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Open Source Essential, IDC Says

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.—May 1, 2006—Open source is becoming a fundamental aspect of service portfolios for major service providers, including IBM Global Services, HP Services (HPS), Unisys, Novell, and others, according to a recent study from IDC.

Worldwide Open Source Services 2006 Vendor Analysis: The Open Source Services Opportunity (IDC #200994)  analyzes the open source services competitive landscape by comparing  providers of open source-related services, the research company said in an announcement. The study also looks at the performance of these firms in addition to their growth strategies and  direction, and contains an open source services competitive map.

According to the announcement, open source is moving up on the investment agenda of companies worldwide, as service providers (mostly service arms of technology companies) have formalized support, training, and certification services to encourage adoption of open source (principally Linux) technology on their products. As open source software goes mainstream, IDC said it finds that service vendors must further develop open source capabilities  to meet  client needs and attract new customers.

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