GUADEC 2007 is supported by the GNOME Foundation and organised by a group of volunteers. However, this event would be inconceivable without the generous help and contributions from sponsors, media partners and co-organizers.

Gold Sponsors

The Linux Foundation

The Linux Foundation is a nonprofit consortium dedicated to fostering the growth of Linux. Founded in 2007 by the merger of the Open Source Development Labs and the Free Standards Group, it sponsors the work of Linux creator Linus Torvalds and is supported by leading Linux and open source companies and developers from around the world. The Linux Foundation promotes, protects and standardizes Linux by providing unified resources and services needed for open source to successfully compete with closed platforms.

Open systems form the business and technology cornerstone of Sun Microsystems. From semiconductors and entry-level servers to supercomputers, and from operating systems and development tools to productivity suites, Sun has been dedicated to delivering systems based on open, industry standards and open source technologies for over 20 years. Today, through shared technology innovation, Sun's continued commitment to open source development is reflected in its sponsorship of well known open source communities including OpenSolaris.org, OpenOffice.org, NetBeans,org, JXTA.org and Jini.org. Sun is also a significant participant and contributor to many industry-changing open source projects including GNOME, Apache and Mozilla. Sun also manufactures some of the best-value industry-standard servers on the market, providing the perfect vehicle for deployment of solutions based on free and open source software. Sun, at the heart of the community. For more information see www.sun.com/opensource.

Maemo provides an open source development platform for Nokia Internet Tablets and other Linux-based devices. It is build from components widely used in open desktop and mobile/embedded systems. The Maemo SDK contains the tools needed to create and port integrated applications, replicating the Internet Tablet environment in a PC. maemo.org offers official tutorials, documentation and repositories of unstable versions for testing. The website enables more services devoted to and maintained by the Maemo community: software catalog, project hosting, documentation wiki, Planet news plus mail and IRC support channels.

Open source and Linux solutions from HP are based on an unwavering commitment to the open source community, an unbiased multi-platform approach to the technology, and complete capabilities spanning management, high availability, HPC, and virtualization. Customers enjoy s ingle-source accountability, solution support, and services from 6,500 HP open source and Linux professionals across 160 countries, a proven ability to independently support 99% of service requests for our best-of-breed partner-based portfolio, the flexibility from integrated and supported HP Open Source Middleware Stacks, and the cost-saving consolidated infrastructure of HP BladeSystem.

Silver Sponsors

Imendio is a small European company with a core of expert developer profiles. One of their strongest competencies is in the GTK+ libraries, which is a graphics library collection that can be used on Windows, MacOSX and Linux. Imendio provides hacking skills refined and enhanced by a long running involvement in the open software development sector. Over the years a skill base unmatched by the competition has attracted large customers. Imendio has also a strong involvement in the GNOME community and Foundation.

Igalia is a company from the south-west of Europe (Galicia, Spain), specialized in the development of innovative free software technologies and solutions. Igalia has been increasing its involvement in the Gnome community since its creation five years ago, contributing with code and documentation to several components and applications, and sponsoring and organizing different Gnome events, from local hackfests to international conferences. In May 2003, the first version of the Fisterra project was published by Igalia. Fisterra is a sophisticated framework for making the development of business management software easier with Gnome technologies. Since then, several companies have adopted solutions based on Fisterra. Igalia developers have a deep knowledge of the Gnome technologies and during the last years, the company has carried out projects for evolving, adapting or modifying different parts of Gnome, including subcontracts for relevant international companies.

Fluendo is a company specialized in delivering products and consulting services on Unix and Linux multimedia. Their flagship product is the streaming media server Flumotion. Fluendo supports the development of the GStreamer multimedia framework, which is emerging as the standard media framework on Unix and Linux platforms. This company, based in Barcelona, is heavily involved in various aspects related to GUADEC, like the coordination of the video coverage.

Google is a global technology leader focused on improving the way people connect with information. Google's innovations in web search and advertising have made its website a top Internet destination and its brand one of the most recognized in the world. Google maintains the world's largest online index of websites and other content, and Google makes this information freely available to anyone with an Internet connection. Google's automated search technology helps people obtain nearly instant access to relevant information from its vast online index. For more information, visit www.google.com.

OpenedHand Limited creates, adapts and improves Unix and Linux based open source software for consumer facing mobile and embedded devices. OpenedHand's expertise has been utilised by some of the worlds leading device manufacturers to help develop high-quality cutting edge products. As well as providing client services, OpenedHand develops unique free software in-house and contributes to numerous FOSS communities including X.org, Freedesktop.org, the Linux kernel, OpenEmbedded, GNOME and GTK.

Red Hat, the world's leading open source and Linux provider, is headquartered in Raleigh, NC (USA) with satellite offices spanning the globe. The most trusted name in open source, CIOs and other senior-level IT executives have ranked Red Hat as the industry's most valued vendor for two consecutive years in the CIO Insight MagazineVendor Value study. Red Hat is leading Linux and open source solutions into the mainstream by making high quality, low cost technology accessible. Red Hat provides operating system software along with middleware, applications and management solutions. Red Hat also offers support, training and consulting services to its customers worldwide and through top-tier partnerships. Red Hat's open source strategy offers customers a long term plan for building infrastructures that are based on and leverage open source technologies with focus on security and ease of management. Learn more: www.redhat.com.

Intel® - This year 100 million people around the world will discover digital for the first time. This year 150 million more people will become part of the wireless world. This year the living room will grow more interactive and the digital divide will shrink. This year more people will be using technology in more fascinating ways than ever imagined. And behind all of this progress you'll find innovative Intel® technology. For decades, Intel Corporation has developed technology enabling the computer and Internet revolution that has changed the world. Intel® Software Development Products for Linux allow you to harness the power of on-chip technologies to deliver maximum application performance on Intel® processors. Intel® Software Development Products for Linux are compatible with industry-leading development environments and are backed by Intel® Premier Support to keep you developing with confidence. Visit us at www.intel.com.

Collabora Ltd. is a Cambridge, UK based company specialising in open source development. With expertise in both real-time communications and open-source technologies including XMPP, SIP, RTP, D-Bus, GStreamer and Gtk+, it specialises in bringing companies and the open source software community together. Collabora provides clients, including Nokia and OLPC, with the knowledge, experience and infrastructure to meet their targets whilst allowing them to be an integral part of the open source community. Collabora has created a network of open source engineers from Europe and North America, and continues to expand this web further to include talented developers from around the world.

Canonical Ltd, the commercial sponsor of Ubuntu, is a global organisation headquartered in Europe committed to the development, distribution and support of open source software products and communities. World-class 24x7 commercial support for Ubuntu is available through Canonical's global support team and partners. Since its launch in October 2004 Ubuntu has become one of the most highly regarded Linux distributions with millions of users around the world. Ubuntu will always be free to download, free to use and free to distribute to others. With these goals in mind, Ubuntu aims to be the most widely used Linux system, and is the centre of a global open source software ecosystem.

ACCESS, a global provider of advanced software technologies to the mobile and beyond-PC markets, is an active member of the open source community, and participates in the GNOME Mobile & Embedded Initiative, the GNOME Foundation Advisory Board, the Linux Phone Standards Forum and the Linux Foundation. With research and engineering centers throughout the world and an established culture that emphasizes and nurtures innovation and creativity, ACCESS delivers unique solutions that bring value to its customers and partners and which help make people's lives easier, more productive, and more enjoyable.

Novell is a global leader in enterprise class software and services, with over $1B in sales and 100 offices around the world. We got there by providing a flexible combination of open source and commercial technologies, based on open standards. We help our customers manage, simplify, secure, and integrate their IT systems. This helps them lower cost and complexity while at the same time increasing return on their investment. Novell provides global services and support and has a strong history of innovation and world-class engineering. We also build customer solutions leveraging our network of over 800 technology partners, 900 training partners, and 3,200 solution providers. Software for the Open Enterprise from Novell. There's more to Novell than you think.

Mandriva, formerly known as Mandrakesoft, is the publisher of the popular Mandriva Linux operating system, one of the most full-featured and easy-to-use Linux systems. The company offers enterprises, governments and educational customers a complete range of GNU/Linux open source software and related services. Mandriva products are available in more than 140 countries through dedicated channels and from Mandriva Store, the company's online store. Born in 1998, the company has offices in the United States, France and Brazil. For more information, please visit http://www.mandriva.com.

Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) is a leading global provider of innovative processing solutions in the computing, graphics and consumer electronics markets. AMD is dedicated to driving open innovation, choice and industry growth by delivering superior customer-centric solutions that empower consumers and businesses worldwide. For more information and AMD development tools, visit developer.amd.com.

Media Partners

Linux Magazine is one of the biggest magazines on Linux in Europe. They combine in their 100 pages the best writers of the European and American Free Software scene with the most prominent technical journalists. In their sections you can find subject matters that will interest new and end users, system administrators (check out their regular columns on security, administration and configuration of machines and networks), as well as developers, who can benefit from their series and articles on C, Perl, Python, PHP and much more. Linux Magazine is actively involved in sponsoring and organising events in Europe and elsewhere, offering coverage and support to non-profit organisations, institutions and user groups.

O'Reilly Media spreads the knowledge of innovators through its books, online services, magazine, and conferences. Since 1978, O'Reilly has been a chronicler and catalyst of leading-edge development, homing in on the technology trends that really matter and spurring their adoption by amplifying "faint signals" from the alpha geeks who are creating the future. An active participant in the technology community, the company has a long history of advocacy, meme-making, and evangelism.

Lugradio is the premier Open Source podcast with over 15,000 listeners. The show takes a loose, humorous and social take on Open Source, and features interviews, debates, competitions and features. Supported by a strong community of contributors and fans, Lugradio has become an institution for those who enjoy the fun side of Open Source.

Co-organizers