Coming up Open Source In Practice

As a supplier of web technologies to organisations such as Parliament and Directgov, System Associates will be discussing the opportunities and costs of Open Source software for the public sector.

Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude recently announced that he will be recommending government buyers choose Open Source over proprietary software wherever possible "on the basis of its additional inherent flexibility".

David Macken, MD of System Associates, who is presenting at the Central Government Business & Technology 2010 conference comments: "Just as budget airlines revolutionised travel, properly implemented Open Source can mean solving problems with significantly reduced budgets. It will require a significant change in the public sectors attitude to approaching and implementing ICT projects but the opportunities are definitely there to beat budgets and requirements.

"Open Source creates an opportunity for departments to cut out the frills, unnecessary servers, consultancy fees and time delays through complicated tendering processes. Exactly what any commercial organisation would be striving to achieve."

Meet our team at the conference and we will be happy to share a white paper describing Open Source, the business case, possibilities, risks and rewards as well as a list of popular Open Source applications covering everything from EDRM to Databases and CRM to VOIP systems.

Learn more about open source by attending the Central Government Business & Technology 2010 conference taking place on 18th of November 2010.

We look forward to seeing you there and if you have any questions in the meantime do not hesitate to contact us.

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