Press Release
Linux For You announces Linux Asia 2004
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New Delhi, September 10, 2003,
Linux For You, Asia's first Linux magazine, today
announced holding of Linux Asia 2004. The event is
aimed at shifting Linux from labs to offices. Linux
Asia 2004 will be held from February 11th–13th,
2004 (Wednesday, Thursday and Friday) at the Indian
Habitat Centre, New Delhi. It is the largest ever
event on Linux in India.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Rahul
Chopra, Editor, Linux For You, said, "Linux Asia
2004 will play a path-breaking role in making Linux
and Open Source Software more popular in common
applications. It will give a platform for sharing
domestic and international expertise in Linux."
The event will feature conferences on
trends, deployment issues and case studies. It will also
have a series of workshops on software development,
system administration and handling migration from
Windows – platform to Linux platform. Some of
the tracks that have already been finalized include:
- eGovernance and Social Implications - How Linux/OSS can affect us socially
- TrendZ - What are the latest technology trends in the Linux domain
- Techies - How to handle Linux development and administration
- Enterprise - Why and how should the corporate sector start switching to Linux/Open Source.
One of the key features of the
event will be the practical demonstrations of the
power of Linux and Open Source software. Linux Asia
will feature 'The Hub', a network of 50-100
Linux systems. There also will be demonstrations
of LiFY@Hindi, LiFY@Education and the upcoming
LiFY@Office. Linux Asia will also have the eGovernance
Centre where solution providers, including government
departments, will get to display their solutions
for eGovernance.
The event will give a forum to
the Indian Linux community to share insights and
gain expertise.
About Linux For You
Linux For You is Asia's first
magazine on Linux and Open Source Software. It is a
monthly with an active support from the Indian Linux
community. It caters to the readership interests of
corporates, developers, IT implementers and new and
seasoned Linux users.
The publication has been in the
forefront of making Linux more useful for the Indian
users. It has produced versions of LiFY (A Linux
version for Indian users) targeting various practical
uses. These include LiFY@Education, LiFY@Hindi,
LiFY@Developer and LiFY@Admin. Linux For You is planning
to release more versions of LiFY in future.
The publication maintains LFY
Labs–one of the most advanced Linux labs in
the country. LFY labs continuously researches on
Linux and open source and comes up with world-class
solutions that enhance the usability of Linux.
About the EFY Group
Linux For You is a publication of
EFY Enterprises Pvt. Ltd., publishers of many leading
publications since 1969. The company is headquartered at
New Delhi with offices in Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai,
Pune, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad and Kolkata. EFY is an ISO
9001:2000 Certified company.
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