[ Thanks to Jane Walker for this link.
]
“To some, the arena of systems management is one exclusively
controlled by an old guard of proprietary vendors like IBM, CA and
Hewlett-Packard Co. However, a spate of new applications in systems
management are proving that open source may have the clout to stake
a claim in this market as well.“And some analysts believe open source systems management has a
stronger chance at widespread adoption in the midmarket space where
the demand for integrated, affordable and scaled-down applications
is higher than it is in larger enterprises…”