Michael Tiemann Explains How Free Software Grows Revenue and Increases Innovation 
    
     Dr. Roy Schestowitz 
     
      2010-09-24 15:15:53 UTC 
      Modified: 2010-09-24 15:15:53 UTC 
      
     
   
 Summary : "Improving your company's total cost of ownership, reinvesting the savings to improve collaboration, and driving user innovation," based on Red Hat's VP of Open Source Affairs 
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