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Open Source Gains More Traction
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| Sun Microsystems claims OpenOffice.org, its free
| office productivity suite, is downloaded 100,000 times
| a day. A year ago, Sun saw just half that number of
| downloads. Sun also claims that downloads of
| Glassfish, its open source application server, have
| doubled in the last one year, and that of MySQL, the
| open source database, have increased by 30 percent.
| All the Fortune 500 companies are now using free
| software.
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| But itâs not just about the savings. An Indian
| organization deployed Linux and Asterisk, a solution
| that converts a PC into a full-fledged EPABX system.
| This not only helped it reduce costs, but also allowed
| the company to add new features easily by just
| installing additional software modules rather than
| purchasing additional hardware.
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http://networkcomputing.in/Open-Source-Gains-More-Traction-TechNavigator-001Oct009.aspx
Why prefer open source
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| A preference for open source is based on a simple,
| easy to understand premise.
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| An open source code base is your asset. A proprietary
| code base is someone elseâs asset.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=5013
The Calling for Open Source Innovation
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| Open source alternatives to proprietary technologies
| have been proven in many mission-critical deployments,
| and the cost savings that can be achieved by switching
| to these open source technologies are significant.
| Using the money saved to fund new innovations could
| mean the difference between surviving and thriving in
| this difficult climate.
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http://www.information-management.com/infodirect/2009_143/open_source_innovation-10016269-1.html
Recent:
More SMBs are adopting open source
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| Fast on the heels of Sun's release of an updated
| version of the MySQL Enterprise Monitor, MySQL has
| released the results of a survey of 637 small and
| medium-size businesses (less than 500 employees) in
| Europe documenting open source usage. While this is
| not as comprehensive as Alfresco's prior Open Source
| Barometer surveys, it still provides an interesting
| snapshot on usage patterns. (And maybe this will
| encourage Alfresco to revisit its survey.)
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http://www.infoworld.com/d/open-source/more-smbs-are-adopting-open-source-505
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