Actuate’s BIRT Experts to Conduct Three Sessions on Open Source Technology at OSEHRA on Sept. 4-6 in Bethesda, Maryland
Actuate CorporationKate Lynch, 650-678-8658 (mobile)
(NASDAQ: BIRT), The BIRT Company – delivering more insights to more people than all BI companies combined, today announced they will lead three presentations on open source technology at the . This conference, taking place in Bethesda, Maryland on September 4-6, 2013, will explore innovative and pioneering models and best practices in technical, clinical, and business development within the healthcare field.
New to the event this year is an added day of open source and agile software development tutorials directed by leading experts. Similar to last year, the event will also feature sessions and panels with industry experts both chairing and participating, as well as breakout discussions based on submitted papers from the U.S. and abroad. Additionally, there will be discussions detailing updates of business models and effective approaches to community development and management.
Utpal Bhatt, VP of Marketing for Actuate, will conduct a pre-conference tutorial on Sept. 4, entitled “How to Make Money,” where he will address the top revenue models based on open source. Related topics will include support, subscription, and licensing models that produce revenue streams, as well as ways in which building commercial value can also add potential for profit.
Mr. Bhatt will also facilitate a presentation on Sept. 6 called “Adopting an Open Source Model.” Virgil Dodson, Director of BIRT Exchange Evangelists for Actuate, will conduct a follow-on session entitled “Reporting and Visualization of Healthcare Data Using Open Source Technology."
Dates: September 4-6, 2013, 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. ESTLocation: Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center in Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.
Pre-Conference Afternoon Session: Community BuildingDate and Time: Wednesday, September 4, 3:15 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Morning Session: Open Source Business ModelsDate and Time: Friday, September 6, 8:30 a.m. – 10 a.m
Morning Session: OS Tools and TechnologyDate and Time: Friday, September 6, 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Actuate founded and co-leads the , which is used by more than 2.5 million developers around the globe and serves as the foundation of Actuate’s commercial offerings. Applications built with BIRT and BIRT iHub deliver more business and consumer insights to more people than all BI companies combined - ensuring organizations are ready for the exponential growth of Big Data and the proliferation of touch devices.
Actuate’s BIRT and BIRT iHub empower developers to rapidly develop custom, BIRT-based and applications. Applications built with one BIRT design can access and integrate any data, including unstructured sources. They provide a seamless user experience regardless of skill level and are supported by BIRT iHub for any cloud, hybrid, on-premise, web or touch device deployment.
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