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[C.W.Olphert]

You may be interested in the corporate perspectives on Open Source which are 
presented in this article...


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> Is Open Source Ready for the Enterprise?
> November 16, 2005
>
> CIO Enterprise Newsletter
> Covering ERP, CRM, KM, SCM and security
> in the pages of CIO Magazine and CIO.com
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> In this issue:
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> 1. ERP: Is Open Source Ready?
>
> 2. OPEN SOURCE: Define "Free"
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> 3. SOFTWARE: Who Is Open Source?
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> 4. FIELD TESTING: CIOs on Open Source
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> 5. CRM, ERP: Open Source Enterprise Apps
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> 1. ERP: Is Open Source Ready?
> Is open source ready for ERP, business intelligence or CRM?
> Ready or not, it's happening; the first industrial-grade
> applications in these areas are now emerging. And CIOs will soon
> need to decide how to approach these fresh options in their
> enterprise software catalog.
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> 2. OPEN SOURCE: Define "Free"
> But as the open-source model moves up the stack to applications,
> the term open source is morphing to accommodate corporate needs.
> http://www.cio.com/go/index.html?ID=8462&PMID=40354984&s=2&f=1
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> 3. SOFTWARE: Who Is Open Source?
> Executive Editor Christopher Koch dissects a new survey by Rishab
> Ghosh, program leader at the Maastricht Economic Research
> Institute on Innovation and Technology, and report's Ghosh's
> responses.
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> 4. FIELD TESTING: CIOs on Open Source
> CIO Executive Council members came together via a conference call
> to discuss the role of open source in their organizations,
> focusing on topics such as total cost of ownership); making a
> business case to senior executives; and what types of projects
> are best suited for open source.
> http://www.cio.com/go/index.html?ID=6510&PMID=40354984&s=2&f=1
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> 5. CRM, ERP: Open Source Enterprise Apps
> The emerging crop of enterprise-oriented open-source applications
> grows every day. Here are a few direct links in five categories.
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