Think Global, Act Local

Source: SYS-CON Media ( Original Article ) Technological innovations over the past year include the August launch of the OSA’s interoperability prototype, offering specific standards and best practices for delivering a Common Customer View (CCV) across open applications. Last November saw the OSA hosting the Philadelphia Customer Forum, the fourth in the association’s customer forums focused on helping technology professionals take advantage of the ever-widening market for open software solutions. Given the size of the U.S. software market, it is wholly understandable that much of the association’s initiatives have had a North American focus. However, as the OSA moves into its second year, it’s time to think about the idiosyncrasies of different markets. Though smaller than the U.S. in terms of overall software revenue, Europe is one of the most advanced open source markets worldwide and represents a considerable opportunity fo...