(http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/oct2007/gb2007101_136128.htm?campaign_id=rss_daily)
===== Technology October 1, 2007, 7:43AM EST Asia Finds Security in Open Source For businesses in Australia, China, India, and Korea, security is the No. 1 reason to buy open-source software, an IDC survey says by Victoria Ho Better security protection tops the list of buying criteria for open source software, reveals a new study conducted on Australia, China, India and Korea. According to IDC's latest study released Friday on open source trends and challenges, security was the top reason for deploying open source technology, followed by budget constraints and the availability of better management tools and utilities. "The results indicate that organizations perceived open source technology as providing better security compared to proprietary products," said Prianka Srinivasan, a market analyst for IDC Asia-Pacific. [...] ===== -- Soh Kam Yung my Google Reader Shared links: (http://www.google.com/reader/shared/16851815156817689753) my Google Reader Shared SFAS links: (http://www.google.com/reader/shared/user/16851815156817689753/label/sfas) _______________________________________________ Slugnet mailing list [email protected] http://www.lugs.org.sg/mailman/listinfo/slugnet
