I’m in Boston this week attending The 451 Group’s third annual client conference, which means there won’t be much time for blogging.

In lieu of a post today I thought I’d provide a view of the open source-related research published by The 451 Group last week. Clients can read the reports, and non-clients can apply for trial access, by following the links below.

SAP is learning to give and take with open source
MIS Impact Report, 11/07/08
It’s not the first software vendor most people would think of when it comes to open source, but SAP has seen the benefits of collaboration and is beginning to contribute to the open source development process.

Canonical climbs on desktop, stubborn on server with Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex
MIS Impact Report, 11/05/08
The company is packing its Ubuntu desktop and server OS software with features for consumers and system administrators, but is it enough to continue desktop Linux dominance and gain footing in the enterprise server market?

SpringSource bottles fresh enterprise Java applications right at the source
MIS Impact Report, 11/05/08
SpringSource is riding a wave of grassroots adoption of the Spring Framework, but will this ambitious vendor finesse its way into becoming a major independent enterprise Java vendor?

Commercial open source player Compiere expands vertical apps focus to manufacturing
MIS Impact Report, 11/04/08
Fresh off a second round of financing, the integrated ERP and CRM apps company is widening the industry sectors it serves. The move into manufacturing also sees Compiere experimenting with add-on modules and different pricing models.

Open source collab play Open-Xchange takes $9m series B
MIS Analyst Note, 11/04/08