BusinessWeek: Clearing the Way for Open Source

[ Thanks to Matt for this link. ]

"The open-source buzz has been heard in corporate IT departments for a while now. But lately, Main Street mom-and-pops are listening, too. A recent Jupiter Research survey shows a growing number of small and midsize businesses (SMBs) using open-source alternatives to Microsoft (MSFT ) products. About 9% of SMBs are using Red Hat (RHAT ) Linux on the desktop, and 7% are using the OpenOffice productivity suite, which contains word processing and spreadsheet programs..."

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[Editor's Note: Jupiter Research is a division of Linux Today's parent company, JupiterMedia. -BKP]

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