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<p>Colin,<br>
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While there are several commercial contributors to opensim, and several businesses that rely on the emergence of opensim as a mature platform for enterprise, I personally feel it is timely to chart a course for a sustained development effort at a larger scale. <br>
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Some on those this list work with or for companies which have identified opensim as a platform for business operations, and some are employees of multinational tech companies that would like to see opensim as a key platform for business solutions. Some are involved in research with opesnim, some are focused on development, and still others try to do both at once.<br>
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We've reached a point where a great deal of progress could be made toward reliability and hardening for enterprise with a focused and funded group of developers brought together for the mission. Attracting that level of investment does require a formal process that has yet to be applied. If you have the interest and capability, it would not be too early to apply that process to opensim. <br>
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Success in that endeavor could help all of the businesses that rely on the emergence opensim. <br>
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-Mike<br>
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Michael C. Pitman, PhD<br>
IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center<br>
E: pitman@us.ibm.com<br>
SL: Rez Tone<br>
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<font color="#1F497D">Hi,</font><br>
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<font color="#1F497D">I have been thinking about writing a Business Case for OpenSim. A Business Case is the feasibility study performed before a full Business Plan is written, and is equally applicable to opensource 'products'.</font><br>
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<font color="#1F497D">If such a Case has not been written before, then I would be prepared to write one, if the core developers would like one. But beware, it could be quite tough. </font><br>
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<font color="#1F497D">As for credentials, I used to write business cases and business plans for News Corporation.</font><br>
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<font color="#1F497D">Let me know,</font><br>
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<font color="#1F497D">Rock</font><br>
<font color="#1F497D">MSc, MBA</font><br>
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