Aras Corporation announced that Marc Lind, vice president of marketing, will present “Open Source Transformation: Managing the Transition to an Open Source Business Model” at the upcoming joint session of the New England chapter of the Product Development & Management Association (PDMA) and the Boston Product Management Association (BPMA).
Mr. Lind’s presentation will cover how Aras Corp. successfully managed the transition from a conventional enterprise software model to the first enterprise open source company exclusively on the Microsoft platform. Topics will include key business considerations evaluated and important management strategies undertaken during the year long conversion process.
The PDMA and BPMA session will be held on November 29, 2007 at 6:30 PM EDT at the Microsoft Corporation offices located at 201 Jones Road, Waltham, MA 02451 – Sixth Floor, Conference Room MPR B – Event details & online registration available at: http://www.productinnovators.com/newengland/events/index.htm