If everyone differentiates with open source...
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| On its face, this is a true statement. But where 3Com may have a tenuous
| open-source advantage today is through development and distribution benefits.
| But those benefits are ephemeral if the competition wises up and jumps into
| the same open-source boat.
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http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9761461-7.html
Related:
Open Source Sending Shock Waves Says IT Survey
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| Disruptive technology is an innovation that disrupts or overturns existing
| market conditions, making an existing technology less important or even
| obsolete. Examples include "on-demand" software and open-source technology.
| Many times disruptive technologies emerge by targeting a small subset of the
| market, then having the technology catch on to the broader market.
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http://www.linuxelectrons.com/news/general/11173/open-source-sending-shock-waves-says-it-survey
Next Gen, Mission-Critical Apps To Be Deployed on Linux Says Report
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| By now it should be obvious to even the most casual industry observers
| that Linux operating systems - and open source-based software in general -
| have reached critical marketplace mass. Recent Linux deals and
| announcements by Oracle and Microsoft have only reinforced the "open
| source is enterprise-grade" message that IBM, Unisys and other "Master
| Brand" hardware, software and services vendors have been preaching for
| years. In short, open source, especially Linux, is becoming "legitimized"
| by the major vendors for enterprise environments, and user executives
| are more than happy to believe them.
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http://www.linuxelectrons.com/News/RoundUp/Next_Gen_MissionCritical_Apps_To_Be_Deployed_on_Linux_Says_Report
CIO study finds Linux ready for prime-time
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| The company predicts a steep rise: only 18 percent of businesses
| will be using Linux in business-critical roles by the end of 2007.
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| "Linux operating systems - and open source-based software in general
| - have reached critical marketplace mass," said the study's authors,
| Bruce Guptill and Bill McNee of Saugatuck Research.
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http://www.techworld.com/opsys/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=7681
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