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Open Source Software Business Thrives in Tough TimesPORTLAND, Ore., July 24 /PRNewswire/ -- OSCON -- In the first annual survey of its membership and other open source software and services companies, the Open Solutions Alliance found much optimism despite a murky economy with 83 percent of participants saying they would see a year-over-year increase in revenue in 2008 of open source related software and services. Considering that 78 percent of survey participants reported that the affordable price of open source software is motivating their customers, the turn toward open source in a down economy is not surprising. The survey also revealed that open source companies are serious about collaboration. Nearly all of the survey respondents -- 97 percent -- reported that they have active partnerships with other open source software and services companies. And the average survey participant had 10 such partnerships. "We knew that collaboration was important to open source companies, but
this statistic was surprising," said The survey also shows that a large majority of companies (84.5%) that participated in the survey sell open source products or services that run on Microsoft Windows or otherwise interoperate with Microsoft products. "Microsoft is an important partner to numerous open source companies and
will continue to be more so moving forward," said The OSA'S OS Market Survey conducted in late June covered a number of topics of interest to the open source community. Other key findings include: -- Most open source companies surveyed (85 percent) have operations outsidethe United States and of those, 58 percent say they see more widespread open source adoption outside the U.S. -- A majority (72 percent) say software as a service (SaaS) is an important part of their business strategy. -- Just over half (56%) of survey participants said their customers were concerned about interoperability between open source applications. -- A much larger group (79%) reported that their customers were concerned about interoperability between open source and proprietary solutions. In all 46 companies responded to the survey, both OSA members and non-members. For the full survey report, please visit the Open Solutions Alliance website at http://www.opensolutionsalliance.org. About the Open Solutions Alliance: The Open Solutions Alliance (OSA) is a nonprofit, vendor neutral consortium dedicated to driving the interoperability and adoption of comprehensive open solutions. Founded in 2007, it is supported by leading companies from around the world who are dedicated to improving interoperability among software products, resulting in integrated and rapidly deployable solutions for business users. Through cooperative action and advocacy, the OSA helps facilitate interoperability, reduce barriers to adoption and raise the awareness of open solutions in business. For more information, please visit http://www.OpenSolutionsAlliance.org. SOURCE Open Solutions Alliance Tags: ,CPR,STW,ITE,TDS,SVY,OR-Open-Solutions _ _    Is your favorite bookmark site missing? Ask for it. |
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