Open IT – Where it has happened?

Description

Fresh reference data is always good for decission makers. This session gathers together reference stories to be told and used. How they did it? Why they did it? What they gained from it?

LiMux - the IT-Evolution

Dr. Jutta Kreyss, IT-Architect for Clients, LiMux / City of Munich

  • LiMux Objectives and current status
  • Lessons learned
  • The magical square of Open Source Software

ID-Card in Practice in Estonia

Laur Mõtus, Board member of Povi Software OÜ and Estonian Open Source and Free Software Union (ALVATAL)

A survey system for monitoring university teaching quality

Jari Järvelä, Vice President, Learning Solutions, Arcusys Oy

Bios

Dr. Jutta Kreyss, IT-Architect for Clients, City of Munich

  • 2011 - today: Employee of the City of Munich as the IT-Architect for Clients
  • Since 2007: Senior Certified IT-Architect
  • 1997 - 2011: Employee of IBM Germany Research & Development
  • 1994: Ph.d. in Computer Science

Jari Järvelä, Partner & Vice President, Arcusys

Jari Järvelä is a Partner and Vice President in Arcusys Oy - an IT-company focusing on open source portal development using Liferay Portal platform. Jari´s responsibilities in Arcusys consist of eLearning and learning portals services development based on Liferay Portal platform. Main areas of expertise include developing and designing eLearning environments and designing learning support systems and portal solutions for educational organizations. Career experience consists of eLearning and training related expertise work from both public and private sector. Co-founder of Liferay Community project “Project Learn”. http://www.arcusys.fi

Session Host

Kim Aaltonen, Managing Director, SUSE Suomi

Mr. Kim Aaltonen is one the founders and Managing Director of Finceptum Oy, which represents Novell, NetIQ and SUSE businesses in Finland. Mr. Aaltonen is an open source enthusiast and the former Director of Novell’s Open Source and Linux businesses in Nordics, Benelux and Eastern Europe. He joined Novell as the country manager for Finland in fall 2004. Prior to Novell, Mr. Aaltonen was employed by IBM since June 1999, where he was in charge of developing Nordic and Baltic growth businesses. His duties included the development of Linux solutions and services. Mr. Aaltonen has also held positions at EDS Electronic Data Systems. Kim Aaltonen is a graduate of the Lappeenranta University of Technology.