Open Source for Business

Whether you're a small business trying to grow or a larger, more established corporate organisation, OS4B can provide you with the resources and skills for doing business better. Make connections, save money and improve your skills.

Open Source is impossible to avoid particularly in the current economic climate. By 2011, it is predicted that at least 80% of commercial software will contain open source code. So what is the appeal for business? The foundational saving on using Open Source is on low cost IT licensing. Commercial software can cost thousands of pounds a year in licensing. Open Source is licensed under terms that allow for modification and redistribution without having to pay the original author.

For any business, technology is often a financial risk with both the immediate output and ongoing maintenance. As technology continues to change at an ever increasing rate, Open Source offers adaptable, tailor made software alternatives that enhance the sustainability for your business success.