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Friday 26th August in Croydon

On 25th  February 2011 the 5th ODF Plugfest took place in the Royal Borough of WIndsor and Maidenhead. One of the attendees Fabrice Mous came over from the Netherlands to take part in the event.  While he actively particpiated in the odf plugfest he also took time out to interview some of the key attendees at the event and has been kindly agreed to let us post the interview he did with Mark Taylor. 

Britain's most-respected and best-established Open Source business, Sirius Corporation plc, today unveils it's new Network Operations Centre. Custom-built on the second floor of their Rivermead House head office, the centre provides genuine 24/7 support for the entire range of enterprise-class Open Source technologies. Sirius' latest move is entirely customer-driven. The company has been providing managed services, helpdesk services and support for several years, and over the past year...

All examples are in Java or using Java jargon. Written by Kate Howlett

So how is baking like programming? What are the similarities? Are there any? I think so and this article is to show you what they are.

Similarities:
They both have an overall plan - what should happen
They both have an ultimate goal
A time frame
Variables
Methods
Correct timing and interaction
Testing

Differences:
Baking has an oven period

Monday 21st February 2011 saw the first 'Open Source System Integrators Forum' held by the Cabinet Office and I'd like to share a few modest bits of news with you all...
 

 Today at the Treasury, Mark Taylor attended Franice Maude's SME strategic supplier summit. If even half of the promised reforms materialise it will transform the Public Sector landscape, clearing the way for young and dynamic businesses to bring innovative solutions and play their part in cutting the gaping deficit. 

Yesterday was a great day in for us  – our first new partner for 2011 was announced. Many people in the UK and in the international Open Source Community will be familiar with Simon Phipps , and his new work with new company ForgeRock. We are very happy to say that  we are ForgeRock’s first full UK partner.

Sirius is currently looking for bright university graduates looking into joining a young open source company. Sirius is an Open Source consultancy focused on helping our customers to make the most out of open source and create great innovative products with it.

Earlier this week I went up to the Westminster eForum to speak at the Keynote Seminar "Open source software: in business, in government". The Westminster eForum provides an environment for policy makers in Parliament, Whitehall and government agencies to engage with key stakeholders. The event was sponsored by Sirius IT, the company which advised us on our move to Linux and who now provide ongoing support for...