This white paper explores the role of Open Source in modern IT organizations, offering advice on where it can be exploited safely and where caution is necessary.

By 2010, Open Source Software (OSS) will be embedded in at least 75 percent of software products. OSS has transcended from “industry insurgency” to being entrenched in the mechanics of the software industry. It has become much more formalized and organized, and it is delivering critical technologies that are essential to modern application development and application delivery. This paper discusses the important topics of:

• When Open Source works and when it doesn’t
• The standards of Open Source
• Important issues on the guarantees, risking intellectual property, and how to protect your organization

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