Supporting Chemnitzer Linux Days

If you would like to support our 2011 event please have a look at some more information.

Countersigned premium sponsors
	Die Firma Heinlein Professional Linux Support mit Sitz in Berlin ist ein führender Schulungsanbieter und Ausrichter von internationalen Konferenzen. Für mittelständische und große Unternehmen bietet sie telefonischen Notfall-Support, individuelles Servermanagement und Consulting. Eine Spezialität des Unternehmens ist die Realisierung großer Mailserver-Installationen sowie der Antiviren- und Spamschutz. Mit den Produkten TONI Mail-Archiv, LARA Anti-Spam und dem NINA IMAP-Server werden einfach zu bedienende, hoch-performante und speziell gehärtete Appliances für Unternehmen aller Größen angeboten. Geschäftsführer Peer Heinlein ist tief in der Mailserver-Szene verwurzelt und hat seine fachliche Kompetenz durch zahlreiche Vorträge und den Bestseller "Das Postfix-Buch" unter Beweis gestellt.
	tarent betätigt sich seit über zehn Jahren im Bereich e-Government, Business Process Management, EAI und SOA für Kunden aus Verwaltung und Wirtschaft. In unseren Kundenprojekten werden hochwertige Open Source Enterprise-Lösungen erstellt. Wichtige weitere Betätigungsfelder der tarent sind mobile Anwendungen und Sicherheitslösungen.
	Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) is an innovative technology company dedicated to collaborating with customers and partners to ignite the next generation of computing and graphics solutions at work, home, and play. The Operating System Research Center (OSRC) was founded in April 2006. It is a global AMD Research organisation with a headquarter in Dresden, Germany. OSRC employees are located in various locations worldwide, including Dresden, Germany and Austin, Texas in the US. This structure allows AMD to more effectively and rapidly serve the needs of customers and partners, by placing the right engineering resources within closer proximity.
	The c.a.p.e. IT® GmbH is specialized in IT infrastructure and service management products. The company from Chemnitz, Germany, is an important service provider of Open Source Software for small and middle sized business (SMB) and public institutions. c.a.p.e. IT is specifically specialized in solutions related to OTRS-based service management systems. That is the reason for self-development of module KIX4OTRS, which makes customer and citizen communication easier, faster and more cost-efficient. The knowledge needed for the project work comes from experience collected in projects for SMB, big organisations and public institutions. The c.a.p.e. IT GmbH offers KIX4OTRS, all-in-one-ITSM-suite KIXbox (incl. Univention Corporate Server, KIX4OTRS, Nagios) as well as BMC Remedy ITSM and BMC Service Desk Express. The company's partners are among all IBM, Tarent, CFI Slovakia, Univention, uib and Zarafa.
E-Learning Software	chemmedia AG is a leading provider of all-in-one solutions for the processing and distribution of knowledge. The portfolio of the chemmedia AG comprises tools for creating interactive e-learning courses, learning management systems for organising learning processes, knowledge platforms and enterprise search solutions. A team of 44 software developers, consultants and multimedia designers supports companies and organisations during the creation and implementation of e-learning software and knowledge management processes.
	The German Unix User Group is a non-profit organization for professional system and network administrators, security experts and system programmers which prefer to use a Unix operating system. Since more than 20 years GUUG organizes national and international conferences, like Linux-Kongress and "Frühjahrsfachgespräch" which takes place in Weimar/Germany between the 22nd and 25th of March, 2011. For more information see www.guug.de
	B1 Systems GmbH is specialized in consulting and project work around Open Source and employs more than 50 consultants in this field. We act internationally in the topics of virtualization, clustering and performance optimization. We hand the knowledge we gain in those projects and feasibility studies on in trainings, workshops, books and presentations.
Media partners
	Since June 2000, LinuxUser magazine every month provides hands-on tutorials as well as in-depth software and hardware reviews focusing the daily work on the Linux desktop. News and reports illustrate the latest trends in the Linux and Open Source communities. Each 108-page issue includes two DVD-9 with the newest desktop software and distributions from around the world. Many articles from LinuxUser are published in translated form in Linux Magazine (UK, ES) and Linux Pro Magazine (US).
Community media partners
	Pro Linux is one of the largest German sites for Linux and free and Open Source Software. It is the meeting point of all Linux users from beginners to experts. It publishes the latest daily news and the best tips about Linux and free software. Articles, tutorials, workshops, and reviews appear on a regular basis. Other services for the community include one of the largest directories of free and Open Source programs, large link collections, a bulletin board, tips, security advisories of the distributions, and information about user groups.
Further countersigned sponsors
	The Fedora Project is a community supported open source project. Its goal is the rapid progress of free and open source software and content. The Fedora Project makes use of public forums, open processes, rapid innovation, meritocracy, and transparency in pursuit of the best operating system and platform that free and open source software can provide. The mindset is Doing the Right Thing. To us, that means providing Free and open source software, at no cost, freely usable, modifiable, redistributable, and unencumbered by software patents. Fedora is an operating system and a development platform based on Linux that is free to use. free to modify. free & legal to redistribute. free from potentially damaging software patents encumbrance Fedora is built from the latest technologies from Free / Open Source world and developed by a community of users and developers who are passionate to provide and maintain the best software in Free and Open formats.
	SYS TEC electronic GmbH as a system house with production was founded in 1990 and has been developing microcontroller systems for more than 19 years. In recent years, the company has specialized in developing custom-tailored distributed automation solutions based on CANopen and Ethernet POWERLINK. The close integration of hard- and software and experience in serial production define the know-how; high quality and adherence to schedules characterize the production. Thereto, continuous logistics and technology has been established from purchasing through serial testing. The SYS TEC electronic production facility is equipped with state-of-the-art technology and complex testing procedures to allow for industrial serial production. A network of international distributors represents SYS TEC electronic in Europe, Asia, North- and South America and Australia.
	The LPI e.V. supports the Linux Professional Institute (LPI), a global non-profit organization incorporated in Canada, with the development of independent, globally-recognized professional standards for Linux and Free Software. The acceptance of LPI certification programs and LPI-certified professional is growing through our public relations, education programs and consulting.

	GROUP-E is a webbased Open Source Groupware & Collaboration Solution, developed by Endo7.
Unix Kompetenz	Services, products and support in the Unix field are part of the core competences of bytemine. High quality, cutting-edge IT solutions are part of our portfolio as well. Since the foundation in 2003 bytemine consistently advanced itself on the needs of customers and the market. Out of a software forge a powerful partner for your projects evolved. In the meantime our performances are reaching from traditional IT consulting to conceptual design of ISP solutions. No matter whether it concerns common concepts and training or particular Unix support and software development, bytemine is prepared for visionary requirements. As a development manufacture for innovative solutions we place a strong focus on open source technology
	From start-up to one of the most successful e-commerce companies in Germany: The Leipzig-based Unister group develops, operates and markets more than 35 nationally and internationally known websites, including best-price.com, flights24.com and hotelreservation.com. A huge part of our success is owed to our more than 1000 employees. Whether in the travel, shopping, finance, community or automobile market, we work together to continue to offer our more than 10 million monthly users the best e-commerce services.
	Since it was established in 1998, matrica has specialised in the development and distribution of software for the Banking & Brokerage sector. With its product moneyplex, matrica is considered a market leader in the HBCI sector employing the operating system Linux. Further, during the last few years, moneyplex has successfully established itself in the Windows and Mac OSX segment, and acquired numerous banks and financial institutes as business partners.
	teegee is specialized on linux and opensource software. We have a long term knowledge for configuration, operation ad service of linux systems, their integration in Windows (including AD) and Mac environments and for security and network technologies. A team of motivated and skilled (Linux/Unix, networks, databases, software development, webdesign) people implement custom projects. Trainings for several adminstration and network topics as for common programming languages (PHP, Python, Perl, Bash) complete the scope of service.
	Univention GmbH offers a range of Linux-based products and services. Our core competencies are integration of Linux and Windows (on the server and on the client side), directory services, Linux on the desktop, and thin-client technology. Our product, Univention Corporate Server, enables companies and public organizations to deploy, maintain and administer Linux-based server- and client-solutions within short time and with relatively small financial effort. Customers using our services profit from our leading edge knowledge in the areas Debian GNU/Linux, Directory Services, Samba, Thin-Client-Computing, and Windows-Linux-Integration. We are the first company which has done a seamless and complete migration from Windows NT 4.0 to Linux, Samba 3.0 and OpenLDAP in a German federal agency.
	MEGWARE is developer and vendor of high-performance computing systems and Linux cluster as well as provider of IT equipment for industry and public authorities. There are Linux cluster of MEGWARE in institutions, universities and in companies between Valencia and Bern as well as in Nicosia, Rome, Zurich and Abu Dhabi and of course in Germany.
	Open Source Press is a computing-focused publishing house based in Munich, Germany. Founded in 2003, they specialise in issues and developments related to open-source software and philosophy.
	Mehr als 10 Jahre Erfahrung: VARIA versteht sich als Distributor, Fachhändler und Dienstleister in den Bereichen Wireless Netzwerktechnologie und Embedded Systemen. Das Unternehmen wurde 1997 als Dienstleistungsunternehmen für Server- und Netzwerklösungen gegründet und hat seinen Hauptsitz in Niederwürschnitz sowie eine Niederlassung in Chemnitz. Neben der Bereitstellung von Daten- und Serverdiensten standen seit der Gründung zunehmend die Optimierung und der Support von Kundennetzwerken im Vordergrund. Diese enge Zusammenarbeit mit unseren Kunden ermöglicht die Realisierung individueller Projekte, Prozesse und Konzepte. VARIA bietet damit Unternehmen jeder Art ein umfassendes Spektrum an Hardware und IT-Dienstleistungen zur Planung, Installation und zum Betrieb von WLAN Netzwerken / Hot Spots an. Um den besten und schnellstmöglichen Support für die eingesetzte Hardware zu gewährleisten, arbeiten wir unmittelbar mit den jeweiligen Herstellern zusammen (Import / Distribution).
	In November 2004 a group of people from the TYPO3 community prepared and founded a non-profit organisation called the TYPO3 Association. The main goal is to support core development on a more steady basis and improve the transparency and efficiency of various aspects of the TYPO3 project. The association's work is funded by members and sponsors.
	KaMUX GmbH & Co. KG is a management consulting company focussed on small and medium enterprises. Our main subject is our customers organization. We do improve our clients abilities using free and opensource software whenever possible.
	Thomas Winde Ausflugsfahrten, bietet seit mehreren Jahren Mietfahrten zu verschiedenen Linuxveranstaltungen an. Außer dem Hauptgeschäft (Ausflugsfahrten, Mietfahrten, Flughafenzubringer und Gütertaxi) bietet er auch noch Bürodienstleistungen (Schreibarbeiten) und Computerdienstleistungen (Hardwareinstallation, Linuxerstinstallationen, Vorträge usw.) an. Thomas Winde ist auch Mitorganisator der Chemnitzer Linux-Tage (Einsteigerforum).
	Das "STEKO Spielhaus" ist ein Fachgeschäft für pädagogisch wertvolles Holzspielzeug und kreative Spielideen im Zentrum von Chemnitz. "STEKO Spielhaus" ist eine geschützte Marke und steht für das vom Firmeninhaber entwickelte STEKO-Spielhaus-Systems. Das patentierte Stecksystem fördert bei Kindern die Kreativität, trainiert innovatives Denken und Spielen, schult soziales Verhalten im Gruppenzusammenspiel, stärkt das Selbstwertgefühl und bietet sich als eine Bewegungsbaustelle für Kindergarten und Hortgruppen an. Der Sitz der Firma steko-Spielgeräte, sowie der Vertrieb für Kindergärten und Grundschulen befindet sich in Gera/Thür.
	Der Eventservice - Wir kümmern uns um Ihre Veranstaltung ob DJ's oder Moderatoren, egal zu welchem Anlass. Planung von Festen, Konzerten, Bars und Discos. Durchführung Ihrer Veranstaltung, Vermietung von Veranstaltungstechnik. Vermittlung von Künstlern, Bands, Artisten, Personal, die gastronomische Betreuung Ihrer Veranstaltung oder die Beleuchtung Ihrer Gebäude.
	Neben Klöppelbriefen und -büchern vertreibt der Petra Pönisch Verlag mit knipling das weltweit einzige Entwurfsprogramm für Klöppelbriefe, das unter Linux läuft.