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IBM vs OpenSource, friend or foe 
With Andreas Pleschek
IBM vs OpenSource, friend or foe is about IBMs Open Source strategy. Open
Source has and will change the software market tremendously, sometimes
called 'disruptive'.
How is IBM recognizing, reacting and even leveraging
OSS values in its future business. What are customer benefits of combining
OSS and IBM software, what are already existing offerings.
Andreas Pleschek is responsible for Open Source and Linux, Technical Sales
at Software Group across North East Europe. Coming from Lotus to the IBM
team he managed teams or subjects around Messaging and Collaboration
Solutions, Software Architectures, Hardware Topologies, Desktop szenarios,
MicroSoft Competition and since 1,5 years dedicated to Linux and Open
Source. Being part of the technical sales team, Andreas expertise is not
only focused on Marketing and Sales messages, but also what is behind the
different solutions inside and outside IBM.