OSDL Names Dave Rosenberg Principal Analyst

The Open Source Development Labs (OSDL), a global consortium dedicated to accelerating the adoption of Linux(R), today announced the appointment of Dave Rosenberg to a newly-created position as Principal Analyst. In this role, Rosenberg will publish analyses of market trends, manage marketing communication programs and evangelize OSDL's mission to increase adoption of Linux and open source technologies.

"In addition to hands-on technology and product marketing expertise, Dave brings important relationships across the technology industry," said Stuart Cohen, CEO of OSDL. "With his knowledge of the Linux and open source marketplace, Dave can help OSDL deliver on its mission of bringing together industry, developers and customers to advance Linux."

"Linux and open source are changing business models around the world and OSDL plays a key role in accelerating the adoption of this innovative computing platform," said Rosenberg. "The technological, economic, and societal importance of the shift to open source technologies cannot be underestimated. I'm pleased at the opportunity to work with OSDL on these issues."

Rosenberg brings more than 12 years of journalism, product marketing, conference and technology experience to his role as Principal Analyst at OSDL. Rosenberg runs the content programs for LinuxWorld and contributes to leading industry and business publications, including CNET, ZDNet, InfoWorld, Release 1.0, IT Managers Journal and IBM DeveloperWorks. Previously he was executive programs director at MediaLive International where he was in charge of all content for COMDEX.

Prior to MediaLive, Rosenberg held management roles in technology and product marketing at Sprint and OmniSky, a wireless service provider, where his work on wireless service provisioning was awarded US patent 6,628,934. Earlier he worked at NorthPoint Communications and Lucent Technologies, where he started with Bell Labs' Inferno Group. He holds a BA in English from Rutgers University and an MBA from Pepperdine University.

About Open Source Development Labs
OSDL -- home to Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux -- is dedicated to accelerating the growth and adoption of Linux in the enterprise. Founded in 2000 and supported by a global consortium of major Linux customers and IT industry leaders, OSDL is a nonprofit organization that provides state-of-the-art computing and test facilities available to developers around the world. With offices in China, Europe, Japan and the United States, OSDL sponsors legal and development projects to advance open source software as well as initiatives for Linux in telecommunications, in the data center and on
enterprise desktops. Visit OSDL on the Web at http://www.osdl.org/ .

NOTE: OSDL is a trademark of Open Source Development Labs, Inc. Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds. Third party marks and brands are the property of their respective holders.



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