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Around the World with Open Source Software

Posted April 5, 2006 | Technology |

All around the world, corporations are turning to open source software (OSS) for a number of compelling reasons. In Europe, for instance, financial services companies have been moving to Linux because of its superior price/performance, hardware-neutrality, reliability, and vendor independence. Companies like AtosEuronext, Banco Popolare di Milano, LVM Insurance, and Reuters Group have migrated important server-side operations to Linux with remarkably successful results.

About The Author
Tom Welsh
Tom Welsh is a Senior Consultant with Cutter Consortium's Business & Enterprise Architecture practice. He is an independent consultant and analyst specializing in middleware, object technology, and software engineering. At Digital Equipment Corporation, Mr. Welsh was a hardware technician, software support specialist, corporate software developer, and senior technology consultant, before taking on the task of marketing Digital's OO software… Read More
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