{"id":3034,"date":"2012-06-14T07:00:20","date_gmt":"2012-06-14T15:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.formtek.com\/blog\/?p=3034"},"modified":"2012-06-14T07:00:20","modified_gmt":"2012-06-14T15:00:20","slug":"open-source-oss-leads-new-software-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/open-source-oss-leads-new-software-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Source: OSS Leads new Software Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Open Source software continues to grow in terms of acceptance. \u00a0In fact, it has become the leader in software segments like cloud computing, mobile applications and enterprise mobility. \u00a0That’s based on a survey sponsored by North Bridge Venture partners<\/a> and conducted by Black Duck Software and the 451 Group.<\/p>\n

Michael Skok<\/a>, General Partner, North Bridge Venture Partners, said that there has been an important shift in people’s “view of OSS, focusing less on cost and more on how OSS can innovate and help create industries. Taken together with applications like mobile and enabled by cloud, we are entering an exciting new era of ‘Open Innovation on Demand,’ where not only can OSS innovate faster, it can be deployed immediately and consumed as a service from the cloud.”<\/p>\n

Tim Yeaton<\/a>, president and chief executive of Black Duck Software, said that\u00a0\u201cAutomotive, mobile, financial services and IT services are rapidly adopting OSS, with nearly all incorporating cloud and mobile solutions. As we\u2019ve come to expect, awareness of the competitive advantages enabled by open source technologies and methods is spreading rapidly.”<\/p>\n

The report comes to three conclusions about the effect that Open Source is having on the software industry:<\/p>\n