Keith Bright will be speaking at the Orange Conference 2008.
Keith Bright is the Development Program Director for the IBM Linux Technology Center Advanced Linux Response Team for Pre-sales and Linux special bid support in the System and Technology Group. Keith has been instrumental in establishing Linux Technology Competency Centers in various regions of the world including, Brazil, Russia, Germany and India. In addition to Linux Competency centers Keith was and is responsible for establishing the world wide Linux Advanced Response Team (ALRT) whose responsibility it is to provide customized support to IBM account teams and customers. The ALRT team also works with account teams and customers to architect, design and implement customized solutions. ALRT serves as a technical resource to various teams and groups in IBM. They also drive proof of concepts, work closely with the Linux Community and are a point of contact for total end-to end IBM based solutions, from hardware to business partner applications. Keith is also responsible for all Linux special bids. In addition to managing this group Keith works closely with world wide marketing and sales teams to solve a wide range of customer problems and to address issues and requirements. Keith is very active in promoting open standards around the world. Keith began his IBM career has a mainframe customer engineer and has been with IBM over 31 years and lives in Austin with his wife Paula.
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Orange Grove Exhibit Hall
The Orange Grove Exhibit Hall is your chance to visit with companies and other organizations that provide valuable services to the nonprofit sector. This marketplace is a great place to talk to exhibitors about your organization's needs, challenges and plans. Find out how these potential partners for your nonprofit can help you turn your ideas into reality.
OrangeAde Lab
The OrangeAde Lab is available for MPower clients that have specific questions about MPower products or about their own use of MPower. Stop by any time during OrangeAde Lab hours and speak face-to-face with an MPower expert. No need to sign up — experts will meet with you on a first-come, first-served basis.
Keith Bright is the Development Program Director for the IBM Linux Technology Center Advanced Linux Response Team for Pre-sales and Linux special bid support in the System and Technology Group. Keith has been instrumental in establishing Linux Technology Competency Centers in various regions of the world including, Brazil, Russia, Germany and India. In addition to Linux Competency centers Keith was and is responsible for establishing the world wide Linux Advanced Response Team (ALRT) whose responsibility it is to provide customized support to IBM account teams and customers. The ALRT team also works with account teams and customers to architect, design and implement customized solutions. ALRT serves as a technical resource to various teams and groups in IBM. They also drive proof of concepts, work closely with the Linux Community and are a point of contact for total end-to end IBM based solutions, from hardware to business partner applications. Keith is also responsible for all Linux special bids. In addition to managing this group Keith works closely with world wide marketing and sales teams to solve a wide range of customer problems and to address issues and requirements. Keith is very active in promoting open standards around the world. Keith began his IBM career has a mainframe customer engineer and has been with IBM over 31 years and lives in Austin with his wife Paula.
