Industry Resources

» The ROI of Open Source. Discussion on how open source software provides ROI beyond the basic operating system level. Specific example of ABB saving $1.1 million per year by switching to JBoss. Bernard Golden, CIO Magazine, online. June 15, 2005.

» Bernard Golden, Succeeding with Open Source. (Book available for purchase) Presents ROI of Open Source, the Open Source Maturity Model, and more. Ideal for IT managers in search of a strategy for adopting open source in their enterprise.

» Open Source Catching On in Travel Industry. "A "perfect storm" of forces is converging that will lead open source to dominate the information technology systems of the travel industry by 2007….” Brian R. Hook, LinuxInsider. June 1, 2005.

» Open Wallets for Open Source Software. “Despite being burned once, venture capitalists see fresh opportunities in start-ups that make open-source software.” Gary Rivlin, The New York Times. April 27, 2005.

» Market position counts more with open source. “Once you become dominant among open-source contenders, IT attention divides between you versus a proprietary supplier, not between you and the closest open-source alternative.” Charles Babcock, InformationWeek Windows Weblog. March 4, 2005.

» Industry Outlook 2005--Information Technology "Software: Expect the Giants to Stay Sluggish." Jim Kerstetter and Steve Hamm, Business Week. January 10, 2005.

» Liberté, Egalité Linux: Paul Hirons looks at the recent decision of France's Tax Ministry to adopt the Open Source approach. As seen in Government IT. September 2004.

» The Total Economic Impact of JBoss Application Server Support Services from JBoss, Inc. Forrester Research reports on the comprehensive ROI demonstrated by enterprise adoption of Professional Open Source, October 2004.

» Open Source Dominates Java Landscape. BZ Research survey shows JBoss most widely deployed application server. Yvonne Lee, SD Times. January 1, 2005.

» Positions 2005: Open-Source Solutions Will Restructure the Software Industry. Gartner's Position: Open-source software is a catalyst that will restructure the industry, producing higher-quality software at lower cost. It won't destroy industry giants such as IBM and Microsoft, but it will revolutionize software markets by moving revenue streams to services and support, and away from license fees. Mark Driver, Gartner. February 23, 2005.

» Open Source Update: My How You've Grown. Precursor research bulletin on how "open source is growing up quickly." Part XIII in eight part Open Source Series. Bill Whyman, Precursor. August 11, 2005. For additional Precursor information, please contact kthrane@precursor.com.

» An Overview of "Open Source" Software Licenses. The Software Licensing Committee of the American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section. Includes history of open source projects and licenses, current open source issues, and the benefits and risks associated with open source.

» Vendors and End Users Are Reacting to the Emerging Threat of Intellectual Property Indemnification. IDC, online press release. June 27, 2005.

» Open Source Institute, License Comparison and Definitions.

» Marc Fleury blog on Open Source Licensing Options. Titled "From GPL to BSD to LGPL: On the Issue of Business Friendliness". August 2, 2004.

» Bob Bickel blog on Indemnification. Titled "JBoss Indemnification." April 5, 2005.

» Legal Issues Impacting Open Source: Expert Rountable Discussion. Marc Fleury, Jim Harvey, Larry Rosen, Paul Arne, and David Byer, panelists. Webinar, recorded October 27, 2004.

» Angels in the Architecture: Ameritrade leverages JBoss federated project, JGroups, for horizontal scalability. Carol Weismann, SD Times. December 1, 2004.

» Hands-On: Is JBoss Ready for Your Enterprise? 6 step assessment of JBoss' maturity and enterprise readiness. Written by Bernard Golden. Integration Developer News. August 28, 2004.