Going Open Source Software in IT - Opportunities and Challenges
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While initially limited to the Linux operating system and associated tools, open source solutions now include enterprise frameworks such as J2EE, as well as complete applications. IT adoption is driven by the enthusiasm of developers and increasingly by vendors seeking to challenge the closed source dominance of MS in particular and also, to some extent, IBM and Sun. The mainstream support of IBM, HP and Sun for open source Linux based solutions has made open source a safe choice for IT executives.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of Object Technology
دوره 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2005