http://blogs.ingres.com/dougharr/2008/04/25/saas-and-open-source-join-forces/ The Business of Open Source Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:23:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://blogs.ingres.com/dougharr/2008/04/25/saas-and-open-source-join-forces/#comment-23 Jay Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:41:07 +0000 http://blogs.ingres.com/dougharr/?p=14#comment-23 Agree with the posting entirely Doug. I think you guys are way ahead of the curve, but I would be interested in hearing your thoughts on the big software guys. Seems more and more news indicates they're adopting some of the same philosophies to take their software to the subscription model [and even some talk of community involvement?!]. Granted it takes a long time to turn a big ship & it's hard to wean off those perpetual licenses, but how far behind are they? Agree with the posting entirely Doug. I think you guys are way ahead of the curve, but I would be interested in hearing your thoughts on the big software guys. Seems more and more news indicates they’re adopting some of the same philosophies to take their software to the subscription model [and even some talk of community involvement?!]. Granted it takes a long time to turn a big ship & it’s hard to wean off those perpetual licenses, but how far behind are they?

]]> http://blogs.ingres.com/dougharr/2008/04/25/saas-and-open-source-join-forces/#comment-21 Morris Panner Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:51:38 +0000 http://blogs.ingres.com/dougharr/?p=14#comment-21 This post is right on and very important. The relationship between OSS and SaaS is critical to understanding the way high-value software products are being delivered to the marketplace at accessible price points. Access to high quality information technology tools is a key factor in why all of us should be optimistic about the prospects for the industry and economic growth more generally. Morris Panner, CEO, OpenAir, Inc. (a SaaS company that uses OSS in its infrastructure) This post is right on and very important. The relationship between OSS and SaaS is critical to understanding the way high-value software products are being delivered to the marketplace at accessible price points. Access to high quality information technology tools is a key factor in why all of us should be optimistic about the prospects for the industry and economic growth more generally. Morris Panner, CEO, OpenAir, Inc. (a SaaS company that uses OSS in its infrastructure)

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