Open3.org was founded in 1999 by Alex Lesniak, Duane Stoddard, and Gunnison Carbone. The founders are long-time software developers that were agitated at the high cost of inflexible integration software. They created Open3.org to provide a quality and universal open source alternative to expensive and proprietary systems.

Aided by system architects and software developers from around the globe, Open3.org has reached it's first major milestone and has matured into a software platform that is ready for the enterprise. Together, we are creating a platform that permits the greatest flexibility and feature set possible, a necessary requirement for the myriad of applications and data systems encountered in the typical integration scenario.

We are looking forward to continued growth for Open3.org. As an open source system that is available to all, Open3.org is emerging as the standard platform for e-business integration. Become a part of Open3.org and join in the revolution!

Founders Bios

Duane Stoddard
Duane is a chief architect and the lead developer of Open3.org integration server. Duane has been involved in enterprise integration for many years and prior to founding Open3.org held lead e-business integration and development positions at SAGA Software (now Software AG) and Lucent Technologies Bell Labs. He has integration projects that were recently featured in the Smithsonian. Duane is co-author of the book, Open Source Enterprise Solutions (John Wiley and Sons 2001). Mr. Stoddard has a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematical and Computer Sciences and a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines.

Alex Lesniak
Alex is a chief architect and developer for Open3.org. Alex is a guru of computing and long time participant in the open source movement. Mr. Lesniak was a managing consultant at Lucent Technologies Bell Labs and Lockheed Martin and participated in the open source development of Jabber at Webb Interactive Services (WEBB). Mr. Lesniak holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from the Colorado School of Mines.

Gunnison Carbone
Gunnison is a developer, community builder, and enterprise advocate for Open3.org. He is co-author of the book Open Source Enterprise Solutions (John Wiley and Sons 2001) and is a faculty member of the Enterprise Linux Institute. Mr. Carbone has a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Mathematics from Metropolitan State College of Denver.