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The Actuate Annual Open Source Survey

Conducted on behalf of Actuate by Survey Interactive

North America Edition 2008

Contents

Executive Summary

Introduction 3

Key Findings 4

Survey Methodology 6

Survey Respondents 7

Financial Services - A Global Perspective 8

North America Findings 2008

Financial Services & Public Sector 9

UK Highlights 2008

Financial Services, Public Sector & Telecoms 17

Germany Highlights 2008

Financial Services & Manufacturing 20

France Highlights 2008

Financial Services & Manufacturing 22

Conclusion 24

For more information about Actuate, the survey and the BIRT open source project contact:

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Actuate North America & CorporateBen HohmannEmail: bhohmann@actuate comPhone: + 1 650 645 3820

www.actuate.comwww.birt-exchange.com

Actuate UK Chris HoffmanEmail: choffman@actuate com Phone: +44 (0) 207 2464 709

Actuate Germany and FranceKatharina StreaterEmail: kstreater@actuate comPhone: +49 69 669025-0

Executive Summary

IntroductionThere is no question that open source software (OSS), once viewed as an ideological movement at the fringes of computing, has now moved into the mainstream It isn’t hard to see why Organizations’ need for greater agility and flexibility, and more control over their software costs, coupled with their fear of technology obsolescence, is driving them to loosen the ties to individual software vendors and traditional software licensing models The pace of change is now so fast, that companies can no longer afford to be held back by their suppliers’ agendas

Open source has proven that it can often more efficiently deliver high-quality software, throwing down the gauntlet to old models of software development and maintenance As a result, use of OSS has now spread from infrastructure and middleware to business-critical applications, including business intelligence, enterprise content management and customer relationship management Growing interest in Web 2 0 and Enterprise 2 0 development is providing a further catalyst for OSS take-up

Against this backdrop, the third Annual Actuate Open Source Survey confirms that Europe in particular is forging ahead in widespread adoption of OSS, having recognized early on the lower cost of ownership and the flexibility it offers for future application expansion and development

An in depth exploration of organizations’ use of and attitudes towards open source, across four important territories – North America, the UK, Germany and now France - the report confirms once and for all that OSS is no flash in the pan, but has been broadly recognized and embraced as offering organizations sustained competitive advantage

The survey findings support Gartner’s projections that, by 2012, at least 80% of commercial software solutions will include substantive open source components1

2008 Actuate Annual Open Source Survey Actuate’s comprehensive international annual market study, conducted independently by Survey Interactive, is now into its third year As such, it provides an unprecedented industry benchmark of organizations’ use of open source, charting changes from year to year, and across different international regions

As in previous years, business and IT professionals were invited to take part in an online survey, to provide insights and perspectives into how OSS is perceived; its benefits and inhibitors; and how their organizations plan to harness the technology in the future

France under the microscopeThe inclusion of France in this year’s research is significant In December 2006, the French government announced plans to make Paris a center of excellence for open source software development, determined that France should exploit a sector in which it boasts extensive talent, to drive economic growth Taking this further, an economic commission set up by President Nicolas Sarkozy has now recommended tax benefits, to stimulate further open source development, while technical universities across France have prioritized open source, even offering advanced degrees in the subject

As in previous years, the Actuate research explores OSS trends at three levels: awareness and adoption; benefits and barriers to adoption; and the evolution of open source-based business intelligence Encompassing a significant response rate (close to 1,000 respondents) from across the Financial Services market, the Public Sector and the Manufacturing industry, the survey is one of the broadest studies of its kind about OSS attitudes and practices

1Source: See press release titled ‘Gartner Highlights Key Predictions for IT Organizations and Users in 2008 and Beyond’, January 31, 2008 http://www gartner com/it/page jsp?id=593207


Source: See press release titled �Gartner Highlights Key Predictions for IT Organisations and Users in 2008 and Beyond�, January 31, 2008. http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=593207

Key findingsThe figures show that Europe forges ahead of North America in its preference for open source platforms, particularly in the deployment of new applications, and replacement of outdated systems, with France and Germany at the forefront

When French respondents were asked about the extent to which open source software (OSS) is considered when procuring software, close to two-thirds (61 6%) stated that it is either the preferred option, or explicitly considered as an option when procuring software This is a significant statistic, exceeded only by Germany (63 6%)

Q: To what extent is open source software (OSS) considered as an option when procuring software for your organization?

61.6% 11.5% 26.9%France

63.6% 11.4% 25.0%Germay

48.1% 8.7% 43.2%North America

41.1% 13.5% 45.4%United Kingdom

OSS is either explicitly considered as an option OR is the preferred option

We have a policy of not using OSS

OSS is not mentioned


Digging deeper into organizations’ approaches to OSS, Actuate found, in the UK, that the proportion of respondents believing that the benefits of open source software outweigh the inhibitors has increased this year to 54 0% (from 45 3% in 2007) This figure rises to 65 4% in France, North America 53 8% and Germany 48 6%

Persisting barriers to adoption include a lack of in-house skills to implement OSS (cited as 58 2%) – overtaking perceived issues with the availability of long-term support This suggests not only that to have come to this conclusion more organizations have progressed further with their investigations into the value of open source, but also that the skills are harder to find because of the greater adoption of OSS across businesses generally

The findings tally with those of analysts including Forrester, which reported this year that Europe is leading the adoption of enterprise open source Our findings confirm that 42 3% of French and 50 7% of German respondents are already using open source with the UK and North America showing 42 9% and 39 6% respectively

Q: Which one of the following most closely reflects your organization’s current position in relation to open source software?

Q: Overall, do you feel the benefits of open source technology outweigh the inhibitors to adoption?

65.4% 21.8% 12.8%France

48.6% 31.4% 20.0%Germany



Yes Don’t Know No

Currently evaluating OR monitoring developments

In process of adopting it

Already using it

Don't know

Not monitoring developments, andno plans to adopt

Planning to adopt in the future

39.6% 21.2% 14.5% 5.8% 13.8% 5.1%North America

Germany 50.7% 25.7% 8.6% 2.9% 10.7% 1.4%

France 42.3% 28.2% 6.4% 9.0% 12.8% 1.3%

United Kingdom 42.9% 29.4% 6.1% 3.7% 15.3% 2.5%


Actuate: committed to open sourceActuate’s interest in these survey findings is driven by its ongoing dedication to the open source business intelligence community as the founder of the BIRT (Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools) project within the Eclipse Foundation Actuate continues to be at the forefront of community efforts around BIRT and continues to co-sponsor and fuel interest in the project by ensuring that the BIRT community has what it needs to thrive and address organizations’ primary open source criteria These include total cost of ownership; whether the solution meets real requirements and solve business problems; a vendor’s ability to support them and the ability to interoperate with their existing environment

Survey methodologyThe 2008 Actuate Annual Open Source Survey was conducted by Survey Interactive, an independent research agency specializing in the IT and media sectors An online survey methodology was employed with invitations sent via email to senior personnel in North America, France, Germany and the UK Individuals to whom the invitations were sent were pre-selected to ensure that they met the profile of the target audience for this research All survey completions were then subjected to Survey Interactive’s rigorous data cleansing techniques to validate responses and to ensure integrity of data Close to 1,000 respondents from across the 4 regions responded to this survey, making this one of the larger studies of its kind

About Survey InteractiveSurvey Interactive is a full service research consultancy operating from offices in central London The company offers a broad range of Internet consulting and research services to clients in both B2B and B2C market sectors Areas of expertise include advertising, brand, IT sector, media, product testing and satisfaction research Survey Interactive is the fieldwork partner for the well known BI Survey industry study and can provide access to over one million consumer and B2B respondents worldwide


58.3%

18.0%

15.2%

8.6%

North America

FinancialServices

PublicSector

Telecom

North America

United Kingdom

Germany

France

Financial Services

Public Sector

Telecommunications

Respondents

United Kingdom

FinancialServices

PublicSector

Financial Services

Public Sector

Germany

FinancialServices

Manufacturing

Financial Services

Manufacturing

France

FinancialServices

Manufacturing

Financial Services

Manufacturing

Survey respondentsA total of 969 senior IT and business professionals from Financial Services, Telecommunications, Manufacturing and Public Sector organizations across North America, the UK, France and Germany participated in this online survey in June 2008

Within North America, a total of 551 senior personnel in the United States and Canada participated in this survey The North America industry focus was on Financial Services, Telecommunications and the Public Sector, consistent with last year’s survey structure, conducted in May 2007


Financial Services - A global perspective North America, France, Germany and the United Kingdom Uniquely, and for the third year running, the Actuate Annual Open Source Survey gathered responses from the Financial Services sector in each of the regions surveyed

The charts below highlight three key findings for this vertical sector, namely open source awareness, adoption levels and the extent to which open source is considered as an option when procuring software; clearly demonstrating a positive and consistent awareness and adoption of open source in Financial Services across all four regions

Q: How would you describe your organization’s level of familiarity with open source software?


61.0% 36.6% 2.4%France

64.9% 28.6% 6.5%Germany



High OR moderate

Low

Don’t Know

United Kingdom 46.7% 26.7% 10.0% 3.3% 10.0% 3.3%

43.9% 19.5% 9.8% 12.2% 12.2% 2.4%France

57.1% 22.1% 7.8% 2.6% 9.1% 1.3%Germany

39.3% 22.4% 15.2% 6.2% 12.4% 4.5%North America

Already using it Currently evaluating OR monitoring developments

Don't know In process of adopting it

Not monitoring developments, and no plans to adopt Planning to adopt in the future



63.4% 29.3% 4.9% 2.4%France

35.2% 45.9% 8.6% 10.3%North America

30.0% 41.7% 8.3% 20.0%United Kingdom

OSS is explicitly considered as an option


OSS is the preferred option


59.7% 26.0% 3.9%Germany 10.4%

2008 North America Survey FindingsFinancial Services, Telecommunications and Public Sector The Annual Actuate Open Source Survey originated in the UK in 2005 and focused on the UK Financial Services market The 2007 survey was extended to include North America and concentrated on Financial Services, Telecommunications and Public Sector This year’s survey once again focused on the same sector split uniquely giving two years of insight into open source awareness and adoption trends across these industries for North America


Telecommunications

Financial Services

Public Sector

Already using it


Planning to adopt within 6 months

Planning to adopt within 6-12 months

Planning to adopt within 1-2 years

Planning to adopt in more than 2 years

Currently evaluating it, but not yet decided whether to adopt

Monitoring developments, but not yet evaluating

Not monitoring developments, and no plans to adopt

Don't know

37.1%

5.4%

2.4%

1.5%

2.4%

0.0%

8.8%

12.7%

15.6%

14.1%

Already using it









Don't know

50.9%

5.5%

1.8%

1.8%

0.0%

0.0%

9.1%

5.5%

12.7%

12.7%

Already using it









Don't know

39.3%

6.2%

2.1%

1.4%

0.7%

0.3%

10%

12.4%

12.4%

15.2%


Overall numbers are not charted here, but a sector breakdown is provided below Overall, a third of North American companies (39 6%) that responded said that they are already using open source software Many believe most companies use OSS but many don’t know it A further 5 8% are currently in the process of adopting it, with another 5 2% having plans to adopt In addition, 9 4% are currently evaluating it, but have not yet decided whether to adopt A further 11 8% are monitoring developments, but are not yet evaluating, while 13 3% are not monitoring developments and have no plans to adopt


Consider it to be high risk

Negative perception of itThe open source software available

does not meet our existing needs

Unclear about the business bene�ts

No need at present

Not really considered it

Other (specify)

36.0%

10.7%

14.7%

30.7%

26.7%

22.7%

16.0%

Apache

Eclipse

JBoss

Linux

Mozilla

MySQL

PHP

Tomcat

Other (specify)

44.1%

25.8%

14.7%

45.6%

27.6%

27.2%

21.6%

32.8%

4.4%

Q: What are your reasons for not having any plans to adopt open source software?

Among respondents not having any plans to adopt open source software, the main reasons given are that they consider it high risk (36 0%) or are unclear about the business benefits (30 7%) About one quarter (26 7%) do not see a need for it

Q: Which of the following open source technologies is your organization currently using or planning to adopt?

The two most widely used open source technologies remain Linux (45 6%) and Apache (44 1%), with the proportion of respondents using each showing little variation since last year’s survey The next most commonly used open source technologies are Tomcat (32 8%), Mozilla (27 6%) and MySQL (27 2%), with each recording broadly similar penetration to the last year Eclipse (25 8%) has moved ahead of PHP (21 6%) this year, with JBoss remaining virtually unchanged (14 7%)


Application Development

Server Operating Systems

Databases

Middleware

Personal Productivity Tools

Enterprise Applications

Enterprise Reporting / Business Intelligence

Desktop Operating Systems

Security

Other (Specify)

Don't know

75.6%

53.9%

47.9%

41.0%

35.5%

31.8%

26.3%

24.9%

24.4%

4.6%

3.2%

Q: For which areas of IT are you currently using open source software?

Among those currently using open source software, the main areas for which it is being used are application development (75 6%), server operating systems (53 9%), databases (47 9%), middleware (41 0%), personal productivity tools (35 5%), enterprise applications (31 8%), and enterprise reporting / business intelligence (26 3%)

No cost license

Flexibility

Access to source code

Built on open platform(s)

Community based and developed - higher quality codeCommunity-based and developed - help

from community with technical issues

Dependability

Security

Vendor independent

Not locked into Microsoft

Standards-based technology

Scalability

Other (specify)

None of the above / no major bene�ts

60.0%

50.8%

42.6%

40.0%

20.6%

23.6%

15.6%

14.8%

43.4%

32.6%

31.8%

28.4%

3.6%

3.6%

Q: Which of the following does your company see as the major benefits of adopting open source technologies?

The most commonly perceived benefit of open source software continues to be that there are no license costs (60 0%), with flexibility (50 8%) again emerging as the second most significant benefit These are followed by vendor independence (43 4%), access to source code (42 6%) and being built on open platforms (40 0%) Around a third of respondents mention not being locked into Microsoft (32 6%), standards-based technology (31 8%) and scalability (28 4%)


Availability of long-term support

Availability of long-term maintenance

Incompatibility with existing applications / data

Indemni�cation

Lack of in-house skill set(s) to implement

Proven track record in real world apps

No clear ROI (return on investment)No clear understanding of the open source

space and / or its bene�tsStandardization on speci�c non-opensource software technology platforms

Other (specify)

None of the above / no major barriers

48.2%

43.3%

30.9%

17.7%

42.9%

27.3%

16.6%

23.2%

25.8%

6.8%

7.7%

Q: Which of the following does your company see as the major barriers to adopting open source technologies?

The three main perceived barriers to adopting open source technologies remain the availability of long-term support (48 2%), long-term maintenance (43 3%) and lack of in-house skills to implement (42 9%), with the proportions mentioning these issues virtually unchanged since last year’s survey As in the previous survey, these are followed by incompatibility with existing applications/data (30 9%) and proven track record in real-world applications (27 3%) Analysis by sector reveals that Public Sector respondents are more likely to mention lack of in-house skill sets to implement and, as in the 2007 survey 2 years running, this remains the biggest perceived barrier for Public Sector respondents

For UK respondents (chart not shown here), the lack of in-house skill sets to implement open source software came to the fore, reflecting that implementation and mainstream adoption are the context in which barriers are being considered


The proportion of respondents who feel that the benefits of open source software outweigh the inhibitors (53 8%) is four times higher than the proportion who disagree with this (13 5%), while one third (32 7%) are non-committal

53.8%

13.5%

32.7% No

Yes

Don’t know


10.2%

37.9%

43.2%

8.7%






Almost half of respondents (48 1%) say that open source software is either the preferred option or is explicitly considered as an option when procuring software Only 8 7% have a policy of not using open source software

Q: Does your organization consider open source for any of the following uses?

Among organizations considering open source, 41 3% employ it about equally for new applications and to replace existing systems/infrastructure A further 16 1% utilize it primarily for new applications, while 9 3% use it primarily to replace existing systems/infrastructure

16.1%

9.3%

41.3%

33.3%

Primarily for new applicationsPrimarily to replace existingsystems / infrastructureAbout equally for new applicationsand replacing existing systems

Don't know


Q: Who most influences the strategy and direction of open source software in your organization?

As in the 2007 survey, the main influencers of strategy and direction of open source software are seen as being IT Directors (35 9%), Chief Information Officers (30 4%) and Chief Architects, Technical Architects or Enterprise Architects (27 2%) Analysis by sector shows that Public Sector respondents are more likely to mention IT Directors as influencers, but less likely to mention Chief Architects, Technical Architects or Enterprise Architects

8.1%

7.0%

22.0%

27.2%

21.1%

15.7%

35.9%

30.4%

9.1%Chief Executive O�cer / Managing Director

Chief Information O�cer

IT Director

Director of Software Development

Chief Technology O�cer

Chief Architect / Technical Architects / Enterprise Architect

Developers

Line of Business Managers

Other

Q: How do you keep up to date with the latest open source software developments?

As in the 2007 survey, by far the most common way of keeping up to date with open source software developments is via colleagues (42 9%) Of the next most common sources, open source websites (29 0%) and online publications (24 4%) are mentioned by higher proportions than in the previous survey, while community forums (16 7%) and printed publications (14 7%) show little change

32.5%

5.5%

11.0%

42.9%

29.0%

24.4%

16.7%

14.7%Printed publications

Community forums / sites

Online publications

Open source websites

Colleagues

Blogs

Other sources

Don't keep up with developments


Q: How important are business intelligence (BI) and reporting tools to your company?

Business intelligence and reporting tools are rated as either ‘Very important’ or ‘Important’ to their company by the large majority of respondents (77 4%) Only 4 1% consider them as either ‘Not important’ or ‘Not at all important’

10.6%

34.9%

42.5%

8.0%

1.5%2.6%

Not at all important

Not important

Neither important nor unimportant

Important

Very important

Don’t know

Q: How likely are you to consider using an open source business intelligence and reporting tool in future?

Over one third (37 5%) say that they are ‘Likely or Very likely’ to consider using an open source business intelligence and reporting tool in future Just over two fifths (43 8%) say that this is Neither likely nor unlikely, or are non-committal Just under one fifth (18 6%) consider this ‘Unlikely or Very unlikely’

19.9%

27.8%

9.7%

23.9%

10.4%8.2%

Very unlikely

Unlikely

Neither likely nor unlikely

Likely

Very likely

Don’t know


UK HighlightsFinancial Services and Public SectorThe Actuate Open Source Software survey originated in the UK in 2005 and focused on the UK Financial Services market The 2007 UK survey also concentrated on Financial Services but extended to include Public Sector This year’s survey once again focused on both Financial Services and Public Sector, uniquely giving three years of insight into open source awareness and adoption trends for the UK Financial Services sector and 2 years for Public Sector

Interestingly while there was a marked growth in open source awareness and adoption between the 2005 and 2007 surveys, the proportion of respondents using open source software in the two sectors shows only a small increase in the 2008 survey

Financial Services

Public Sector

Already using it









Don't know 10.0%

10.0%

18.3%

8.3%

0.0%

1.7%

1.7%

0.0%

3.3%

46.7%

Already using it









Don't know 4.0%

18.0%

18.0%

13.0%

0.0%

0.0%

1.0%

1.0%

4.0%

41.0%


No cost license

Flexibility

Access to source code

Built on open platform(s)

Community based and developed -higher quality code

Community based and developed - help from community with technical issues

Dependability

Security

Vendor independent

Not locked into Microsoft

Standards-based technology

Scalability 11.4%

43.6%

46.4%

Other (specify)

None of the above / no major bene�ts 5.0%

3.6%

47.1%

13.6%

11.4%

25.7%

26.4%

42.1%

35.7%

37.9%

73.6%

Q: Which of the following does your company see as the major benefits of adopting open source technologies?

As in the 2007 survey, by far the main perceived benefit of open source software is that there are no license costs (73 6%) Other major perceived benefits once again include vendor independence (47 1%) and not being locked into Microsoft (46 4%) Standards-based technology (43 6%) and being built on open platforms (42 1%) emerge as the next main perceived benefits Analysis by sector shows a higher proportion of Public Sector respondents mention the absence of license costs (as in the 2007 survey) and not being locked into Microsoft



The proportion of respondents who feel that the benefits of open source software outweigh the inhibitors has increased this year to 54 0% (from 45 3% in 2007), while the proportion who disagree with this remains virtually unchanged at 20 2% The proportion who are non-committal has dropped this year to 25 8% (from 32 5% in 2007)


The proportion of respondents who say that open source software is either the preferred option or is explicitly considered as an option when procuring software has dipped slightly this year to 41 1% (from 45 3% in 2007) While a further 45 4% say that it is not mentioned, the proportion that have a policy of not using open source software has increased this year to 13 5% (from 6 8% in 2007)

54.0%

20.2%

25.8%No

Yes

Don’t know

5.5%

35.6%

45.4%

13.5%






Germany HighlightsGermany featured well in the 2007 Open Source Survey, showing higher awareness and adoption than the other regions This year’s survey confirms that half of German respondents (50 7%) are already using open source software, the highest of all the regions, with the UK and France showing 42 9% and 42 3% respectively North American scored lowest with 39 6%

Analysis by sector shows that, as in the 2007 survey, open source appears to be making greater progress in Financial Services with a higher proportion of companies in this sector currently using this technology compared with Manufacturing

Q. Which one of the following most closely reflects your organization’s current position in relation to open source software?

Already using it






Currently evaluating it, but not yetdecided whether to adopt



Don't know 8.6%

10.7%

22.1%

3.6%

0.0%

0.7%

0.0%

0.7%

2.9%

50.7%

Q. Apache - Which of the following open source technologies is your organization currently using or planning to adopt?

Just over half of companies (55 0%) are currently using Linux, with 52 1% using Apache The next most commonly used open source technologies are Tomcat (44 3%), MySQL (35 7%), Mozilla (34 3%), PHP (33 6%), Eclipse (30 7%) and JBoss (22 1%) While the penetration of most of these technologies shows only minor variation by sector when compared with the 2007 survey, Apache, Tomcat, JBoss and, in particular, Eclipse have higher penetration in Financial Services

Apache

Eclipse

Jboss

Linux

Mozilla

MySQL

PHP

Tomcat

Other (specify) 6.4%

44.3%

33.6%

35.7%

34.3%

55.0%

22.1%

30.7%

52.1%


Q. To what extent is open source software considered as an option when procuring software for your organization?

Almost two thirds of respondents (63 6%) report open source software is either the preferred option or is explicitly considered as an option when procuring software This is the highest across the regions with France coming a close second at 61 6%, UK at 41 1% and North America at 48 1%

4.3%

59.3%

25.0%

11.9%





Q. How important are business intelligence (BI) and reporting tools to your company?

Business intelligence and reporting tools are rated as either ‘Very important’ or ‘Important’ to their company by the large majority of respondents (74 8%) Only 2 1% considered them as either ‘Not important’ or ‘Not at all important’ These proportions are very similar to the 2007 Germany survey

12.2%

30.9%

43.9%

10.9%

1.4% 0.7%

Not at all important

Not important

Neither important nor unimportant

Important

Very important

Don't know


France HighlightsThis is the first year that the Actuate Open Source Software survey extended to include France The findings are in keeping with the latest Forrester Open Source survey, International Adoption of Open Source, Q3 2007 which highlighted a leading adoption of open source by France and Germany

France shows high awareness and adoption of open source software with 65 4% of respondents stating that the benefits outweigh the inhibitors 63 6% of French respondents also confirmed that open source is either the preferred option or explicitly considered as an option when procuring software and this is the highest amongst the 4 regions surveyed

Q Which of the following open source technologies is your organization currently using or planning to adopt?

The Actuate 2008 Open Source Software survey focused on French Financial Services and Manufacturing sectors The survey showed that penetration of the various open source technologies is almost invariably higher in Germany and France than North America and the UK, the one exception being lower usage of JBoss in France Penetration of Eclipse, in particular, was noticeably higher in France than the other countries

Apache

Eclipse

JBoss

Linux

Mozilla

MySQL

PHP

Tomcat

Other (specify)

30.0%

25.0%

5.7%

30.0%

16.4%

24.3%

19.3%

25.0%

3.6%

Q. Overall, do you feel the benefits of open source technology outweigh the inhibitors to adoption?

The proportion of respondents who feel that the benefits of open source software outweigh the inhibitors (65 4%) is five times as high as the proportion who do not believe this (12 8%), whilst just over a fifth (21 8%) are non-committal France scores highest on this question overall with the UK showing 54 0%, North America 53 5% and Germany 48 6%

21.8%

65.4%12.8%

Yes

No

Dont know


Q. To what extent is open source software (OSS) considered as an option when procuring software for your organization?

Almost two thirds of respondents (61 6%) say that open source software is either the preferred option or is explicitly considered as an option when procuring software This is a high statistic beaten only by Germany with 63 6%

While a further 26 9% say that it is not mentioned, only 11 5% have a policy of not using open source software Analysis by sector shows that Manufacturing respondents are more likely to have a policy of not using open source

26.9%

11.5%

59.0%

2.6%





Q. Does your organization consider open source primarily for New Applications, or to replace existing systems or infrastructures?

German and French companies are more likely to consider open source software primarily for new applications compared with the other regions

Primarily for new applications

Primarily to replace existing systems / infrastructure

About equally for new applications andreplacing existing systems

Don’t know

57.4%

11.5%24.6%

6.5%


ConclusionIt is clear in North America and Europe that open source has entered the mainstream The open source movement has been revolutionary in shaping software procurement and application development decisions and processes and is beginning to influence how commercial software is being built Open standards, community participation, widely evaluated milestone releases and a constant feedback loop are increasingly becoming the norm in popular value added product lines As we look forward to 2009 and beyond, open source will increase its footprint and is likely to deepen its impact

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