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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=899483508-15122009><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Dear Daniel,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=899483508-15122009><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>An interesting text and good starting point for award
winning dissertation (-:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=899483508-15122009><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>I guess I am the one of the responding "experts" (-; , who
mentioned gvSIG. I think there is a small misunderstaning in the
interpretation of my message. I only mentioned gvSIG, meaning
to provide you with a clue for further research, not judging the project
itself. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=899483508-15122009><FONT color=#0000ff size=2
face=Arial>Did you contact gvSIG community to get further information - eg.
metric data? Otherwise the sentence:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=899483508-15122009>The "gvsig" was mentioned
as an experience developed in Valencia, Spain. But again it did not contain
metric data about its use. Apparently it is a system that was not experienced
enough to generate a sufficient comparative data to be considered in a
commercial business venture.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=899483508-15122009><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>would be a bit hasty (-;</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=899483508-15122009><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=899483508-15122009><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>I should also mention companies on the top of FOSS4G
developments - leading the communities - an example would be the Deegree
project. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=899483508-15122009><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>You can find more of those in CASCADOSS documentation files:
<A
href="http://www.cascadoss.eu/en/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16&Itemid=16">http://www.cascadoss.eu/en/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16&Itemid=16</A><A
href="http://www.cascadoss.eu/en/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=60&Itemid=67"></A>.
But again - this is only the starting point for further research in your
topic.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=899483508-15122009><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Some semi-metric could be Economical Potential - a part of
CASCADOSS evaluation - which "<SPAN><FONT color=#000000 size=3
face="Times New Roman"> goal is to evaluate that how economical is the adoption
and operation of the OSS software in subject comparing to proprietary
ones."</FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=899483508-15122009><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>I am looking forward to your findings! (-:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=899483508-15122009><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Best regards:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=899483508-15122009><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Raf</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> discuss-bounces@lists.osgeo.org
[mailto:discuss-bounces@lists.osgeo.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>daniele.ocu
ocu<BR><B>Sent:</B> 14 December 2009 21:20<BR><B>To:</B>
discuss@lists.osgeo.org; marketing@lists.osgeo.org<BR><B>Subject:</B>
[OSGeo-Discuss] Re: Question about FOSS4G Business Models<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>Dear all, <BR><BR>I would like to thank you very much for your
answers and ideas to the email I sent asking about the FOSS4G Business models.
<BR><BR>As promised in the, I have produced a brief report about what was
discussed during the conversation on the topic.<BR><BR>The report is available
in the following link:<BR><BR><A
href="http://gisws.media.osaka-cu.ac.jp/gistrends/?q=node/bus">http://gisws.media.osaka-cu.ac.jp/gistrends/?q=node/bus</A><BR><BR>regards,
<BR><BR>Daniele<BR><BR>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 1:02 PM, daniele.ocu ocu <SPAN
dir=ltr><<A
href="mailto:daniele.ocu@gmail.com">daniele.ocu@gmail.com</A>></SPAN>
wrote:<BR>
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in">Hi all,<BR><BR>A friend of mine at a
medium-sized IT company in Japan needs to convince his<BR>company management
and finances to invest in FOSS4G technologies<BR>over the next 5 years. The
company presently does a small part of<BR>its business using FOSS4G tools but
is wondering if it should take<BR>a deeper plunge into the FOSS4G
world.<BR><BR>In order to convince the company management and finance
departments, they need<BR>to produce a document with concrete data about
<B>how companies elsewhere in the world<BR>are profiting, growing, increasing
market share and the kind of clients<BR>that they are catering to</B>. Even
company brochures, financial reports<BR>etc. would help.<BR><BR>The company
also wants to consider marketing broad based services for<BR>SDI using FOSS4G
technologies and would like to know market potential<BR>in other countries and
region for SDI related services.<BR><BR>Since a part of my Master thesis deals
with business models for<BR>FOSS4G, I find their situation interesting and
would like to help<BR>them to take a deeper plunge into the FOSS4G world. In
order to help<BR>prepare a brief report for them including some statistical
information<BR>about few of the bigger players in FOSS4G business.<BR><BR>It
would be great if some of the business leaders in the OSGeo community
could<BR>provide me with inputs for the report. Your input will not
only<BR>help me convince them that FOSS4G is worth it<BR>(I am already
convinced, but need some data to support my<BR>claim) but also help me to
understand the business models better.<BR><BR>If you want to keep your inputs
confidential, you are welcome<BR>to contact me off-list (<A
href="http://daniele.ocuATgmail.com"
target=_blank>daniele.ocuATgmail.com</A>). Names, names of companies will be
kept<BR>confidential (just call them company A,B,C etc) in the final report.
Once the report is ready<BR>It will be shared it as an open document under
appropriate<BR>CC license, if that is desired.<BR><BR>The report needs to be
ready in three weeks, I look forward<BR>for the inputs.<BR><BR>Thank you in
advance.<BR><BR>Best regards<BR><BR>Daniele</P><BR clear=all><FONT
color=#888888><BR>-- <BR>Researcher @ Osaka City University<BR>Graduate School
for Creative Cities<BR><A href="http://gisws.media.osaka-cu.ac.jp/gistrends"
target=_blank>http://gisws.media.osaka-cu.ac.jp/gistrends</A><BR><BR>"My
interest is in the future because I am going to spend the rest of my life
there."<BR>— Charles F. Kettering<BR><BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR><BR
clear=all><BR>-- <BR>Researcher @ Osaka City University<BR>Graduate School for
Creative Cities<BR><A
href="http://gisws.media.osaka-cu.ac.jp/gistrends">http://gisws.media.osaka-cu.ac.jp/gistrends</A><BR><BR>"My
interest is in the future because I am going to spend the rest of my life
there."<BR>— Charles F. Kettering<BR><BR></BODY></HTML>