● 01.29.10

●● New UK Survey: Free Software is Winning

Posted in Europe, Free/Libre Software, Microsoft at 10:46 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

Summary: Free software (not necessarily libre but at the very least gratis) is increasingly adopted, based on a new study

The press release: Half of Large Organizations to Deploy More Enterprise-Wide Free Software in 2010

Coverage:

• Firms seek replacement for Microsoft and Adobe software

A survey commissioned by Global Graphics found that one in four firms of 1,000 employees and more, are looking at free software to replace Microsoft applications.

• Big Firms Leaning Towards Free Software, Says Survey

A research poll commissioned by the UK-based software company Global Graphics revealed that more than half of the organisations are poised to boost up the use of free applications across their enterprise networks, with Adobe’s PDF Reader being the most preferred of them all.

• Big companies set to use more free software

• Big firms using free software, poll finds

• Free software embraced by CIOs

• Big businesses consider free alternatives to Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat

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