Hi all, I would like to have more information about companies that are currently using Open Source Hardware (OSH). I am a student of the M.Sc. in Technology Innovation Management at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. Our master degree is closely working with both Carleton's Talent First and Open Source Ventures programs, whose mission is strengthen research to help established and start-up companies in Ontario to create new business opportunities based on Open Source technologies. We, at Carleton, are strongly interested in studying the economic use of Open Source in any possible domain, not only software. Therefore, we consider that is essential to start researching the economics of Open Source Hardware, a domain that has been unfairly ignored by researchers so far. Specifically, we are planning to conduct a survey on economic benefits of OSH for companies. Additionally, my thesis will be aimed at study the differences between OSS and OSH. Although we already have a preliminary list of companies using OSH, I will appreciate a lot if someone could give us the contact information of any OSH company who could be interested in participating in this research Additionally, we will be grateful if we could receive feedback from the OSH community. In this link you will find more information about our master: http://www.carleton.ca/tim Here, you will find more information about Talent First program: http://www.now.carleton.ca/2006-08/1268.htm This is about Open Source Ventures: http://www.carleton.ca/tim/osv/index.html Thanks for your time and attention. I look forward to hearing from someone soon. Yours Faithfully, Edy Ferreira