International Companies International Companies are currently centralizing are currently centralizing

and integrating and integrating software resources, software resources,

trying to achieve trying to achieve better organization and better organization and

money savingsmoney savings

But Software Applications But Software Applications often often

are are not so suitable not so suitable for this for this scope and are difficult and scope and are difficult and

expensive to integrate with expensive to integrate with anything elseanything else

Therefore it used to be Therefore it used to be possible only possible only

for big companies for big companies and big projects and big projects

IT USED to BE…

… … now, now, talented people may meet on talented people may meet on

Internet Internet ,work together …,work together …

and may start no-profit projects that will create a new generation of

Application Systems.

The biggest challenge isThe biggest challenge is the collaboration between the collaboration between

people people with different expertisewith different expertise

But... being no-profit projects, what is the

advantage if people don't get paid for their work?

…….well, really a big Advantage.well, really a big Advantage

Let's imagine that we build a team Let's imagine that we build a team that counts 20-30 specialists with that counts 20-30 specialists with

various skills. various skills.

The workload will be shared…The workload will be shared…

……but NOT the RESULTbut NOT the RESULT

..that will be totally owned by each ..that will be totally owned by each member of the Teammember of the Team

So everyone will give ONE So everyone will give ONE and get back and get back

more than 20-30 times the more than 20-30 times the investment….investment….

In addition an outstanding In addition an outstanding international network for international network for support and consulting support and consulting

can be built can be built

Concluding, main issues are:Concluding, main issues are:

Build a Community of Experts Build a Community of Experts

Realize a new generation of Realize a new generation of Application Software Application Software

Create an international network for Create an international network for support and consulting support and consulting

ThanksThanksAntonella BlasettiAntonella Blasettiantonella.blasetti@information.design.itantonella.blasetti@information.design.it