Report: Subscriptions to Surge for Open-Source Licensing

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Mar 27, 2008 5:24 AM EDT
eWEEK Mid-Market; By Karen D. Schwartz
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One out of five applications will be licensed by subscription within five years, respondents said, thanks to goodies such as remote management, security monitoring and more. Open source has it all over traditional software when it comes to cost, flexibility and freedom from vendor lock-in. According to a new study from Northbridge Venture Partners on the future of open source, released on March 25 in conjunction with the Open Source Business Conference, those were the top three factors that make open source attractive.

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