"For local companies with limited budgets, using open-source software is the best way to cut costs and comply with Vietnam's commitments to the World Trade Organization (WTO). However, many problems have arisen in the process of applying the software.
"With some 4,000 computers installed with open-source software, HCMC-based Saigon Thuong Tin Commercial Bank (Sacombank) has saved more than US$1mil. However the bank has still signed with the world's leading software producer Microsoft to modernize its business operations..."