"Open source management applications disrupted the market a few years back and some of the pioneers in the technology area continue to progress and grow their business.
"When companies such as GroundWork Open Source, Hyperic, Zenoss and others announced they would be providing open source applications for network management, many industry watchers questioned how well such tools could manage today's high-end networks. But the companies continue to build on their products to get open source in the door at larger companies..."