Open source, open mind

  2007-03-21 02:00:04
Open source software, once considered the realm of idealists and risk-takers, is increasingly finding its way into the corporate IT toolkit. For Grant Swinbourne, general manager of Online Channels at Jetstar Airways, the decision to use an open source content management system, Joomla!, saved his company software licensing costs close to $100,000 and"hundreds of hours" in contract negotiations and budget approvals. 
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