Why use open Source

Open-source software has a lot to offer the business world.

Open Standards

Reduced cost

Increased Reliability

Large suppport community

Increased Security

A consumer's rational desire to avoid being locked into a monopoly supplier will increase its interest in open source. Nobody wants to be tied to a single supplier who can call the tunes. Using solutions based on open standards means if you want to change to a different suppler it is easier.

Migrate to Open Source Ecommerce Solution

  If you are using a propritory ecommerce solution it is time to start to think what open source magento can offer you, compare the feature list of your product to magento and prepare to be amazed. Magento has many features that can help promote your online ecommerce presence. Magento SEO options can help to drive traffic to your site. Here is a quote form Jack Aboutboul

"Magento is going to win the eCommerce software war, hands down. I've never seen another ecommerce platform so well architected and well designed as Magento."

The Magento Feaure list includes

  • Site Management: Control multiple websites and stores from one
    Administration Panel with ability to share as much or
    as little information as needed
  • International Support. Support for Multiple Currencies. Multi-Lingual
  • Search Engine Optimization. 100% Search Engine Friendly.
  • Marketing Promotions and Tools. Multi-Tier Pricing for quantity discounts.Flexible Coupons (pricing rules)
  • Mobile Commerce, iPhone Optimized Theme
  • Checkout. One-Page Checkout. SSL security support for orders
  • Shipping. Integrated for real-time shipping rates. On-site order tracking from customer accounts.
  • Order Management. View, edit, create and fulfill orders from admin panel. Print invoices and packing slips.
  • Customer Service. Contact Us form. Feature-rich Customer Accounts
  • Customer Accounts. Order status and history. Re-orders from account. Default Billing and Shipping addresses

Open Source Blog Feed

Open Source Initiative blogs


A simple declaration about "Open Core"
20/07 - 2010
Recently, there has been debate in the press about "Open Core". I don't care to debate the minor points but make a simple declaration: read more
Resources for Open Source Compliance
20/07 - 2010
Open source is everywhere today and there is growing awareness that companies have to meet certain obligations when distributing open source software. Here are some useful resources to learn more about open source compliance. read more
Creating a FLOSS Roadmap, brick by BRIC
19/07 - 2010
Last year I attended Open World Forum in Paris. It was a lively conference with broad representation of industry leaders, community organizers, and government officials and administrators. The warm reception by the Mayor's office in Paris (at the Hôtel de Ville) underscored what has become increasingly obvious in the analysis of economic statistics: open source software is appreciated, in Paris, France, and Europe. My reflections on the subject of last year's topic, the digital...
Why Open Core has a problem and is not a problem.
17/07 - 2010
Pamela Jones, of Groklaw, thinks that OSI has a problem in Open Core. I think she has it backwards. The Open Core (most notably SugarCRM) folks have a problem. They'd like to convince people that they can achieve the open source effect by having two versions of their code: an open source version, and a proprietary version. They'd like to convince people that their proprietary code is going to benefit from the open source effect. Good luck with that!read more
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