Presented by Canonical and IBM

In credit crunched 2008 IT budgets are under pressure like never before. CIOs and CFOs need immediate, real-world ways to cut costs without cutting capability. We have an answer for you – cut your corporate server (and desktop) costs by moving to Ubuntu, just like thousands of the world's largest organisations. Come to Ubuntu Live: London and hear for yourself what the Open Source Software revolution can do for your business, and your bottom line, in these
challenging times.

Vinopolis, the venue for Ubuntu Live London, also offers a great opportunity for networking with your peers over complimentary drinks and canapes, plus test-driving the latest Open Source software on machines ranging from netbooks to enterprise servers. Canonical and IBM staff will be available all evening to answer any questions and tell you more about how Open Source is changing the IT landscape.

Mark Shuttleworth, Canonical

Mark Shuttleworth, successful internet entrepreneur and Founder of the Ubuntu project, will lead this evening of discussion and networking. A popular keynote speaker at business and technology events worldwide, Mark's insights into ways that organisations can deliver measurable improvements in IT budget performance alongside liberating technology changes are guaranteed to interest anyone with business IT responsibilities.

Andreas Pleschek, IBM

Andreas Pleschek of IBM is an authority on the use of Open Source technology in business contexts. Andreas will describe and explain the ways that IBM is championing the wider use of Open Source software around the world as well as delivering alternatives to expensive business software.