Open Source: Quality, Flexibility and Cost

Open Source has matured to the point where it is now used to some extent in every company.  98 percent of respondents to a survey said that their organizations make use of Open Source in some way.  The people answering the survey were IT professionals in areas like network operations, server management and engineering.  Many [...]

Open Source: Quality now leads Affordability as Main Selection Criteria

During the last ten years Open Source has had a profound influence on both software companies and consumers of software, indirectly if not directly.  And along the way, Open Source has changed, morphing itself in ways so as to become now widely accepted by all types of businesses.  In many instances, the cream of the [...]

Open Source: Shift from Skepticism to Enthusiasm

Two years ago many companies were skeptical of Open Source, but after living two years through tough times during a recession, many companies  have a better handle on what Open Source is all about and are enthusiastically embracing its potential.  And the new mind shift among customers is forcing many vendors to change.  They’re changing [...]