Open Source Software impresario Ron Bongo is a leading administrator in the open source solutions field. He is currently the COO of Corra Technology. Ron Bongo brings twenty years of variant expertise, to his position at CorraTech, during which he developed his knowledge in technology, management consulting and finance. He manages Corra Technology’s corporate system, guides its management team and constructs key business and essential relationships for the company.
To Ron Bongo, proper networking begins with good technology. Social and business networks have existed for a long time. Using technology, however, to supply the instruments to better establish, manage, promote and to more intimately and efficaciously interact with network members is called Web 2.0. Web 2.0 is at the cutting edge of Web system in social and business networks.
For many organizations, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems are the mission-critical anchor of business dealings and communication. Besides supplying the core transaction processing that complex enterprises demand, Enterprise Resource Planning systems are often the launch pad for strategic first steps.
Business Process Management (BPM) systems manage processes that encompass person-to-person and system-to-system communications or combinations of both. Ron Bongo points out that these systems encompass integrated features such as process modeling, process execution, process monitoring, customizable industry-specific templates and UI components, as well as out-of-box integration capabilities along with support for services-based integration.
Ron Bongo expects demand for open source software solutions to keep growing. “Open-source vendors are adding significant resources, helping the channel produce more results,” Ron Bongo said. “A lot of [open-source] vendors have formal partner programs and are even completely dedicated to the partner strategy. The current acceptance of open source and the commitment by vendors to work side by side with us and avoid the channel conflict that can occur with proprietary vendors is a clear sign that our industry is in a development phase. “
