Professional Open Source
Not Just for Small Companies
Open Source software has evolved into a second generation called Professional Open Source. Professional Open Source software is characterized by companies that:
- Hire and pay experts in the open source community to write soft-ware full-time.
- Utilize open source licenses that are friendly to end-user IT shops, independent software vendors, and the community itself.
- Offer support subscription services backed by real experts, consulting, and training.
At Vizuri, we have partnered with leaders in the Professional Open Source market and have delivered solutions to the Fortune 1000 and federal agencies including the US Navy, Orbitz, Intuit, GE Healthcare, Daiwa Securities, NBC, Celgene, and the Smithsonian Institution.
A recent release of an IDC white paper The Business Value of JBoss Enterprise Application Platform found that on average, customers gained $6 muillion per year in financial benefits by trading in their application servers for JBoss Enterprise Application Platform. Other key findings include:
- Time to develop customer applications reduced 39%
- Costs to manage applications port deployment reduced by 89%
- 569% ROI generated over a 3-year period
- Initial investment paid back less than six months after deployment
The proof is in the numbers. JBoss Enterprise Application Platform is a safe, stable and valuable enterprise alternative to IBM Websphere and Oracle WebLogic.
