With a large customer base of mainstream users, OCS Inventory is an established outsider in its market (MRL Level 8). The software is recognized. It is supported by an appropriate financing and an active community. View OCS Inventory Market Readiness synthesis.
Project of The Month:
DISCOBOLE is October project of the Month. Discover the cloud-native BSS suite designed with components aligned with TM Forum standards. Discobole supports the full Order to Bill lifecycle with catalog, configuration, order management, inventory, orchestration, and supporting services like security and notifications. More
Projects Market Readiness Levels Focus: OCS Inventory
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Open Source by OW2 webinar, November 6 at 4pm CET 0.1
Join us to the next "Open Source by OW2 Webinar", showcasing Cryptad OW2 project and Decidim, a project funded by the European NGI Zero Commons Fund program.
MoreSFScon 2025, November 7-8, Bolzano 0.2
OW2 is Community Partner of SFScon'25. The program includes 3 OW2-related talks, and the community will be visible on a booth to showcase OW2 and innovative solutions funded by NGI Zero Commons Fund.
MoreOpen Source Experience, December 10-11, 2025 0.4
Register now for your badge at OSXP (free). We look forward to the new venue this year : City of Sciences, in Paris. We will share our community booth with OW2 members and projects coming from the NGI world. Contact us for more info!
MoreAlpOSS 2026, February 17, Echirolles (Grenoble) 0.6
Be ready for AlpOSS 2026, February 17, 2026 with a new exceptional venue : "La Rampe" auditorium and live venue of the city of Echirolles! We are ready to receive your talks proposals : submit to the Call for Presentation before the November 16th deadline.
MoreNGI Zero Commons Fund - Results of Open Calls 0.9
More than 300 digital commons and open source projects will be funded by 2027. For a detailed list with descriptions, please visit NLnet website.
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