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Open source gains while proprietary software declines

Monday, 20 April 2009 02:07 CNET

It used to be so easy to be a proprietary-software vendor. That is, until the open-source neighbors moved in. As noted in one Gartner analysis, proprietary software is on the wane within enterprises while open source is gaining:...

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Study: Open source worth $387 billion (in savings)

Tuesday, 14 April 2009 23:07 CNET

Article Source The Open Road
April 15, 2009, 7:07 am

There's a lot of money in free software. That's good news, becaus...

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Open-source VC investments: Time for payback

Sunday, 12 April 2009 23:07 CNET

Article Source The Open Road
April 13, 2009, 7:07 am

Venture capitalists have poured $3.2 billion into open-source companies since 1997, according to a new report from The 451 Group. It's about time we started delivering a...

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CIOs committing more to Red Hat, open source

Thursday, 09 April 2009 02:07 CNET

Article Source The Open Road
April 9, 2009, 10:07 am

Like begets like, and in the software world, open-source purchasing begets even more open-source purchases. At least, that's the lesson I take from a recent Piper Jaffray report that suggests JBoss customers plan to invest heavily in Red Hat tech...

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