Open AIM as it relates to you

As AOL transforms itself from an ISP to a web services company, there are many hurdles in place that work against us in our efforts. We have managed to release many products, services and applications that are truly open and others that have some limitations. Usually, these limitations are based on the fact that we are still a company that works to make a profit, no different then Yahoo! or Google. This presentation will outline the difficulties we have overcome to help management better understand what we can gain, as a company, from offering open APIs, and using open standards throughout our product line. Additionally, we will discuss success stories behind other companies that have either built their business model on our openness or have used our technologies to broaden their applications.