Selecting Proprietary, Open Source, or Free Software for Business Information Systems

J ORGE L. V ARGAS P AGE 4 OF 10 I S OPEN SOURCE SOFTWAR E READY FOR THE ENTERPRISE MESSAGING A ND COLLABORATION NEED S ? O CTOBER 19, 2003 2 . LITERATURE SEARCH While researching the Open Source Software topic I found a wealth of information in the internet as well as many technical periodicals but, was most intrigued by the work of Richard M. Stallman in the book Free Software Free Society: Selected Essays of Richard M. Stallman, which will be used as on of the references in this research. An interesting point found in Mr. Stallman book is that most people hear the work Open Source Software and they immediately think Linux. While the

Linux Vendors Comparisons DeVry University During my research of Linux vendors, I have narrowed my options to three distinct vendors. I have found Red Hat, Novell, and Ubuntu were three of the best companies worldwide. Each vendor has their advantages and disadvantages. I will address the positive and negative points of each vendor. The main differences between the three vendors that I will discuss are cost, training & support, performance & reliability, and lastly availability.

1. Describe some reasons why Linux is installed on only a very small fraction of desktop computers. Are there particular categories of products or users who might see Linux as more appealing than conventional operating systems? Do you think Linux's share of the desktop market will increase? Why or why

There are numerous great open source software solutions for database servers, like, H2, HyperSQL, MySQL, mysql, Oracle, and PostgreSQL, just to name a few. They all offer topnotch functionality, performance, scalability, and security. As far as which one is the best, I recommend PostgreSQL. PostgreSQL is an object-relational Database software solution that offers some of the most feature rich options as compared to the bigger commercial manufacturers like Oracle, IBM, Sybase and Informix, and the best part of it, it 's free. It 's also one of the first database software that was released, and it has a proven track record with over 23 years of active development. It was created back in 1989. The only other DB software that came out before it is Oracle, which was created back in 1979. Now PostgreSQL might not be the fastest, but It more than makes up for it with its functionality. It allows the use of two different types of interfaces, a GUI (for those who like the point-click style) and a SQL. It works on most OSs like windows, Linux, Mac, Unix, etc. It has a vast array of services and tools that is included to streamline the administration of the Database. Here are just some examples; Full ACID (Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation, & Durability) compliancy, commercial & noncommercial support, triggers support, user defined data type support, stored procedure support, online backup, multiple index type input support, embedded

Because Linux has much smaller number of users then it's rivals, so many software companies stay away from Linux, which makes finding applications to suit your needs much harder. Another issue with Linux is the lack of drivers, because some of the hardware manufacturers do not write drivers for Linux. Users who are more inclined towards the safety of their computer then a better GUI will see Linux more appealing than its counterparts. Linux's share of the desktop market will increase due to more software houses' inclination towards it and a better understanding among the people for the safety of their computers. cloud computing is much more cost efficient than conventional storage facilities. while providing almost infinite data storage, it

| Employees’ creativity on enabling different software system may be limited. | 4. In terms of system software, Boeing employs a broad list of these, highly technical software products. The firm purchases some of these products from commercial vendors like Microsoft and Oracle; while others, like Linux, Boeing obtains from open source providers on the Web. Explain Boeing‘s reasoning for making the move to Linux in its data centers. [table – pros and cons]

(2) Reliability: since the open source is distributed peer review software and often developed through collaborative that makes it to be more reliability. Also, there are many open source software that have proven to be both reliable and potent over Internet such as DNS, Apache and languages such as HTML and Perl. (3) Good business: open source software gets closest to what the user need because of competition between vendors to involved to make better capability and quality each time to meet the user needs. Thus, that would also help to drive a high return investment for investors on another economic

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Sacks, M. (2015). Competition Between Open Source and Proprietary Software: Strategies for Survival. Journal Of Management Information Systems, 32(3), 268-295.

Another question posed by the case was whether or not Microsoft’s conduct benefitted consumers. The senior group vice president of Microsoft, Paul Maritz believes Microsoft operations did benefit consumers, stating that Window’s popularity was due to Microsoft’s “efforts to innovate, evangelize and license the software cheaply” (Baron, p. 317). Microsoft’s alleged monopoly did benefit consumers when price and compatibility are considered, as the operating software was cheap and accessible by most consumers, especially given the fact so many applications were written specifically to interact with

The company's decision not to consider the prices of other vendors' Intel-compatible PC operating systems when setting the price of Windows 98, for example, is probative of monopoly power. One would expect a firm in a competitive market to pay much closer attention to the prices charged by other firms in the market. Another indication of monopoly power is the fact that Microsoft raised the price that it charged Original Equipment Manufacturer's (OEM's) for Windows 95, with trivial exceptions, to the same level as the price it charged for Windows 98 just prior to releasing the newer product. In a competitive market, one would expect the price of an older operating system to stay the same or decrease upon the release of a newer, more attractive version. Microsoft, however, was only concerned with inducing OEMs to ship Windows 98 in favor of the older version. It is unlikely that Microsoft would have imposed this price increase if it were genuinely concerned that OEMs might shift their business to another vendor of operating systems or hasten the development of viable alternatives to Windows.

Choosing the Right Business Entity By Rosa Martinez Professor Smith English 315 February 24, 2012 TRANSMITTAL TO: Small Business Owners FROM: Rosa Martinez DATE: February 24, 2012 ------------------------------------------------- SUBJECT: Choosing the Right Business Entity ------------------------------------------------- Enclosed is the Justification Report covering information related to different types of entities that could be chosen to establish a business. Furthermore, the report explains in full details the advantages and disadvantages of each business entity, and how those factors could fulfill the needs of each particular individual.

Tony’s Chips Website Migration Project CIS 210 June 16, 2013 Strayer University Professor Yohannes Bates Tony’s Chips Website Migration Project Tony’s Chips is a medium sized company that wants to enhance its operations by using e- commerce or what some people would say the web or Internet. The new company has set its sights

It would only make sense that the company is paying attention to what their customers need, want, and think. If the company is up for it, they will create a loyal customer and a good sector in the marketplace in regards to their products.

Mid-Term Assignment Porter’s Five Forces Analysis for Microsoft Lillian D. Anderson Strayer University Prof. Ghodfrey Ekata Information Systems for Decision Making - CIS 500 July 24, 2011. Abstract Our company is a small investment company that specializes in technology investments. The company has a significant amount of capital invested in Microsoft. We were made aware that