The Mission
OpenCLAWS is an open source account, identity, and network management system for IT professionals, focused on simplifying the administration of a heterogeneous computing environment.
The Challenge
Transform CLAWS into an attractive, open source product for use by IT organizations.
Game Plan
Envision the dream:
- Carry forward the vision of CLAWS as a powerful tool to unify heterogenous computing systems.
- Serve a broad base of users, from educational institutions to corporate IT organizations.
- Offer a choice of platforms and full interoperability with Linux, OS X, Windows, and Solaris.
- Leverage resources by following an open source model of development.
- Pay fanatical attention to the quality of the user experience.
Build the product:
- We've assembled a team of dedicated developers and testers.
- We're talking to users to understand their needs.
- We're employing a modern architecture: SOAP, Oracle, and Java servlets.
- We're building on open source components: PHP, CSOAP, and Apache Tomcat.
Gain adoption in the market:
- Target the specific requirements of medium-to-large enterprises.
- Provide simple migration paths from existing products for organizations.
- Support access via the web and PDA's.
- Implement "killer features" and order-of-magnitude improvements in key capabilities.
- Make source and object code publicly available at no charge.
Sustain the project:
- Work with the open source community to extend and evolve the code base.
- Offer complementary fee-based services, support, customization, and consulting.
- Develop interoperability with new systems as they mature.