SearchEnterpriseLinux: Why CIOs Balk at Open Source Apps | Linux Today

SearchEnterpriseLinux: Why CIOs Balk at Open Source Apps

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 26, 2005

“Major open source business applications–like those that cover
collaboration and enterprise resource planning (ERP)–don’t seem to
be making a big impression on company decision makers in 2005.

“A new, informal SearchEnterpriseLinux.com poll of top
executives found that many use Linux, MySQL as an auxiliary
database management system (DBMS), and Apache, but say that’s about
as ‘mission-critical’ as open source will get for the near
future…”


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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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