Analyst Profile
Mark Driver
Mark Driver
Research VP
Champlin, MN USA
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Years of Experience
12 years at Gartner
27 years IT industry
Areas of Coverage
Open Source
Application Development & Integration

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Roles and Responsibilities
Mark Driver is a vice president and research director in Gartner Research, where he specializes in application development technologies and open-source software. Within Gartner, Mr. Driver serves as a principal analyst for Java technology, as well as the Microsoft .NET framework. He is also the principal analyst covering the business and technical issues of the open-source software model. He covers many aspects of open-source software, including adoption challenges, best practices, market impact and development models.
Previous Experience
Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Driver was a technical architect and project leader for more than 15 years in the IT industry, where he focused on distributed open systems development. He worked in several areas including state government, commercial software vendors and in-house IT groups.
Professional Background
MCI Systemhouse, Technical Architect, 2 years
PowerCerv, Internet Technology Manager, 3 years
Florida Department of Management Services, Manager, Advanced Technology Projects, 5 years
Education
B.S., Computer and Information Science, Florida State University




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MarketScope for Ajax Technologies and Rich Internet Application Platforms 31-Dec-2009 Ray Valdes, Eric Knipp, David Mitchell Smith, Gene Phifer, Mark Driver
Predicts 2010: Open-Source Software Is Expanding 07-Dec-2009 Mark Driver
PHP: Past, Present and Future 02-Dec-2009 Mark Driver
Vendor Rating: Oracle 26-Nov-2009 Kenneth Chin, John Rizzuto, Nigel Rayner, James Holincheck, Christian Hestermann, Deborah R Wilson, Robert P. Desisto, Kimberly Collins, Gene Alvarez, Tim Payne, French Caldwell, Massimo Pezzini, Donald Feinberg, Mark Driver, Frances Karamouzis, Jeffrey Mann, Joseph Feiman, Andrew White, Yvonne Genovese, Jane B. Disbrow, Pat Phelan, Jim Sinur, James Richardson, William Clark, Tiffani Bova, Ronni J. Colville, Jorge Lopez, Gene Phifer, Bob Igou
Vendor Focus for Oracle: Analysis of Products 14-Oct-2009 Kenneth Chin, Nigel Rayner, James Holincheck, Christian Hestermann, Deborah R Wilson, Robert P. Desisto, Michael Maoz, Kimberly Collins, Gene Alvarez, Tim Payne, French Caldwell, Massimo Pezzini, Donald Feinberg, Mark Driver, Jeffrey Mann, Joseph Feiman, Andrew White, Jim Sinur, James Richardson, William Clark, Ronni J. Colville