ZDNet UK: JBoss Hints At Financial Success

"JBoss executives have hinted that the company is generating strong revenues through its business model of charging for services on the back of its open source application server software.

"Shaun Connolly, vice-president of product management at JBoss, told ZDNet UK on Tuesday that the company has around 500 customers and made an average of $25,000 to $35,000 (roughly £13,000 to £18,000) [€18,900-26,500] in annual support fees from each customer..."

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