Open source's speed, Firefox's security wows Fidelity

Posted by tadelste on Jan 3, 2006 1:30 PM EDT
Search Enterprise Linux; By Paul Gillin
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Open source software got an enterprise shot in the arm recently when Fidelity Investments Inc. created a policy and governance structure that gives open source and proprietary products equal consideration in buying decisions.

Fidelity has more than a dozen open source packages in production and is willing to evaluate open source options in almost any application, according to Charles Pickelhaupt, a vice president in Fidelity's Center for Applied Technology. A new review board has been set up to weigh licensing options, which are one of Fidelity's biggest open source concerns.

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