Supporting Chemnitzer Linux Days

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

Countersigned premium sponsors
	The Heinlein Professional Linux Support GmbH, located in Berlin, is a leading Linux system house and training provider. At the Heinlein Akademie, experienced trainers and experts impart the upper 10% of knowledge. Furthermore, Heinlein offers emergency support by call, individual server management and consulting for medium and large companies. The implementation of large e-mail server installations as well as the anti-virus and spam- protection is a specialty of the company. CEO Peer Heinlein is ingrained in the mail server scene and has proved his professional expertise through numerous presentations and the bestseller "Das Postfix-Buch". Among Heinlein Elements the company provides products as Mail-Archiv, Anti- Spam, Mailtrace and IMAP-Server. These appliances are easy to use, high- performing and specially hardened and they are available for companies of all sizes.
	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.
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.
	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).
	ArchivistaBox: Open Source Applications for your Business OpenSource doesnt have to be complex or complicated. Thanks to our unique ArchivistaBox concept, you can always put pre-configured systems into operation in no time at all. Simply choose between our Document Management (DMS) and ERP boxes, or our SwissRocket virtualisation solutions.
	Since its foundation in 2002 LSE gained an excelent reputation in the German IT Security branch. Several DAX companies, research facilities, universities and government agencies are amongst LSE's satified customers. After its new focusing in 2011 LSE is the leading provider for connection technologies of vendor independent authentication security and identity management. Its main product LSE LinOTP is a flexible and cutting edge OTP solution for stron two factor authentication. Due to the highly modular architecture LinOTP is vendor independent and supports several authentication protocols, tokens and databases. LinOTP is multi client capable, scalable and user friendly and can be implemented quickly and easily. Using LinOTP customers can fullfill highest security requirements without effort.
	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.
	soit GmbH, software and systems company in Lübeck , brings over 20 years experience in software development and IT consulting services on all major platforms including Windows, Unix and Linux. soit is a system house with open source - focused , cost royalty -free solutions for the management , storage management , document management , invoice processing and data storage applications . The services range from systems engineering on the interface programming to individual solutions. The solutions help to improve work processes within the company to establish fast communication channels and to provide comprehensive information. soit convinces with high professional competence , extensive service and practical know -how transfer. Among the long -term customers include leaders in the automotive supply industry , the auto parts and plumbing wholesalers and other industries .
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).
	Radio UNiCC the Campusradio is broadcasting the lectures of Chemnitzer Linuxtage.
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.
	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 Munich/Germany between the 28th of February and 2nd of March, 2012. 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.
	The company Gerrit Beine GmbH is specialized in software architecture and agile software development methods. Its founder Gerrit Beine looks back at a number of years of experience in the area of software architecture and the establishment of agile methods which he provides amongst others for customers in the automotive sector whenever there is a need for planing, execution and validation of strategic software projects whereas agile procedures as well as the adoption of Open Source Software for development and in particular for quality management are preferred. For several years, Gerrit Beine supports FreeBSD as Port Maintainer as well as other Open Source projects - and of course the Chemnitzer Linux-Tage.
	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.
	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.
	ELCON Systemtechnik was founded in 1990 and is a leading European supplier of telecommunication products to optimise communication networks located in Hartmannsdorf (near Chemnitz). ELCON offers innovative and customised products to migrate and develop copper, fiber and cable TV networks towards next generation broadband IP services. ELCON concentrates on solutions for Business Access, Mobile Backhaul and Legacy Network Migration including FTTH (Fiber to the Home) and FTTx architectures. ELCON has customers in 34 countries.
	Die GK SOFTWARE AG ist mit über 400 Mitarbeitern der technologisch führende Softwarepartner des Einzelhandels in Europa und bedient namhafte Einzelhandelsunternehmen, wie Galeria Kaufhof, Parfümerie Douglas, Coop (Schweiz), EDEKA, Hornbach, JYSK Nordic, Lidl, Netto Marken-Discount und Tchibo, mit umfassenden Lösungen für Filialen und Unternehmenszentralen. In mehr als 30 Ländern ist die Software mit rund 126.000 Installationen in über 26.500 im Einsatz.
	internet24.de ist ein Premium-Business-Hoster und betreut fast ausschließlich Geschäftskunden. Neben klassischen Webhosting-Tarifen und dedizierten Servern (Managed und Root Server) gehört die Konzeption, Realisierung und laufende Betreuung individueller Serverlösungen zu den Kernkompetenzen von internet24.de. Dazu zählen Internetanwendungen, bei denen die Hochverfügbarkeit im Vordergrund steht oder sehr zugriffsstarke Projekte, bei denen eine Verteilung der Anfragen auf mehrere Server erfolgt. Das Unternehmen legt besonderen Wert auf den persönlichen Support, das Experten-Team ist rund um die Uhr erreichbar. Seit der Firmengründung 1997 haben sich mehr als 20.000 Kunden für eine Zusammenarbeit mit internet24.de entschieden, darunter Unternehmen wie AOK PLUS, Melitta, TUI, Netto und AMD.
	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.
	Nowadays, e-mail is one of the mission critical applications of a company. Zarafa combines the usabillity of Outlook with the stability and flexibility of a Linux server. Not only Outlook is supported natively, but users can use also the web 2.0 Outlook "Look & Feel" webaccess and all ActiveSync compatible mobile devices as well as Blackberry.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	openthinclient® ist eine nachhaltige Lösung für alle Fragen rund um die Verwaltung von Client-Arbeitsplätzen in Industrie- und Handels-Unternehmen, Schulen, Krankenhäusern, usw. im Zusammenspiel mit Anwendungen in der Cloud und Server-basedComputing. Die OpenSource Software-Suite besteht aus den Komponenten: openthinclient® OS - Betriebssystem auf Linux-Basis, das den gleichzeitigen Betrieb von Hardware unterschiedlichster ThinClient- und PC-Herstellern erlaubt. openthinclient® Manager - Grafisches Management zum differenzierten Abbilden der Unternehmensstruktur und Administration von Anwendungen und Clients. openthinclient® Server - Plattformunabhängige Serverkomponente auf Java basierend, die alle Dienste für das Starten des konfigurierten Betriebssystems über das Netzwerk zur Verfügung stellt.
	Galileo Press is a successful German publishing company for specialised books who issues Computing IT books and Video Trainings under its trademark Galileo. The publisher supports both experts and ambitious first-time users who would like to educate themselves optimally and professional in their area of expertise with its IT program. The authors and trainers are experts in their area of expertise and convey the essential know-how visually and practically. Amongst books and video-trainings, Galileo Computing also offers some of their books as “openbook” at no charge. The books are available as HTML version on the website for direct reading in the browser or can be downloaded.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	Neben Klöppelbriefen und -büchern vertreibt der Petra Pönisch Verlag mit knipling das weltweit einzige Entwurfsprogramm für Klöppelbriefe, das unter Linux läuft.