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The New Software Industry: Forces at Play, Business in Motion

Summary

Globalization, outsourcing, and advances in technology continue to rock the software industry in ways that will alter how everyone does business. So much is changing that we thought it would help to get a slice-in-time picture, viewed from many angles at once. This conference, a.k.a. Sofcon 2007, brought together industry specialists and academics to explore the background, current status and future of the industry. The goal was to capture a holographic view — which might show how the moving pieces connect — rather than focus on a single aspect like Web 2.0, SaaS or open source. And what we learned?

Sponsors

• Carnegie Mellon West
• Fisher Information Technology Center, Haas School of Business, University of California at Berkeley
• Software Industry Center, Carnegie Mellon University

Links

All conference talks are available in both video and transcribed form:

Conference talks