European Software Association

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• European Software Association
• Association Launch Event
• 20 October 2005
• Jeremy Roche
• Chairman

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Agenda

• Introduction
• Creation of the Association
• Priorities of the European Software Association
• Presentation by Mr Jesús Villasante
• Summary
• Questions from the floor

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Introduction

• What is the European Software Association?
• Why is it needed?
• Who will form the Association?
• Where will it operate?
• When will it make its presence felt?
• How will it work?

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Creation of the Association

• A brief pre-history
• Not-for-profit association under Belgian law
• Focused on European Independent Software Vendors
• Businesses that create and market replicable
  packaged software
• Chief Executives of real businesses will lead and
  contribute
• Also open to
• European business units of non-European
  businesses
• ISV-type business units of non-ISV businesses

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Creation of the Association

• Info World S.R.L
• KTW
• Lexware GMBH Co KG
• LogicaCMG
• Mamut ASA
• Microsoft EMEA
• msg systems ag
• Northgate Information Solutions
• SAP
• UCS Software Manufacturing
• Unicorn
• Unit4Agresso
• Vidus

• 26 founding members incude
• 1C
• Abacus
• AFAS Business Solutions
• Beta Systems Software
• Business Objects
• CCS
• Dassault Systemes
• DATEV
• CEGID
• CODA Group
• Fenestrae BV
• F-Secure Corp
• Hogia

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Creation of the Association

• Managing Board
• Maurizio Carli, Business Objects
• Patrick Bertrand, CEGID
• Jeremy Roche, CODA Group
• Philippe Forestier, Dassault Systèmes
• Bert-Inge Hogsved, Hogia AB
• Eilert Hanoa, Mamut ASA
• Vladimir Kovar, Unicorn
• Chris Ouwinga, Unit4Agresso
• Martin Knestrick, Vidus

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Creation of the Association

• Officers of the Association
• Jeremy Roche
• Chairman
• CODA Group
• Eilert Hanoa
• Vice-chairman
• Mamut ASA
• Chris Ouwinga
• Treasurer
• Unit4Agresso

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Creation of the Association

• Working Groups
• Board creates Working groups
• Public Policy
• Education
• Industry Development

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Priorities of the Association

• Short term - to mid 2006
• Create Public Policy working group
• Recruit members
• Establish relationships with other industry
  associations (local/national/European level)
  incl. NESSI
• Further develop relationships with EU institutions

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Priorities of the Association

• Longer term - to end 2006
• Create tangible benefits to members (education,
  network)
• Work with European Commission for dedicated RD
  support programs
• Develop industry statistics to become the source
  for industry information and trends impacting on
  software

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Priorities of the Association

• Aim develop policy positions and messages on
  current EU issues such as
• intellectual property rights protection
• public funding for research and development
• interoperability
• the role of the industry in the jobs and growth
  agenda for Europe

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Guest speaker

• Presentation by Mr Jesús Villasante
• Head of Unit
• European Commission
• Information Society and Media Directorate General
• Software Technologies

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Summary

• Thanks to
• Mr. Villasante
• Mr. Rübig
• Mrs Dominika Zahrer
• for helping us put together this association and
  launch event

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Summary

• Alignment between the European Software
  Association and the European Commission
• Aims
• Issues to discuss and debate
• Expect to make a contribution towards all of the
  issues raised
• In the medium term we are determined for our
  industry to play its part in the successful
  delivery of i2010

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Q A

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• European Software Association
• Association Launch Event
• 20 October 2005
• Jeremy Roche
• Chairman