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Global market mashup for open source
Jay Lyman, October 11, 2009 @ 3:37 pm ETThere was not a whole lot of fanfare over the recent merger of the West Coast-based Open Solutions Alliance and the European-based OW2, but the move may also reflect a greater, global market crossover among different geographies and vendors using open source software.
We’re seeing signs and hearing that previously NA-centric vendors, such as Red Hat, are aggressively expanding their presence in foreign markets such as Europe, South America, Asia-Pacific and elsewhere. Similarly, previously European vendors are moving more numerously and aggressively over to North America and other markets, including Novell and its SUSE Linux. Another good example is the wave of CMS vendors coming to America.
I have no doubt that we will see the same thing among other cross-markets, with Asia, India, South America, Australia, Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa all involved.
We’ve also previously discussed how open source software development and business only perpetuates the global nature of the Internet and participation and collaboration from all around the world. The OSA-OW2, other consolidation and other partnerships – among open source, traditional and mixed vendors, SIs, VARs and others — should continue, with more customer prospects and competition in all markets, which I believe is good for customers and for open source.
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