OSBC And Novell Brainshare

SAN FRANCISCO, CA—March 17, 2010—GroundWork Open Source, Inc. (GWOS http://www.gwos.com), the leader in commercial open source systems and network management software, today announced that Peter Jackson, GWOS’s CEO and President, and David Dennis, GWOS’s Sr. Director of Marketing and Business Development, will be speaking at several upcoming events including the Open Source Business Conference (OSBC) in San Francisco, and Novell Brainshare in Salt Lake City, UT.

Upcoming Speaking Events:

Thursday, March 18, 2010

OSBC 2010 - Keynote: “A Software Appliance Roundtable - How Open Source Drives a $1.2 Billion Market” - Peter Jackson, President and CEO of GWOS, at 9:45 a.m. PT

Monday, March 22, 2010

Novell Brainshare - “ISV Roundtable” - hosted by Joe Panettieri, The VAR Guy. Peter Jackson, President and CEO of GWOS, will participate in the Roundtable discussion at 4:00 p.m. MT

Novell Brainshare - “The Future of Linux IS Software Appliances” - David Dennis, GWOS Sr. Director of Marketing and Business Development, at 4:00 p.m. MT

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Novell Brainshare - “The Future of Linux IS Software Appliances” - David Dennis, GWOS Sr. Director of Marketing and Business Development, at 10:30 a.m. MT

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About GroundWork Open Source (GWOS)

San Francisco-based GWOS (http://www.gwos.com) is the market leader in commercial open source network and systems management software, delivering enterprise-class network, system and application management solutions at a fraction of the cost of proprietary solutions.

GWOS's best of breed approach gives customers the flexibility to use diverse open source and proprietary technologies together under a unified interface, allowing users to leverage the advantages of open source while simultaneously preserving existing investments in legacy management tools. GroundWork Monitor Enterprise Edition powers organizations like Alexza Pharmaceuticals, National Geographic Society, Crocs, National Australia Bank, Siemens, Travel Click and World Bank, and is available to monitor any environment up to 100 devices for $49 USD per year.