For Application Development & Program Management Professionals (Length: 17 pages)

June 22, 2004

Exploiting Open Source In Europe

Comparing Europe's Leading Open Source Service Providers

This is the first document in the Open Source Service Market In Europe series.

by Richard Peynot

with David Metcalfe, Manuel Ángel Méndez

Executive Summary (This is a document excerpt)

The European open source market grew significantly during the past two years, but concerns about service capabilities — mainly maintenance and support — may blight open source adoption. The market will grow only if specific open source products, such as Linux, JBoss, Eclipse, or Tomcat, become a "technology standard." Forrester's comparison of 17 Europe-based IT service providers displays the immature and incomplete range of open source services offerings available in the European market. Firms must refine their vendor selection criteria to benefit from lower-cost open source solutions.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

NOTES & RESOURCES

itemEuropean Firms Adopt Open Source Despite Support Fears

itemEuropean Companies Adopt Open Source Software

itemEuropean Firms Fear Open Source Maintenance Risks

itemThe Open Source Market In Europe: Complex And Immature

itemEurope's Open Source Service Providers Fall Into Four Segments

itemEvaluating Europe's Open Source Service Providers

itemEurope's Open Source Services Firms Assessed

recommendations

itemDefine Your Open Source Strategy

WHAT IT MEANS

itemMarket Consolidation Will Help Clients

alternative view

itemOpen Source Needs To Beat The Commercial Software Fightback

itemSupplemental Material

Forrester interviewed 20 vendors, from major service providers, such as IBM, Capgemini, and Atos Origin, to specialized vendors, such as Open Wide, Red Hat, and IDEALX. Forrester also interviewed 35 user companies in different European countries and across a variety of industries.

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itemEvaluating The Health Of Open Source Software

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itemMastering The Open Source Adoption Funnel

April 13, 2004, Best Practices

itemThe Costs And Risks Of Open Source

April 12, 2004, Best Practices

itemOpen Source Application Servers

April 1, 2004, Trends

itemOpen Source Moves Into The Mainstream

March 16, 2004, Trends

itemYour Open Source Strategy

September 23, 2003, Report

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Technology: Application Development, Architecture & Technology Strategy, IT Services, Systems Integration
Industry: High-Tech, Tech Sector Economics
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