linux and business

osmansiddiq · Post by **osmansiddiq** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 10:59 am

hi
I think there should be a separate thread to discuss business ideas,projects and or implementations, discussions etc
below is an article to get started for people sceptical about open source
Open Source Market: FOSS getting hot in Russia
http://robertogaloppini.net/2008/03/12/ ... in-russia/

osmansiddiq · Post by **osmansiddiq** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 8:48 pm

Explaining Open Source's Exponential Growth
http://www.computerworlduk.com/communit ... ntryid=596

The effects of open source on stock prices
http://www.cnet.com/8301-13505_1-989531 ... heOpenRoad

osmansiddiq · Post by **osmansiddiq** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 1:48 am

more here
http://ostatic.com/158633-blog/is-the-g ... tainabless

osmansiddiq · Post by **osmansiddiq** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 9:15 pm

http://linux-blog.org/index.php?/archiv ... Linux.html

faruqkhan · Post by **faruqkhan** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 1:57 am

Open source in an economic downturn
http://www.computerworlduk.com/communit ... tryid=1199

Open source: What you should learn from the French
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/08/ ... ons_2.html

Open source experts launch free advisory service
http://www.linuxpr.com/releases/10836.html

faruqkhan · Post by **faruqkhan** » Sun Aug 31, 2008 1:58 am

EPOS in Europe to Exceed Over $4.3 Billion in 2007
http://edageek.com/2007/04/11/electronic-point-of-sale/

Linux growing fast in POS, Microsoft still tops
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS8365122751.html

faruqkhan · Post by **faruqkhan** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 11:17 am

New startups explore new niches for open source

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10034406-16.html

faruqkhan · Post by **faruqkhan** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 11:18 pm

As the fields of computational biology and bioinformatics become more important, not only to the economy, but to our understanding of the natural world and ourselves, Linux is becoming a better platform on which to build and deploy the software scientists will rely on. A few groups have even gone so far as to create entire distributions geared for computational biology, such as BioBrew and Debian-Med. One of the more prominent comes from Oxford's National Environmental Research Council's (NERC) Environmental Bioinformatics Centre
http://www.linux.com/feature/146862

faruqkhan · Post by **faruqkhan** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 11:58 am

10 must-have Linux office applications
http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/10things/?p=423

faruqkhan · Post by **faruqkhan** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 11:46 pm

Is Linux Truly Small Business Ready?

http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/a ... _3781076_1

faruqkhan · Post by **faruqkhan** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 11:46 pm

http://ostatic.com/176400-blog/tv-b-gon ... cess-story

faruqkhan · Post by **faruqkhan** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 7:59 pm

La Curacao takes the plunge into a Linux-based OS
http://www.stores.org/InformationTechno ... Edit02.asp

faruqkhan · Post by **faruqkhan** » Sat Jun 13, 2009 8:39 pm

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10262620-16.html

faruqkhan · Post by **faruqkhan** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 5:35 am

Open Source Device Aims to Help Diabetics Monitor Blood Sugar
http://ostatic.com/blog/open-source-dev ... lood-sugar

faruqkhan · Post by **faruqkhan** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 5:36 am

Open Source Tools Help Earthquake Researchers Stay a Step Ahead
http://ostatic.com/blog/open-source-too ... step-ahead

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