Duration: 10:01

Description:
SilverStripe CMS is a prime example of New Zealand built, developed, and marketed open source software. Known as a 'web content management system', the software is used to build and manage complex websites, web-applications, and intranets. It is used by a large number of government departments and businesses. Since winning Best Open Source Project in 2008 NZOSA awards, the software has matured in terms of adoption, technical feature set, documentation, and its open source community. It has now been downloaded over 325,000 times and reviews continue to show it as more user friendly than alternative products. Its rise in adoption in the past two years has served to save government and businesses money, created more than 20 jobs at SilverStripe Ltd, brought in and kept money in New Zealand, and increased New Zealand's status in the open source and the web divisions of the global software market. SilverStripe wins in the category "Open Source Project" of the New Zealand Open Source Awards. The ceremony took place in Wellington on 9 November 2010. More information about the awards at http://www.nzosa.org.nz/ Richard Wyles introduces the category and Brian Calhoun accepts the award on behalf of SilverStripe. This recording is licensed under Creative Commons BY-SA 3.0 NZ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/nz/