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Article: Belgium: Bill Gates of Belgium Fights SAP as Free Software Use Expands.
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- October 31, 2009
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Byline: Mamta03
To find the latest threat to business-software makers like SAP AG and Oracle Corp., go to an unlikely location: a 150-year-old farmhouse in Belgium.
That s where closely held Tiny Sprl, run by 30-year- old Fabien Pinckaers, develops free business applications that are picking up customers during the recession.
The economic crisis has been very good for me, Pinckaers said in an interview at the farm in Grand- Rosiere. Restructuring is very good for enterprise resource planning.
Free programs such as Linux first challenged Microsoft Corp. in software that runs personal computers. Linux has gradually gained enough ...