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Open Source is no longer for hobbyist and geeks - it is hat the heart of some of the biggest ICT companies around. Stable and reliable core services such as web, mail and file servers have been used by large organisations for many years. Now there are business tools that sit on top of these that can add value to business processes.
With an Office Server, organisations can more effectivly communicate with customers, share and backup information and manage security. It can also act as a platform for applications that improve productivity.
Feng Office allows businesses to manage project tasks, billing, documents, communication with co-workers, customers and vendors, schedule meetings and events, and share every kind of electronic information.
Sugar consists of modules, each of which represents a specific functional aspect of CRM such as Accounts, Activities, Leads, and Opportunities.
m0n0wall is a project aimed at creating a complete, embedded firewall software package that, when used together with an embedded PC, provides all the important features of commercial firewall boxes (including ease of use) at a fraction of the price (free software).
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"Gaining a competitive advantage has emerged as a significant reason for adopting an OSS (open source software) solution, suggesting that users are beginning to look at OSS differently--if they can customize the code to make it unique to their company, they have created a competitive advantage," said Laurie Wurster, research director at Gartner.
PC World: Despite the wealth of free applications out there, many small business owners continue to spend an inordinate amount of their all-too-scarce resources on software. Microsoft Office 2010? That'll be $499.99--or $279.99 if you can do without the Professional version. QuickBooks 2010? $159.95 or more. Adobe PhotoShop CS5? A whopping $699.
From the eBox Plaform blog, some ideas about eBox's position in the market, disruptive technologies. Linux and other Open Source tools equal or surpass those of the market leader.
I have over fifteen years experience in systems and network configuration and support. For most of that time I have been working with Open Source Software, and believe that Open Source software provides the best solutions for business, educational and personal use.
