1. Innovation and Research
Gaurav Parakh, Business Development, Mandriva S.A.
Michel Catan, Head of Innovation, Mandriva S.A.
● Mandriva company at a glance
● Mandriva open source win
● Mandriva research portfolio
● Mandriva innovation strategy
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2. Mandriva S.A.
Ø Mandriva is the publisher of Mandriva Linux and other open source
enterprise products since 1998
• Innovative and easy-to-use operating system for desktop, server
and IT management.
• One of the popular Linux open source editor in Europe, Brazil
Ø Mandriva has 14 years of Research and knowledge know-how. One of
the only Pan-European operating system with very big EU Research
footprint.
Ø Mandriva S.A. Headquarters is in France and have 2 subsidiaries
(Connectiva, Brazil and Linbox, Metz)
Ø Mandriva products are available on-line in 72 languages and gets
downloaded in more than 90 countries.
Ø Strong Ecosystem, with Long-term, Durable Alliances with HW & SW
partners
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3. The different levels of the value chain
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6. Mandriva open source Win
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7. Mandriva open source Win
Mandriva Linux for the classmate PC has 3 groups of icons on the desktop: Internet,
Office and Multimedia.
The Internet table contains a quick link for the instant messenger, email client and web
browser. The table of ofce applications includes the writer, spreadsheet, presentations
and a .pdf viewer. The multimedia table includes a sound mixer, multimedia player and a
sound recorder for use with recording voice notes or comments.
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8. Mandriva Research & Innovation
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10. Mandriva Research Portfolio
Project Object
NEPOMUK Semantic desktop
ECONFIDENTIAL End to end system security
GGCC Using compiler technology for software engineering
XTREEMOS Grid operating system
QUALIPSO Key factors for adoption of open source in industry
SCOS Open standards for scientific computing
CONCERTO Peer to peer wiki technology
MANCOOSI Improving meta package technology
SCRIBO Semantic technologies for desktop, wikis and CMS
ADMINPROXY Centralised, controled system management
HELIOS Open application and system lifecycle management
DESKOLO Asset management for desktop energy optimisation
RTEL4I Next generation open real time system
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12. What Innova Brings ?
Skills & Open Source Knowledge :
● Customized open source Operating system with specific GUI and
packaging knowledge. Large range of desktop, server &
education applications skill-set.
● Comprehensive open source IT management solution.
Asset management
Business server administration wizards
Saas enabled IT management
● Transition toward cloud infrastructures through participation in
research projects.
• Aeolus
• CompatibleOne
• XtreemOS
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13. Innova Positioning
Innova is involved in 3 main open source innovation
activities
Ø Collaborative research
Ø Advanced Development
Ø Focused Research
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14. COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH
➢Involvedin collaborative research project in order to bring our
open source knowhow.
➢Participation
in software architecture definition, software
development, software packaging.
➢ Bring some professional use cases to help research project
industrialization
Aeolus
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15. ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT
➢ Technology watch
➢ Exploration new features, new functionalities in a short-term vision
➢ Involved in industrial partnership & building eco-system
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16. FOCUSED RESEARCH
➢ Build partnership with research institute
➢ Work on industrialization research project and technology
transfer
➢ Build business cases build on research project
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17. Q /A
Mandriva, Innovation cluster contact:
Business Development & Partnership :
Gaurav Parakh,
gparakh@mandriva.com
Head of Innovation & Research
Michel Catan,
mcatan@mandriva.com
Head office :
32, rue de Trévise, 75 009 Paris
France – Europe
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