“For local companies with limited budgets, using open-source
software is the best way to cut costs and comply with Vietnam’s
commitments to the World Trade Organization (WTO). However, many
problems have arisen in the process of applying the software.“With some 4,000 computers installed with open-source software,
HCMC-based Saigon Thuong Tin Commercial Bank (Sacombank) has saved
more than US$1mil. However the bank has still signed with the
world’s leading software producer Microsoft to modernize its
business operations…”