12/02/08
Open source permeates the enterprise
http://www.networkworld.com/nlitlead172248
By Amy Schurr
Open source software is present in 85% of enterprises and the
remainder expect to deploy it in the next year, according to
research from Gartner. However, 69% of organizations don't have
a formal policy for evaluating open source usage in their
organizations, according to the Gartner survey. This opens up
potential liabilities for intellectual property violations.Read
full story http://www.networkworld.com/nlitlead172248
Amy Schurr mailto:aschurr@comcast.net is the former managing
features editor of Network World.
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