Selecting open source software is often bewildering for corporate IT
departments accustomed to commercial closed source software. Of all the
choices, which ones are likely to meet business and technology requirements?
The Enterprise Open Source Directory (www.eosdirectory.com) helps companies
find the gems they need.
Open source software continues to gain momentum worldwide. Low costs, high
quality, and unprecedented flexibility make more and more IT decision makers
favor open source over traditional packaged software. Access to bug tracking
systems, development team discussions, test approaches - all the background
details previously off-limits - help create software that's not only cheaper,
but better, and aligned with organizational needs. Open source software is
no... (more)
Open source software in 2006 was characterized by continuous, sometimes
subtle advances, and also by a few key individual developments. The impact
and attributes of these changes can be summed up in 10 trends.
(1) Closed Source Embraces Open Source
Oracle's announcement on October 25 that it would start to provide support
for Red Hat Linux triggered a small earthquake that put Red Hat's sto... (more)
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