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Security Leading Reason for Open Source Software Deployment in Asia/Pacific

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 9, 2007

According to the report “The Momentum of Open Source: Adoption Plans and Challenges in Australia, Korea, India and the People’s Republic of China” (Doc # AP322113P).

Security concerns specifically protection against security breaches were the motivating factor for deployment of open source software in the east.

Open Source Adoption in Asia/Pacific

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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