The document outlines the findings and highlights from the 6th annual Open Source Rookies of the Year Awards by Black Duck Software in 2014. Key trends include a strong corporate participation in open source, with over 50% of enterprises expected to engage in open source contributions. Additionally, the document notes a significant focus on the security advantages of open source software, driven by its collaborative nature.

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BLACK DUCK SOFTWARE:
2014 REVIEW
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6TH ANNUAL OPEN SOURCE ROOKIES
OF THE YEAR AWARDS
Appium
Docker
Exersicm
Ghost
InfluxDB
OpenDaylight
OpenIoT
Serverspec
Tox
X-Privacy
Twitter Flight (Honorable
Mention)
https://www.blackducksoftware.com/open-source-rookies
INFOWORLD

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SPONSORSVENUE AND IOT CASE STUDY
The Open Source Think Tank was arguably the most useful
conference I've ever attended. It wasn't just the timely and
interesting topics that were discussed but also the caliber
and diversity of the attendees that made this event
exceptional.
Nigel Simpson

4. OPEN
2014
SOURCE
the future of
8out of 10are choosing open source
based on QUALITY
QUALITY WITHOUT QUESTION
SECURING IT
72%SAID MANY EYES IN OSS COMMUNITY
MAKE IT MORE SECURE
OSS Powering New Technologies, Reaching New
People, and Creating New Economics
CORPORATE PARTICIPATION IN OSS
OVER
50%OF ALL ENTERPRISES ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTRIBUTE TO AND
ADOPT OPEN SOURCE
AND 30%WILL MAKE IT EASIER FOR EMPLOYEES
TO PARTICIPATE IN OSS OR START
THEIR OWN OPEN SOURCE PROJECTS
VIEW FULL SURVEY RESULTS ON SLIDESHARE

5. OPEN
2014
SOURCE
the future of
PCWORLD, KATHERINE NOYES
ZDNET, STEVEN J. VAUGHAN-NICHOLS
READWRITE, MATT ASAY
HUFFINGTON POST, FRED SIMON

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NEW FACES

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NEW FUNDING VENTUREWIRE, DEBORAH GAGE
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, ZORAN BASICH
$20 MILLION
VENTUREBEAT,RICHARDBYRNE REILLY
BOSTON BUSINESS JOURNAL, DAVID HARRIS

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NEW AWARDS

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

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BLACK DUCK BYLINES
ENTERPRISE CIO FORUM, BILL LEDINGHAM LINUX.COM, BILL LEDINGHAM
TECHCRUNCH, LOU SHIPLEY

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WHAT WILL 2015 BRING?
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