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Free open source enterprise software stack
Interesting statistics:
A survey of 140 large North American companies found that 60% were using open source and half of these were for mission-critical applications.
The free enterprise stack:
- Operating Systems - Linux, FreeBSD, FreeDOS, Haiku, Menuet
- Database Systems - PostgreSQL, Ingres, Cloudscape, MySQL, SQLite, -FirebirdSQL
- Web Server - Apache
- Application Server - JBoss, Zope
- Content Management System - Mambo, OpenCMS, Red Hat CCM, PHP-Nuke, Plone
- Groupware - Opengroupware.org
- Password management - Password Safe, PINs
- Email - KMail, Mozilla, Ximian, Mutt
- Desktop Environments - KDE, Gnome, Ximian
- Windows managers - Blackbox, Openbox, Window Maker, FVWM
- Browser - Mozilla, Konqueror, Galeon
- Instant messaging - Jabber, Fire, Exodus, Kopete
- Office Applications - OpenOffice, KOffice, Gnome Office, AbiWord
- Personal information managers - Kaddressbook/KNotes/KOrganizer, Mozilla Calendar
- Security - Open Antivirus, NeoCrypt, Coyote Linux Firewall
- Internet voice - Catzilla, Speak Freely
- Finance - Jcash, Jmoney, GnuCash
- Business reporting - BIRT
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