Leading European Software Services Firm Joins Linux Foundation
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Mar 30 (MARKET WIRE) --
The Linux Foundation (LF), the nonprofit organization dedicated to
accelerating the growth of Linux, today announced that credativ has
become the newest member of the Linux Foundation.
credativ, an independent consulting and services company focused on free
software and open standards, will participate in advancing the Linux
Standard Base (LSB), which establishes common standards across the
different Linux distributions. Additionally, as one of Europe's largest
employers of Debian developers, credativ has a particular interest in
encouraging collaboration focused around Debian development.
"credativ will bring important contributions to the Linux Foundation,"
said Amanda McPherson, vice president of marketing and developer programs
at the Linux Foundation. "credativ brings to the membership new,
on-the-ground experience in Europe where we see some of the most
progressive approaches to Linux and open standards. We're looking forward
to working with them."
The Linux developer and user communities are strong in Europe where the UK
government recently announced a 10-point action plan to encourage greater
use of open source software in the public sector. credativ's participation
in the Linux Foundation will further streamline LSB efforts across
geographies.
"We see steady growth in the Linux and open source software market, and
our customers are looking for services and support that are based on
common standards," said Dr. Michael Meskes, CEO at credativ. "Our Linux
Foundation membership will help us serve the community and our customers
by advancing efforts related to the Linux Standard Base and the desktop."
As a member of the Linux Foundation, credativ will take part in the
Desktop Linux and LSB workgroups, as well as participate in popular Linux
Foundation events.
About credativ
credativ is an independent consulting and services company with offices in
Moenchengladbach, Juelich and Muenchen in Germany, Rugby in the United
Kingdom and Orangeville in Canada. The company specializes in designing
and implementing professional business solutions using Free and Open
Source Software. credativ was founded in Germany in 1999, opened offices
in the UK in 2004 and in Canada in 2007. credativ has operated the Open
Source Support Centre (OSSC) since May 2006, offering professional 24/7
Enterprise Support for numerous Open Source projects. The group employs
45 people in its offices in the UK, Germany and Canada.
http://www.credativ.com/
About the Linux Foundation
The Linux Foundation is a nonprofit consortium dedicated to fostering the
growth of Linux. Founded in 2007, the Linux Foundation sponsors the work
of Linux creator Linus Torvalds and is supported by leading Linux and open
source companies and developers from around the world. The Linux
Foundation promotes, protects and standardizes Linux by providing unified
resources and services needed for open source to successfully compete
with closed platforms. For more information, please visit
www.linux-foundation.org.
Trademarks: The Linux Foundation and Linux Standard Base are trademarks of
the Linux Foundation. Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds.
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