[KLUG Members] ***This Tuesday - Featuring "The Linux Box"***

[Adam Williams]

This Tuesday we are privilaged to have as a speaker, Elizabeth Ziph, the
President and CEO of The Linux box (http://www.linuxbox.nu).   

The presentation will focus on the ROI (Return On Investment) for the
deployment of open source solutions and the issues that tag along;
address how to go about building the TCO (Investment) part of the
equation, how to quantify the gains and the benefits and how they all
fit together over time, which involves change.

The Linux Box has been providing Open Source support and solutions for
years and has a list of customers ranging from Citibank to the
University of Michigan Information Technology Division offering a full
range of services from 24/7 support to software development teams.

If your interested in how Open Source is used in the "real world", or
even if Open Source is "for real", then you don't want to miss this
presentation - The Linux Box has been doing it "for real" in the "real
world" for years.  Come and get the business case directly from the
horse's mouth.

The Linux Box --- http://www.linuxbox.nu ---
"The Linux Box is a project management and consulting practice,
specializing in open source technology based on the Linux platform. We
help customers assess, select, customize and deploy the best-of-breed
open source solutions. We concentrate on knowledge transfer and
training, applications development and porting, and network support
services. Our goal is to help customers leverage open source software to
meet their performance and financial objectives."

Elizabeth Ziph, co-founder of The Linux Box Corporation, has over 25
years of experience in the Information Technology industry. Most
recently she had been Senior Vice President and Director of Information
Technology at Franklin Bank in Southfield, Michigan. Prior to joining
Franklin Bank, she held the position of Associate Director of
Information Technology Division at the University of Michigan. She has
also served as Vice President of Information Systems at Comerica Bank.
Elizabeth holds a bachelor's degree in computer science from The City
University of New York.

Linux Box related Links -
*An article on Risk Management by Elizabeth Ziph
http://comment.cio.com/comments/7944.html
*A presentation given by the Box's Matthew Benjamin to KLUG (yes, us)
about Mandatory Access Control in January of 2003
http://www.linuxbox.com/ABOUT/LIDS.pdf
*Books recommended by the Linux Box Staff
http://www.linuxbox.com/ABOUT/books.php
*A fun presentation on what Linux is and where it came from
http://www.linuxbox.com/ABOUT/linuxstory.pdf