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CIO Open Source Interview Part 6 - OForge
Posted 07 Jul 2008 by Marc OsofskyTags: Assembly Methodology, Integrated Assembly Environment

Here is a snippet of the conversation I had with Steve Snyder, CIO of the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority, describing his experience with our open approach and personal use of OForge (our Integrated Assembly Environment tool)   + Read more

Integrated Assembly Environment - Choosing OForge to kickstart your project
Posted 26 Jun 2008 by Jay DolanTags: Assembly Methodology, Integrated Assembly Environment, OForge, Portal, Trac

My most recent client engagement was a site redesign and launch for a leading national news paper. There is definitely some sexy technology at work on that site now (Python, Django, Ellington, Apache Solr, Inform, ..), but today I'm choosing to 'blog about Optaros' Trac-based software distribution known as OForge. + Read more

Software Development Methodology - 7 Lessons Learned
Posted 12 Jun 2008 by Rich HighlandTags: Application Stategy, Assembly Methodology, Distributed Development, Integrated Assembly Environment

Many of our clients complain that IT is holding back their business growth.  This is a harsh indictment, but one that is all too true. Most IT departments struggle to provide the business agility required to support rapidly changing business requirements.  IT organizations are frustrated with broken promises from their vendors because  the vendors are not helping them become more agile.  Maintenance fees are growing, but only seem to add to rigidity.  Even seemingly simple projects take longer than they should.  The question is, what can IT do about it?    + Read more

Open Source Ecommerce - Assembled
Posted 06 Feb 2008 by Olivier PépinTags: Application Stategy, Architecture, Assembly Methodology, CRM, Ecommerce, Enterprise applications, Europe, Integrated Assembly Environment, Java, Mule ESB, Open Source, osCommerce, PHP, Platform, Re-platforming, SOA, Solutions, Sugar CRM, SugarCRM, Web 2.0

In a very competitive sector, flexibility, extensibility and time to market have been the main drivers when we assembled the Wonderbox ecommerce platform. + Read more