“At this stage, very few people question the power of open
source to transform the dynamics of a technology market. Just look
at Apache’s rapid rise to dominance in Web servers. What’s less
clear, however, is what’s next. Which sectors of the IT industry
represent the next wave for open source? Put another way, where are
open-source solutions poised to reset the playing field once
again–by offering competitive functionality and greater
flexibility at a fraction of the cost?“One prime candidate is the US$7 billion worldwide market for IT
management software…”
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