Energized by open source: Ditching closed apps spurred
growth, utility says
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| Six-year-old BlueStar Energy Services doesn't have the kind
| of systems-baggage that saddles many older organizations.
| Still, the company found itself hindered by the rigidity of
| its core systems, which constrained its efforts to expand
| its customer base and offer new services.
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| Those barriers to growth led the company to embark on a
| bold effort to replace the bulk of its IT infrastructure --
| including voice, e-mail and financial systems -- with
| open-source software. The initiative has been so successful
| that CEO Guy Morgan attributes much of the company's recent
| growth to it.
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| BlueStar's open-source push has been driven by Tom Keen,
| the company's chief technology officer since June 2006.
| While evaluating BlueStar's IT architecture and business
| systems as a consultant, Keen had seen an opportunity for
| open-source systems to provide the company's operations
| with greater flexibility and scalability while
| strengthening its ability to expand into new markets.
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http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/270963/energized_by_open_source_ditching_closed_apps_spurred_growth_utility_says?rid=-219
Recent:
OpenOffice.org deployed in Malaysian Schools
http://www.openmalaysiablog.com/2008/08/openofficeorg-d.html
Malaysia's Sabah State Government moves to OpenOffice.org
too.
http://www.openmalaysiablog.com/2008/08/malaysias-sabah.html
Melaka City Council's OSS migration and savings
http://www.openmalaysiablog.com/2008/08/melaka-city-cou.html
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