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Open Source Solutions: Seek Value Beyond Cost

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 26, 2007

“The last few years have seen much of the open source software
portfolio become mature enough not only to compete with commercial
packages, but, increasingly, to exceed them in both functionality
and reliability. This opens a new field of potential customer value
and opportunity.

“But while the technical foundation of open source solutions may
be robust enough for this kind of exploration, the question is
whether enterprise IT managers are really ready to commit. For the
most part they are, according to a study that Unisys commissioned
from Forrester Consulting…”

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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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