Lessons learned from OSS in retail
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| Bernie Brennan, formerly the CEO of retailer Montgomery Ward, confesses
| he didn't know much about open source software before he took over as
| chairman of the board at Tomax and eFashion Solutions. Both of these
| companies rely heavily on Linux, on their own shop floors and those of
| their customers. Now that Brennan has learned about the advantages of
| open source, he says he'd never invest in a company that didn't use it.
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| Now that he's experienced first hand the benefits of using open
| source software, Brennan says he'd look askance at any company that
| wouldn't consider using it. "I would view someone who didn't see the
| benefits of open source as not being a contemporary company. That
| doesn't mean you can't use a combination [of open source and
| proprietary software]. If you're into in-depth data and you want to
| use a Java application that is more effective, that's one thing,"
| he says. "But open source adds so much value."
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http://www.itmanagersjournal.com/feature/21233
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