Enterprise Linux IT: Open Source Alternatives: Weighing the Pros and Cons | Linux Today

Enterprise Linux IT: Open Source Alternatives: Weighing the Pros and Cons

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 30, 2004

“Even as such open source Latest News about open source software
developers as Sun Microsystems and OpenOffice.org wax enthusiastic
concerning enterprise deployments of their respective Microsoft
Office alternatives, industry analysts are urging caution.

“Open source alternatives only make sense ‘when workers are
doing really simple stuff and don’t actually need all the
functionality of a complex software suite, such as Microsoft
Office,’ said Gartner research analyst Mark Driver…”


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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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