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• Technical Assessments
• Custom Development
  • Open Source Software
  • Commercial Software
  • Build, Buy or Host
    • Build Advantages
    • Build Disadvantages
    • Buy Advantages
    • Buy Disadvantages
    • Host Advantages
    • Host Disadvantages
    • Hosted Solutions

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LICENSE FEES.  No acquisition costs or additional fees to distribute Open Source software on multiple CPUs or platforms -  providing unprecedented price leverage over a vendor’s product.  No need to count, track or monitor for license compliance.

VENDOR LOCK-IN.  Companies do not want to be strangled by their vendors.  Open Source software frees companies from vendor lock-in and forced upgrades simply to maintain compatibility with others using the same software.

COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE. A custom built solution developed for your unique capabilities, provides a competitive advantage.  Buying a solution your competitors can acquire provides no advantage.  If it is core and strategic, build it in-house.

LEAN SOFTWARE.  Some commercial software must be used “as-is” with nominal customizations or risk voiding the warranty.  Open Source software enables companies to add the functionality they need versus buying bloated software packages for features they will never use.

QUALITY.  Community development leads to reliable and secure code. Fixes and enhancements are distributed faster since developers are also the users. Peer review drives excellence in code and design efficiency since it is out there for the world to see.