SugarCRM: Combining Open Source Sensibilities With Commercial Interest

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 28, 2014

The Sugar platform is created by a network of 30,000 developers, and used by at least 1.5 million people around the world. The company offers both a free community edition of the software, Sugar CE, along with three different commercial versions.

TechWeek had a chance to talk to two SugarCRM executives – SVP of Marketing Jennifer Stagnaro and SVP for EMEA Henning Ogberg – to find out more about the way company keeps balance between commercial interest and open source philosophy, and the future of Sugar CE.

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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