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Open Source and Managed Services: Coming together?

Written By
JP
Joe Panettieri
Nov 6, 2008

[ Thanks to The
VAR Guy
for this link. ]

“But I rarely heard about open source. It’s a strange
disconnect: Most of the software industry is hyping SaaS or open
source. Yet only portions of the MSP industry — led by
companies like DirectPointe and Untangle — have open source on
their radar.

“Most of the major MSP platform providers plan to support Linux
desktops and mobile devices. But open source is far more than that.
It can be a game changer.”


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JP

Joe Panettieri

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