The Open Learning Centre

In a very upbeat press release on Sourcewire, "the rapid growth of a UK startup and its expansion into the Middle East has been attributed, in part, to their innovative use of Open Source software. In 2006 ESR Technology lowered its annual IT costs by 78% after migrating from Netware to Debian Linux.

"Dr. Sean Harmer, ESR Technology said: "Open Source software works seamlessly with our Windows PCs and delivers a level of performance and availability that you just can't find with expensive proprietary brands."

"If you were the CEO of an ambitious startup, what would you prefer? An order of magnitude cost saving in launching your new business or the vague promise of marketing support from a conglomerate that wants to sell you software licenses?"

Read the full article here: http://www.sourcewire.com/...34256