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Aug. 3, 2009

Arizona's Premiere Conference on open source software offers insight on leveraging open source tools to reduce IT costs.

With the success of its first conference that ran last September, the Arizona Business & Liberty Experience Conference (ABLEconf) is set to return to the University of Advancing Technology (UAT) on October 24, 2009.

With businesses, schools, governments, non-profits and individuals all looking to cut costs wherever they can, open-source software can help leverage the advantage of using software in their infrastructure that delivers enterprise-ready results without the entanglements of costly licensing.

Open source office application suites like OpenOffice.org can be leveraged to cut the repeating costs of paying for new office software and training, while implementing open standards that make it easy to do business with users of all variety of office software.

Operating systems such as GNU/Linux and its Ubuntu distribution can be used to create reliable, secure desktop systems impervious to viruses and malware. Those desktops are highly customizable to an individual company or school's needs, entail no licensing costs, and require less frequent hardware upgrades than proprietary systems such as Windows and Mac OS X.

Firewall systems such as OpenBSD can be used to implement industry-proven network security at the fraction of the cost of firewall systems with high licensing and support costs.

These, and many more topics will be presented and discussed. Thanks to sponsors like RD Harris, CPA, P.C. and our host, UAT, admission is free. No registration is required to attend.

ABLEconf was founded last year by a coalition of Free and Open-Source software groups and associations in Arizona.

The free-admission one-day conference hosts a wide variety of speakers and work groups on how to take advantage of open source software in small business, government, medical, enterprise and individual use.

For more information or to schedule an interview with an ABLEconf representative, you can call 1.623.252.ABLE or e-mail info@ableconf.com.

Source: ABLEconf.

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