A starring role for open source?
It was a long time in coming, but the government’s use of open-source infrastructure software, such as the Linux operating system or the Apache Web server, is no longer a novelty.
Indeed, open-source databases, middleware and network-monitoring tools have become an information technology staple in many agencies.
Government officials who support open source now find they have a new decision to make: whether to use one of the growing number of open-source packages that could handle higher-profile agency operations, such as business intelligence analysis, content management or customer relationship management (CRM), to name a few.
Indeed, open-source databases, middleware and network-monitoring tools have become an information technology staple in many agencies.
Government officials who support open source now find they have a new decision to make: whether to use one of the growing number of open-source packages that could handle higher-profile agency operations, such as business intelligence analysis, content management or customer relationship management (CRM), to name a few.
