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Free Live Video Streaming at ApacheCon US 2008

ApacheCon US 2008

Can't make ApacheCon this week in New Orleans? You can still watch all the keynotes, Apache 101 sessions, and system administration track in live video streams.

All keynote sessions are free; the full sysadmin track, including httpd performance, security, and server stack administration talks are available for a fee. Please keep in mind that New Orleans is CST or UTC/GMT -6 hours.

Keynote sessions include:

  • Jim Jagielski, The Apache Software Foundation - (Wednesday, 5th November 2008)
  • David Recordon, Six Apart, Open Web Foundation - (Wednesday, 5th November 2008)
  • Shahani Markus Weerawarana - (Thursday, 6th November 2008)
  • Sam Ramji, Microsoft - (Friday, 7th November 2008)

Apache Tuscany enables service oriented architecture solutions to more easily respond to new business requirements.

Apache Tuscany, a new Top-Level Project of the Apache Software Foundation (ASF), today announced the release of version 1.3.2 of its Service Component Architecture (SCA) for Java – the Project's latest release since its graduation from the ASF Incubator four months ago.


ApacheCon US 2008 in New Orleans

ApacheCon US 2008 will be held 3-7 November in New Orleans, Louisiana. Our conference schedule is available, and we're now pleased to announce our keynote speakers:

  • Sam Ramji, Microsoft
  • David Recordon, Six Apart, Open Web Foundation
  • Shahani Markus Weerawarana, Ph.D.

This year ApacheCon features: over a dozen training workshops and over 60 presentations, the new BarCamp Apache, the co-located OFBiz Symposium, Camp Hadoop, the Fast Feather Track, funny Lightning Talks, the Hackathon for ASF contributors, and a lot more. If you can't attend ApacheCon this time, you can can sign up to watch live streaming video of keynotes, Apache 101 sessions, and the system administration and security tracks.

To register and for further information please go to the ApacheCon Web site www.us.apachecon.com. If you would like to receive information about ApacheCon US 2008, please subscribe to the ApacheCon announcement mailing list.


At OSCON, Microsoft announced their Sponsorship of The Apache Software Foundation, joining Google and Yahoo! at Platinum level. The generous contributions by Sponsoring organizations and individuals help offset the day-to-day operating expenses to advance the work of The ASF.


The Apache Software Foundation's "Apache Way" continues to gain momentum, recognition and influence on the future of open source technologies

The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) – stewards, incubators, and developers of leading Open Source projects – today announced that both the organization's community and its meritocratic process (known as "the Apache Way") continues to gain recognition as one of the most influential, prominent and innovative leaders in Open Source.

A midyear review of the initiatives underway at the all-volunteer Foundation showed that not only does the Apache HTTP Server continue to be the world's most popular Web server software, but numerous ASF Projects lead the way in Open Source technology, and the ASF community is also playing a vital role in championing the collaborative development of consensus-driven, enterprise-grade solutions.
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Free Video Streams from ApacheCon Europe 2008

ApacheCon Europe 2008 held in Amsterdam was a great success, and attracted higher than ever attendance figures, with about 500 registered attendees. This figure represents an increase of more than 40% over the previous year, demonstrating the rapidly growing interest in Apache and Open Source software amongst European businesses. If you have not been able to attend ApacheCon Europe, you can still watch videos of all keynotes and select talks online. Keynote sessions and the opening plenary are available free of charge.