Trial run finished now but a very interesting experiment…
The aim of TOF-e is to offer a framework for the industry that will allow more confidence and commercial clarity of the whole Open Source process, thereby providing open, competitive choice for the end user.
The framework of services and tools offered by TOF-e will assist SMEs, Enterprises and the Public Sector in the pragmatic adoption and support of OSS by intermediating between business users and the OSS developers, integrators and support community across Europe.
TOF-e is a commercial electronic intermediary which acts as a broker between the user and the supplier, both of which may well be SMEs with limited local support and skills capability. TOF-e will provide both a market place within which business can be transacted, and the value add services that support the needs of both user and supplier. In addition to a full portfolio of information provision, including news digest, case studies, discussion forums etc, the portal will concentrate on ensuring both the visibility of solution suppliers and an accreditation scheme under which they will be promoted.