Computerworld: In-House Expertise Key to Open-Source Effort

"The biggest advantage Weather.com has going for it as it migrates to an all-open-source architecture is its people. The company has a highly creative and dedicated group of 23 IT experts, according to those involved in the project.

"'We don't have a big team, but the people we have are all good problem-solvers,' says Tim Bolser, director of applications development at Weather.com. 'These are people who just eat up any problem you give them. You can give it to them on a Friday, and they solve it over the weekend,' he says..."

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