OPENBENCH LABS

At the heart of Open magazine, OpenBench Labs each month performs hands-on analysis of key products and technologies necessary to support the Open Source model of computing in the enterprise. The benchmarks developed by OpenBench Labs are being made available as an Open Source project and are already being used by numerous hardware manufactures to validate performance. Via the OpenBench Labs benchmark project, readers can engage in the development of content for Open in a revolu- tionary new way that is uniquely the product of OSDN's extensive Web community that includes Slashdot.org and SourceForge.net.

COLUMNS AND COLUMNISTS

Open magazine has gathered a repertory of key practitioners and analysts who are translating Open Source theory into cutting-edge practice. To find out how the world of e-business is running on Open Source, check out Ben Adida , a groundbreaking executive who is sharing his firsthand experiences in reaping the fruits of Open Source methodologies in software design and implementations. Read our Pervasive Computing columnist Bill Weinberg to appreciate the not-so-quiet revolution taking place in markets like Brazil and Japan, where key market players are looking toward Linux and other Open-Source systems to do business in the New Economy. These are only a few of our talented contributors, who can shake up and help change your notions about strategies, trends, and products that are making up the next chapters in the Open Source revolution.

MASTER CLASS

Check out our unique columns written by those who have achieved Master Class expertise, whether they're lead consultants on structuring companies around Open Source licensing like Michelle Kraus, or whether they're senior architects such as Keith Walls, exploring best practices in benchmarking for system performance and evaluating today's constructs in storage and clustering. Be on the cutting edge of all that's happening with BSD by reading our Devil's Advocate monthly columns written by BSD expert Pat Lynch, who has grown up with the evolution of BSD. Add to the mix our occasional guest columnists from the world's foremost consultancies, such as McKinsey, Booz Allen & Hamilton, Cap Gemini Ernst &Young, and Andersen Consulting, who provide unique perspectives on computing choices based on best practices.