“Collab.Net announced today that Bill Portelli is the Open
Source start-up’s first President and CEO, effective October 1.
Collab.Net provides tools, services, and platforms to facilitate
Open Source software development. Founded by Brian Behlendorf,
co-founder of the Apache Software Foundation, and O’Reilly &
Associates in July 1999, Collab.Net received initial funding from
Benchmark Capital in August.”
“Bill has exactly the leadership experience we need to move
the company forward quickly,” said Behlendorf. “And with his
technical and business background, he understands the interests of
both developers and corporations who want to advance Open Source
development and market share.”