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Article: Open source: moving on up the stack.
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- Network World
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- January 13, 2007
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Byline: Jennifer Mears
Open source should be on the short list when it comes to application-buying decisions in 2007, industry experts say.
While open source applications for collaboration, content management and CRM may not have reached the maturity level of Linux
or the Apache Web server, they're getting there. As a result, those tools are worth a look, even if it's only a bargaining
chip in negotiations with traditional software vendors.
"Open source has won the first battle: It is now listed among the default platform decisions," says Dave Jenkins, CTO at online
outdoor sporting goods retailer Backcountry.com in ...