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Enterprise Open Source: SugarCRM’s Clint Oram: “Open Source is More Than Just Sharing Code”

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 7, 2006

“SugarCRM Co-Founder Clint Oram spoke about creating valid
business models within the context of open source, at a
presentation made in New York June 5 at the Enterprise Open Source
Conference and Exhbition. During the presentation, he outlined a
free side and a commercial side to the company’s ongoing
development efforts.

“‘There is more to open source business models than just sharing
code,’ said Oram, whose company is focused on a CRM market that is
served by traditional proprietary companies…”

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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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