FossAlliance is a strategic partnership formed by several companies, legal practices and consultants. You can contact us here: contact@fossalliance.com or contact each of our members; you will be able to benefit from our whole range of offerings.

Ars Aperta is an independent consulting firm focusing on open standards and open source software related strategies for corporate and governmental organizations.

Ars Aperta helps its customers through change management, methods, and technical, relational and legal expertise on Free & Open Source projects.

Member of several technical committees of the OASIS consortium, Ars Aperta assists organizations in their strategic reflexion on interoperability and the use of solutions based on open standards, in particular OpenDocument format.

Ayeba is a consulting company in strategy and organization.

Ayeba uses the principles of Lean, Kanban, Six Sigma and agile methods to improve organizational performance in their daily operations and success of their projects.

Ayeba has developed a high level of expertise on different aspects of the use of IT systems, IT operations, technologies and uses of the Web, free, libre and open source software (FLOSS), design and ergonomics.

 
We will work with you to :

    * define and adapt your IT strategy,
    * improve your organization,
    * manage your projects.

more information (in french) on : http://ayeba.fr

Array is a new concept. It is not a traditional law firm, but an array of lawyers specializing in Information Technology law. Through its members, it offers a wide variety of specialized services especially directed to IT - intensive and IT - producing companies and public entities.

Its founder, Carlo Piana, has a long experience in dealing with Free and Open Source Software matters. During the recent years he has been under the spotlight for his activities as the external counsel of the Free Software Foundation Europe and for taking part in various activities in the antitrust field, like the actions to counter the abuse of monopoly power by Microsoft in Europe -- both in court and before the EU Commission -- and more recently by advising Oracle as co-counsel concentrating on the FOSS issues in the largest software merger matter ever, that of Sun Microsystems.

Array is a member of euroITcounsel, an European network of lawyers specializing in IT law, which lists some of the most prestigious law firms in the respective countries as members.

The services that Array provides include:

    * Software projects legal validation and auditing;
    * Contracts, agreements, technology transfer;
    * Free Software / Open Source licensing matters;
    * Trademarks and domain names protection, strategy and registration;
    * Litigation (in Italy only and before arbitration panels) and ADR;
    * Criminal matters.

Neary Consulting offers strategic consulting services in free software community development, licensing and engagement. With over a decade experience, we can help ensure that you and your development teams get what you need from free software.
Free Software

Community-developed software has been a revolution in the world of computing. Harness the power of this wonderful development model by adapting your organisation’s development practices to best achieve your goals.
Community

For traditional software teams, working with a worldwide highly distributed community can be hard. Give your teams the tools and knowledge they need to succeed in this environment. Create vibrant volunteer communities to bring your software to more people.
Licensing

Get simple and straightforward summaries of the licensing options available to you, and the effects your licensing choice will have on the development of your project.

OpenDawn is a communication and business consultancy offering a broad range of services, from services to individuals to management services to businesses and NGOs. Located in Japan, OpenDawn is led by Shane M. Coughlan one of the industry's most renowned expert and lawyers in the field of Free and Open Source Software.

A well-known and respected leader in the Free software community, computer industry veteran Simon Phipps has been involved at a strategic level in some of the world’s leading technology companies. He has worked in such hands-on roles as field engineer, programmer and systems analyst, as well as run a software publishing company. He worked with OSI standards in the eighties, on the first commercial collaborative conferencing software in the nineties, and helped introduce both Java and XML at IBM. He was a founding Director of the Open Mobile Alliance.