OpenLogic Recaps 2007 Open Source Trends
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| Increased adoption of open source: On average, enterprises reported using 94
| different open source packages, up 26% from 75 in 2006.
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http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=812647
Open source software makes inroads at large firms
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| Open source software is seeing slow but steady adoption among large UK
| businesses as they begin to take it to the heart of their organisations. One
| key factor that has held back adoption has been a lack of enterprise-class
| support and services, but this is changing.
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http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/01/22/229024/open-source-software-makes-inroads-at-large-firms.htm
Related:
Lawmaker blasts U.K. government on Microsoft policy
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| A member of Parliament of the United Kingdom has launched a stinging
| attack on the U.K. government's IT strategy, saying that it has given
| Microsoft too much control.
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| John Pugh, who is a member of Parliament, or MP, for Southport and a
| member of the Public Accounts Committee, was speaking in an
| adjournment debate on Tuesday that he had called. The aim of the
| debate, he said, was to explore the alternatives to using Microsoft
| software, including open source.
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http://www.news.com/Lawmaker-blasts-U.K.-government-on-Microsoft-policy/2100-1012_3-6212721.html
http://tinyurl.com/2ashm2
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