SaM Solutions took lead as the major sponsor of the International conference of developers and users of free / open source software ‘Linux Vacation / Eastern Europe’ (LVEE 2008). Tourist camp ‘Chimik’ of the Republic Unitary Enterprise ‘Azot’ located in vicinity to the city of Grodno for four days (26 – 29 June) became home for participants from Belarus and neighboring countries. Traditionally the associates of the company played the key role in the processes of preparation and holding the event. SaM Solutions also provided conference equipment for the event.

SaM Solutions sees its priority in keeping up to date with modern requirements and meeting the highest standards of development in the IT sphere. One of SaM Solutions’ business lines is software development for UNIX / Linux platforms. This is the reason why the company’s employees have been dealing with open source software for a number of years. Thus it is within the priorities of SaM Solutions to promote open source software as well as development of the supporting community. The company develops, modifies and adapts open source software for the clients as well as uses it for the proper purposes. Server platforms like GNU/Linux and FreeBSD ensure support of SaM Solutions’ network infrastructure.

The issue of GNU/Linux distribution kits for embedded applications has been widely discussed at the LVEE 2008 as one of the company’s specializations. The speakers touched upon the question of the role of open source software in the sphere of education that is gaining more and more importance. The difficulty to prepare qualified experts to work with UNIX / Linux platform became the subject of wide speculation among the participants of the round table discussion as the demand for such specialists on the labour market considerably exceeds supply.