[Am-info] HIGH GROWTH RATES FOR OPEN SOURCE IN GERMANY

[Fred A. Miller]

HIGH GROWTH RATES FOR OPEN SOURCE IN GERMANY

Posted July 02, 2003 6:48 AM Pacific Time

D=C3?SSELDORF, GERMANY - Germany is poised to see sales of open
source software and services grow substantially over the next
few years, particularly in the public sector, according to a
new report published Tuesday.

In its report "The Market for Open Source Software in
Germany," Soreon Research projects that sales of open source
software and services will rise from =E2'=AC131 million (US$152
million) today to =E2'=AC307 million by 2007.

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