributor 2004 JB oss E mployee 2006 JB oss AS Lead
  • 3. JB os s .org The Project An O pen S ource Java Application S erver* Founded by M arc Fleury in 1999 Backed by a community of developers D evelopers #1 C hoice Innovative D esign E asy to Use LG P L licensed Freely Use/ istribute/ mbed D E C ommercial S ervers at $10k - $100k+
  • 4. JB os s Today JB oss.org : 30+ C ommunity P rojects 20+ M illion D ownloads 250,000+ Users 500+ C ontributors ~32% of the World's Java E nterprise Applications run on JBoss AS
  • 5. Myth #1 OpenSource is Free* *as in Beer
  • 6. JB os s .com The C ompany 1999 : EJB-OSS Project 2000 : Training & Consulting 2001 : Documentation for sale 2002 : JBoss Group LLC & Support 2003 : Expansion with new OSS projects JBoss Network 2004 : JBoss Inc, Venture Funding, Enterprise JEMS & J2EE 1.4 Certification 2005: : JEMS, JBoss Network, Partners Production Support Tactical Developer Support JBoss, Inc. Consulting Professional Open Source Documentation Developer Training JBoss Group Small Consultancy 10/00 6/01 1/02 9/02 9/03 1/05 6/05
  • 7. R ed Hat acquis ition of JB os s (2006) R ed Hat offered $350M for JB oss Inc. JB oss formed the M iddleware division of R ed Hat An O pen S ource stack for the E nterprise, at a fraction of the cost
  • 8. Myth #2 OpenSource is not Mature* *as in Tomato
  • 9. Mag ic Quadrant for Enterpris e Application S ervers (S ource: G artner, April 2008)
  • 10. Who is us ing JB os s ? (tip of iceberg) Media/ Financial Travel Gov Telecom Insurance Entertainment
  • 11. The World is Flat, really