Open Source Catalogue 2007
09 Jan 2007
The benefits of open source are being understood more and more in enterprise IT. There is rarely an organization or an enterprise that doesn’t use open source products and technologies today. IT managers who are asked about barriers and issues that would limit their use of open source typically mention support and license topics. However one of the most relevant problems they face is the lack of knowledge on open source solutions and their ability to fulfill enterprise needs. There are more than 140,000 open source projects in existence. It is not simple to keep an overview and to separate out the pearls.
The objective of Optaros’ Open Source Catalogue 2007 is to give IT decision makers navigation support by listing the most relevant, useful and enterprise-ready open source platforms, components, frameworks and solutions in an easy-to-read overview. The catalogue lists some 260 “projects” in four software categories (operating systems and infrastructure, application development and infrastructure, infrastructure solutions and business applications). The selection and the rating system is based on the experience of Optaros’ worldwide consulting and integration work force, substantial research and evaluations, as well as interaction with open source communities and companies.