Thursday, April 19, 2007
Vietnam gives priority to open source software
Vietnam gives priority to open source software
18 Ap 2007
The Vietnamese government has approved the software industry development programme to 2010, in which priority will be given to the use of open source software in state-funded IT projects. The state will encourage and assist organisations and businesses in providing services supporting the use of open source software.
Source: VietNamNet Bridge
18 Ap 2007
The Vietnamese government has approved the software industry development programme to 2010, in which priority will be given to the use of open source software in state-funded IT projects. The state will encourage and assist organisations and businesses in providing services supporting the use of open source software.
Source: VietNamNet Bridge
Labels: advocacy, asia, government, trends
Sunday, April 15, 2007
What makes an open source Project successful?
What makes an open source Project successful?
16 April 2007
Is the enthusiasm for open source software projects a "bubble" ready to burst and take the model down with it? That's what the CEO of one of the most successful open source projects thinks...
"Right now, open source is hot," said Rod Johnson, author of the Spring Java development framework and CEO of Interface21, the company he founded to market it. Most open source projects are supported by an army of volunteers who buy into the hype, but "capitalism will inevitably reassert itself" and developers will find they need to put more effort into steady jobs and private lives, leaving "open source zombies"--unsupported, unmaintained projects--he predicts.
But wait! All is not lost. In his opinion, while the majority of open source projects will fade into obscurity, companies and products that have the critical mass of customers, developers, and employees and financially viable business models could yet make the open source paradigm a force to reckon with.
Read this interesting article from IT News Australia
16 April 2007
Is the enthusiasm for open source software projects a "bubble" ready to burst and take the model down with it? That's what the CEO of one of the most successful open source projects thinks...
"Right now, open source is hot," said Rod Johnson, author of the Spring Java development framework and CEO of Interface21, the company he founded to market it. Most open source projects are supported by an army of volunteers who buy into the hype, but "capitalism will inevitably reassert itself" and developers will find they need to put more effort into steady jobs and private lives, leaving "open source zombies"--unsupported, unmaintained projects--he predicts.
But wait! All is not lost. In his opinion, while the majority of open source projects will fade into obscurity, companies and products that have the critical mass of customers, developers, and employees and financially viable business models could yet make the open source paradigm a force to reckon with.
Read this interesting article from IT News Australia
Labels: business-models, opinion, problems, trends
Thursday, April 5, 2007
Open Source Market: OpenLogic’s CEO unveils new trends
Open Source Market: OpenLogic’s CEO unveils new trends
by Roberto Galoppini, April 5, 2007
Steven L. Grandchamp, OpenLogic’s CEO, has written an insightful article entitled “The Evolution of Open Source”, explaining that there are many sourcing and selection issues and how this market is evolving.
Roberto discusses Steven's article in this blog post and also provides his perspectives on the trends.
One quote that I'd like to carry from this post, "The real opportunity for growth is in demystifying the use of open source. Those third-party, open source firms that focus on helping enterprises develop policies, pick projects, and manage deployments are the ones most likely to succeed and excel." Similar to what Roberto says, I'm not sure if these horizontal business models are more likely to succeed (I hope this indeed is what Roberto has meant by his term "horizontal" business models!), but I can see a distinct value addition and a distinct avenue of making serious money as well in this model!
See the full post here
by Roberto Galoppini, April 5, 2007
Steven L. Grandchamp, OpenLogic’s CEO, has written an insightful article entitled “The Evolution of Open Source”, explaining that there are many sourcing and selection issues and how this market is evolving.
Roberto discusses Steven's article in this blog post and also provides his perspectives on the trends.
One quote that I'd like to carry from this post, "The real opportunity for growth is in demystifying the use of open source. Those third-party, open source firms that focus on helping enterprises develop policies, pick projects, and manage deployments are the ones most likely to succeed and excel." Similar to what Roberto says, I'm not sure if these horizontal business models are more likely to succeed (I hope this indeed is what Roberto has meant by his term "horizontal" business models!), but I can see a distinct value addition and a distinct avenue of making serious money as well in this model!
See the full post here
Labels: business-models, perspectives, trends
Wednesday, April 4, 2007
The open source attitude - USA & Canada
The open source attitude - USA & Canada
By Vawn Himmelsbach, 4/2/2007
In the first of a three-part series, this article from IT Business Canada offers a comparative look at how firms in the U.S. and Canada decide which software model works for their enterprises
Because of differences in the two markets, what works south of the border (USA) may not work in Canada, at least in some respects, according to Michael O'Neil, managing director of Info-Tech Indaba. In a survey of 1,180 respondents in the U.S. and 557 in Canada, the research firm found that, in general, Canadians are more likely to leave the door open for open source software (OSS) than their American counterparts – though only a small few in either country would be willing to rule it out completely.
Read the full report and details from here @ IT Business Canada
By Vawn Himmelsbach, 4/2/2007
In the first of a three-part series, this article from IT Business Canada offers a comparative look at how firms in the U.S. and Canada decide which software model works for their enterprises
Because of differences in the two markets, what works south of the border (USA) may not work in Canada, at least in some respects, according to Michael O'Neil, managing director of Info-Tech Indaba. In a survey of 1,180 respondents in the U.S. and 557 in Canada, the research firm found that, in general, Canadians are more likely to leave the door open for open source software (OSS) than their American counterparts – though only a small few in either country would be willing to rule it out completely.
Read the full report and details from here @ IT Business Canada
Open Source Trends - Nat Torkington
Open Source Trends
Nat Torkington talks briefly about the following trends in Open Source:
1. Adoption - convincing users to adopt it, requires usability, marketing, and support.
2. Freedom Wins - Embracing open source's strengths, and not treating it as a weakness.
3. Web 2.0 is Open Source
4. Open Beyond Source - open source extending to proprietary software development, hardware, and data.
Read the full blog post from here @ O'Reilly Radar
Nat Torkington talks briefly about the following trends in Open Source:
1. Adoption - convincing users to adopt it, requires usability, marketing, and support.
2. Freedom Wins - Embracing open source's strengths, and not treating it as a weakness.
3. Web 2.0 is Open Source
4. Open Beyond Source - open source extending to proprietary software development, hardware, and data.
Read the full blog post from here @ O'Reilly Radar
Labels: trends
Monday, April 2, 2007
Open Source Communications Appliances Becoming the Rage
Open Source Communications Appliances Becoming the 'Rage' These Days
By Rich Tehrani
The rage these days seems to be that of communications appliances - as installing software seems to be so last year, and plug-and-play seems just so 2007.
Read the full article from this blog post @ TMC Net
(Original source: Rich Tehrani's VoIP blog)
By Rich Tehrani
The rage these days seems to be that of communications appliances - as installing software seems to be so last year, and plug-and-play seems just so 2007.
Read the full article from this blog post @ TMC Net
(Original source: Rich Tehrani's VoIP blog)
Labels: communications, trends
Open source e-mail solutions attracting current Exchange customers
Open source e-mail solutions attracting current Exchange customers
By Matt Mondok | Published: March 27, 2007
An upcoming report by the Yankee Group warns that Microsoft Exchange may lose around 23 percent of its customers to open source mail solutions in the next year and a half. The report claims that companies will move to an open-source mail solution because decision makers believe that open source is both easier to manage and cost-effective.
Source of the above note: Ars Technical article here
By Matt Mondok | Published: March 27, 2007
An upcoming report by the Yankee Group warns that Microsoft Exchange may lose around 23 percent of its customers to open source mail solutions in the next year and a half. The report claims that companies will move to an open-source mail solution because decision makers believe that open source is both easier to manage and cost-effective.
Source of the above note: Ars Technical article here
Labels: email, microsoft, trends
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