| The Secret to IT Budget Surpluses |
There's a big secret Microsoft and other proprietary software giants don't want you to know. There's a whole world of software that does EVERYTHING the proprietary giants do and this other world of software is all FREE. It's called Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). For every software you are paying for today, there's a FOSS equivalent that's free! Instead of Microsoft Office use OpenOffice. Instead of Windows use Linux. Instead of Microsoft SQL use MySQL. Instead of Internet Explorer use Firefox. You're paying license fees every year for every software on your servers and your workstations. But it gets even better! Microsoft, Oracle, Intuit and the others don't give you access to the software's source code. So you have no way to customize or improve the software. When was the last time Microsoft asked your advice on product enhancements? Since the mid-80s there has existed Free & Open Source Software (FOSS) developed by the world's very best software gurus. FOSS is the heart and soul of the Internet. In every industry and profession there is FOSS you can use instead of proprietary software, but very few people know anything about FOSS! OpenRDA is the nation's #1 expert in using FOSS to slash IT budgets in schools and local governments. We provide FOSS and technical expertise that enables our Members to cut their IT budgets to the bone. Our fund accounting software, OpenXPERT, is the state-of-the-art in financial management and fund accounting. And because we actively collaborate with our Members' IT staffs, OpenXPERT gets better every day! If you'd like to learn how to slash your IT budget to the bone while improving your IT capability, contact us today! Web Articles: |
