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The Open Source report discusses The Standish group's research study of the top 10 drivers that are influencing decisions on how IT is adopting open source technology. </p> <p> "The Standish Group's new study clearly shows how pervasive Open Source Software is used in industry today. It is a shocking examination of Open Source usage by commercial and government organizations," said Timothy Chou, Ph.D. former President of Oracle OnDemand and author of <i>"The End of Software: Transforming Your Business for the On Demand Future," "</i>The Standish Group has successfully quantified both user and market behavior so that we may more fully understand what is driving this IT trend." </p> <p> "The Standish Open Source Report is a thoughtful, objective and extremely useful tool for understanding the impact free software is having on the entire IT industry. Every CIO, CFO, and CEO of any corporation with large IT expenditures should read this report," said Wayne Sadin, CIO, Loomis USA, Houston, TX "The impact of Open Source on IT will be profound and The Standish Group research helps business as well as IT management make vitally important investment decisions." </p> <p> The Standish Group's "Trends in Open Source" report is available free of charge to Standish Group subscribers. 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