Linux Log Dailies Podcast – 20041231
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Linux Log Dailies – 20041231
Friday, December 31st, 2004vtiger Introduces vtiger CRM 3.2 – An Open Source CRM Solution
Friday, December 31st, 2004vtiger, a provider of affordable enterprise-class 100% open source software, today announced the release of vtiger CRM 3.2, a complete Open Source CRM solution with most of the standard features expected from a commercial CRM package.
The product comes with Security Management, Product Customization, and Microsoft® Outlook® plug-in as part of this open source product. It is easy to use and highly intuitive browser-based software that offers flexible solutions for managing customer relationships. vtiger offers well-rounded training and customer support backed by a highly dedicated team.
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Open-Source Software on the Rise
Friday, December 31st, 2004There are many open-source software applications that even rival their commercial counterparts. Many of these were commercial applications that software companies made available to the public, for free. They include OpenOffice, a rival to Microsoft Office, provided by Sun Microsystems.
In the last several years there has been an increased interest in open-source software. This is mostly because of the increased use of the Linux operating system by individuals and organizations alike.
What sets open-source software apart from commercial software, as Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) produces, is that it has a generous users license. You can install it on as many computers as you like. If you are a programmer, you can download the source code and make your changes to the software, as long as you provide the changes to others.
If you are a publisher, you can produce CDs containing the software and sell them to the public without paying royalties, by abiding to minor restrictions.
Future of Open-Source Software
Friday, December 31st, 2004Linux may not be ready for high-end transaction systems or “earned in blood” reliability, but it is certainly ready for mission-critical firewall and Web applications. Linux has become big business for a number of companies, and it continues to grow in terms of economic and technological importance.
The hottest topic of discussion in the IT sector today is whether Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) will open its source code. If Microsoft chairman Bill Gates surrenders to the Linux challenge, it will be the biggest corporate story of this generation.
Though there is still a long way to go for free software to make a mark in the commercial sector, it should be noted that open-source software has captured approximately 45 percent of the commercial market, and that figure seems to rise each year.
If commercial software exists in two decades’ time, it may be seen as an “alternative,” used by an elite few.
