Open Invention Network® is an intellectual property company that was formed to promote Linux by using patents to create a collaborative environment. It promotes a positive, fertile ecosystem for Linux, which in turns drives innovation and choice in the global marketplace. This helps ensure the continuation of innovation that has benefited software vendors, customers, emerging markets and investors. Open Invention Network® is refining the intellectual property model so that important patents are openly shared in a collaborative environment. Patents owned by Open Invention Network® are available royalty-free to any company, institution or individual that agrees not to assert its patents against the Linux System. This enables companies to make significant corporate and capital expenditure investments in Linux — helping to fuel economic growth. Open Invention Network® ensures the openness of the Linux source code, so that programmers, equipment vendors, ISVs and institutions can invest in and use Linux with less worry about intellectual property issues. Its licensees can use the company’s patents to innovate freely. This makes it economically attractive for companies that want to repackage, embed and use Linux to host specialized services or create complementary products. Open Invention Network® has considerable industry backing. It was launched in 2005, and has received investments from IBM, NEC, Novell, Philips, Red Hat and Sony. Keith Bergelt, Chief Executive Officer Keith Bergelt is the chief executive officer of Open Invention Network® (OIN), the collaborative enterprise that enables innovation in open source and an increasingly vibrant ecosystem around Linux. In this capacity he is directly responsible for enabling, influencing and defending the integrity of the Linux ecosystem. Central to the achievement of his goals is the acquisition and transfer of patent rights designed to permit members of the Linux ecosystem to operate free of the threat of assertion and litigation from those whose business models are antithetical to innovation and global economic growth in information technology and computing. Prior to joining the Open Invention Network®, Mr. Bergelt served as president and CEO of two Hedge Funds – Paradox Capital and IPI – formed to unlock the considerable asset value of patents, trademarks and copyrights in middle market companies. Paradox and IPI were the first Funds of their kind to offer specialty lending products supported exclusively by intellectual property. Driven by Mr. Bergelt's creativity and From www.openinventionnetwork.com/about.php 1 12 February 2011 entrepreneurial approach, these funds enabled the emergence of patents, trademarks and copyrights as a viable source of collateral in asset-based loans, forever reshaping the emerging IP Finance landscape. During Mr. Bergelt's stewardship of these IP-based lending activities, he raised more than $300 million dollars and financed portfolio companies of private equity firms including Texas Pacific Group, Kelso & Co., JH Whitney, Weston Presidio, Goode Partners, Palladium Capital and Castanea Partners, among others. Previously, Mr. Bergelt served as a senior advisor to the technology investment division at Texas Pacific Group. He also headed business development, intellectual property and licensing for the Kelso & Company portfolio company Cambridge Display Technology in the United Kingdom. Additionally, he established and served as General Manager of the Strategic Intellectual Asset Management business unit at Motorola Corporation and served as Motorola's director of Technology Strategy. Mr. Bergelt was a co-founder of the Intellectual Property Advisory Practice within the Electronics and Telecommunications Industry group at SRI Consulting in Menlo Park, California. Prior to his extensive private sector experience, Mr. Bergelt served for twelve years as a diplomat with postings at the United Nations in NY and the American Embassy in Tokyo, Japan where he was involved in the negotiation of IP rights protection in Asia. Mr. Bergelt holds an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Duke University, a Jurist Doctorate degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law and a Masters of Business Administration degree from Theseus Institute in France. He is a frequent speaker on corporate strategy, finance and intellectual property management. © Open Invention Network LLC From www.openinventionnetwork.com/about.php 2 12 February 2011 Open Invention Network® promotes Linux and open source software. Following are links to organizations and websites that provide further information and resources of Linux, open source software and patents. Linux Industry Resources Embedded Linux Consortium The Embedded Linux Consortium promotes the use of Linux in the embedded, applied and appliance computing markets. Linux.de Linux.de is one of the leading German Linux portals. Linux for Dummies A site designed to assist beginners to the Linux community. LinuxForum Linux Forum is a large community of Linux users, developers and enthusiasts that are here to help each other with FREE Linux Support. LinuxForums.org LinuxForums.org is another leading, active Linux community. Linux Kernel Archives A primary site for the Linux kernel source code. Linux.com Linux.com is an independent Web site that provides Linux information, news, tips, and reference material. Linux Questions.org LinuxQuestions.org is a free, active Linux Community that offers forums, reviews and a Linux knowledge base, among many other features. Linux.org A leading portal with content complied from a wide variety of resources on the internet and print media. LinuxHQ A portal that provides Linux related news, patches and a kernel catalog. LinuxWaves.com A leading Linux portal with free access to chat, books and more. www.openinventionnetwork.com/industryinfo.php 3 12 February 2011 Open Source Development Labs OSDL Home to Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux - is dedicated to accelerating the growth and adoption of Linux in the enterprise. Tux.Org Tux.Org is an umbrella organization supporting the efforts of users groups and developers. Commercial Linux Vendors Novell With more than 50,000 customers in 43 countries, Novell helps customers manage, simplify, secure and integrate their technology environments by leveraging best-of-breed, open standards-based software. Red Hat Rated as CIO Insight Magazine's Most Valued Vendor for the second consecutive year, Red Hat maintains the highest value and reliability rankings among its customers, and is the most recognized Linux brand in the world. Open Source Industry Resources FLOSSworld The FLOSSWorld project (free/libre/open source software) aims to strengthen Europe’s leadership in FLOSS and open standards research. Free Software Foundation The FSF promotes the development and use of free software (liberty not price), particularly the GNU operating system, used widely in its GNU/Linux variant. Free Standards Group The Free Standards Group is an independent not-for-profit organization that develops and promotes open source standards. ObjectWeb ObjectWeb is a consortium of leading companies and research organizations from around the world who have joined forces to produce next generation of Open Source Middleware. SIGOSSEE Special Interest Group in Open Source Software for Education in Europe (SIGOSSEE) investigates, informs and advises the education community on the uses and benefits of open source software in Europe. Open Source Initiative Open Source Initiative (OSI) is a non-profit corporation dedicated to managing and promoting the Open Source Definition for the good of the community. www.openinventionnetwork.com/industryinfo.php 4 12 February 2011 The Open Group The Open Group is a vendor-neutral and technology-neutral consortium with a vision to enable access to integrated information based on open standards and global interoperability. Linux and Open Source Software Directories freshmeat.net freshmeat.net maintains one of the Web's largest indexes of Unix and cross-platform software. IceWalkers.com Updated several times a day, IceWalkers.com provides a vast database of Linux Software. KernelTrap.org KernelTrap aims to bring news about all free and open source kernels, not just the Linux kernel. However, at this time the majority of news posted to this site is Linux-centric. SourceForge.net SourceForge.net is the world's largest Open Source software development website, with the largest repository of Open Source code. Tucows for Linux 1000's of the world's best Linux software applications. Intellectual Property Resources Australian Patent Office American Bar Association Since 1894, the ABA has contributed significantly to the development of our system for the protection of intellectual property rights. European Patent Office Hong Kong Patent Office Japan Patent Office United States Patent and Trademark Office For more than 200 years, United States Patent and Trademark Office has had the mission to promote the progress of science and the useful arts by securing for limited times to inventors the exclusive right to their respective discoveries. www.openinventionnetwork.com/industryinfo.php 5 12 February 2011 United Kingdom Patent Office World Intellectual Property Organization Part of the World Trade Organization, WIPO is an international organization dedicated to promoting the use and protection of works of the human spirit. www.openinventionnetwork.com/industryinfo.php 6 12 February 2011 .