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Open source adoption 'anomaly' in Philippines
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| Like several economies in the region, open source adoption in the Philippines
| is gradually expanding as organizations to seek alternatives to expensive
| proprietary software. But, unlike some markets, early adopters in the country
| come from the private sector.
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| Miguel Paraz, an active advocate of OSS who now works for a local IT firm,
| noted that public consciousness of open source is only at "a superficial
| level", with the occasional mention of Linux in the mainstream business news.
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http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/software/0,39044164,62056311,00.htm
Recent:
Latest UP Diliman Technopark opens
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| At the press briefing, ASTI OIC Peter Banzon said that it was envisioned that
| the new technopark would welcome locators developing applications on the
| cutting edge of Open Source technology such as software that rely on the
| cloud computing model. However, it would also welcome locators developing
| bread-and-butter applications such as Open Source software for accounting and
| human resource administration.
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| [...]
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| Open Source software, such as Linux, belongs to this category. Their
| developers have built their revenue stream models on after sales services and
| consultancies.
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http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2009/july/27/yehey/techtimes/20090727tech1.html
Filipino open source developer Morph Labs plans to capture SMEs
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| Filipino open source software developer Morph Labs is looking forward to
| capturing the mid-sized enterprise market globally when it goes full blast
| with its launch of on-demand CRM (customer relationship management) in May.
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http://mb.com.ph/articles/203917/filipino-open-source-developer-morph-labs-plans-capture-smes
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