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Wednesday, August 6, 2008, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Speaker:
Fabrizio Capobianco, CEO, Funambol.
In recent months, open source software has made impressive advancements in the mobile industry. Google introduced Android and watched as it spurred a global frenzy around open mobile platforms. Verizon, one of the most proprietary U.S. carriers, promised to open its network. Nokia announced its acquisition of Linux-based TrollTech to speed innovation on their devices. As Linux and open source software become key enabling technologies for the mobile industry, the communities that support them are essential to realizing the market potential of these technologies.
Fabrizio Capobianco, CEO of Funambol, will discuss Mobile 2.0: what it means, how it relates to Web 2.0, the key trends behind it and its core technologies. He will describe how mobile open source communities are spurring innovation in both mobile operating systems and applications. Funambol hosts the largest mobile open source community and is playing a pivotal role in helping to shape the focus of these communities.
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