Linux and Open Source Arrive in SMB IT

“Many Linux or open-source business stories focus on how they
can work for you. We’re past that stage now. Today, according to a
CIO Insight study, mid-sized businesses are already built on Linux
and open-source software.

“The CIO Insight study of 90 companies with revenues below $500
million found that 90 percent will use Linux by the end of 2007.
It’s more than just Linux, though. Apache, Firefox, and other
open-source Web and application tools, database systems, and
development tools have also become mainstays of the mid-sized
business’ IT department…”

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