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CNETAsia: When Open Source Comes Marching In

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 23, 2005

“Forget hard figures, the return of investment calculations and
the list of new application features. These factors count for
little as organizations deciding whether a move to a new IT
platform is viable seek a different comfort level. This new level
of comfort requires sufficient evidence of successful adoption by
others in the industry. It also requires that the move be seen to
inspire confidence among partners and customers.

“In Asia, one can now argue that both prerequisites have been
met when it comes to moving to an open-source platform…”


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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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