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	January 29, 2007 Topic Overview: Open Source by Michael Goulde with Noel Yuhanna, John R. Rymer, Frank E. Gillett	Average: 5  (11 ratings)

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Executive Summary

Open source software is continuing to gain acceptance with IT decision-makers throughout North America and Europe. The creation of concrete standards, along with the continued adoption of open source, has even opened the eyes of organizations that were previously holding out against open source adoption. The low license costs of open source software are hard to ignore, but companies that hesitate to adopt continue to worry about where to get support for it. Companies without internal development skills are unwilling to risk running a business process using software that has questionable support. Forrester helps clients with these concerns and offers best practices for implementing open source software within an organization's current infrastructure.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Why Open Source Matters
• Forrester's Take On Open Source
• The Basics
• Best Practices
• Trends And Forecasts
• Strategic Reading
• Vendor And Product Comparisons
• Upcoming Research
• For More Information
• Related Research Documents

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