The following case studies provide an overview on various business benefits of open source software and current usage of open source solutions within the cooperate world. Theres a wealth of information available on the world wide web on open source software.

Open source is a set of principles and practices on how to write software, the most important of which is that the source code is openly available. The main advantage for business is that open source is a good way for business to achieve greater penetration of the market. Companies that offer open source software are able to establish an industry standard and, thus, gain competitive advantage. It is said to be more reliable since it typically has thousands of independent programmers testing and fixing bugs of the software.

Open source case for business

A case study provided by open source initiative providing an in depth view of benefits for businesses and entrepreneurs. Case also provides links to success stories of open source implementations by other organizations and the benefits they achieved. Link to study>>

Open source software and Australian school education

A paper by education.au giving an overview of open source systems and current usage in Australian schools. Case also views the benefits of open source in the education sector. Link to study>>

Study Finds Open Source Benefits Business

News published on InformationWeek based on the findings of European Commission's study on the impact of Free, Libre, and Open Source Software (Floss) on the European IT sector. Please click here to view the European Commission's study. Link to news>>

Open Source meets Business Intelligence

An overview of one of the major open source reporting solutions Pentaho and the advantages. A comparison between other reporting solutions is also provided. Link to study>>