A new report including 14 countries brought in a new very compelling issue that educational institutions are going to spend more money on open-source software. According to market research company Datamonitor, it is estimated that basic and secondary schools are going to spend together on open-source software cca US$489.9 million by 2012. This task is mainly the matter of interviews with retailers and school officials in the U.S., Canada, UK, France, Germany, Australia, India, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Spain, Norway, Sweden and Italy. The expenditures include many essential parts of getting familiar with the software and the management systems, training and learning. Even though, there is significant enlargement in the interest in the open-source software, it is predicted that by the end of 2012 it will stagnate. Those institutions that are open-minded to this investment expect a proper return and as they are aware of the fact that the licenses are for free, the up-keeping and support might equal the price of the proprietor programs. There are several reasons of choosing the open-source software, such as economical and strategic reason as well as philosophical refusing any encouragement of commercial companies. Another option is determined by the recent dissatisfaction of schools with Blackboard, a major provider of enterprise educational software and services. The rest is keen on due to the rise in government interest. Blackboard's market share is about 70 percent including the requisition of an educational company WebCT for $180 million in 2005. But this company is appealing for those with smaller budget that are not able to finance developers to create their own open-source applications. As Justin Davidson, associate analyst at Datamonitor, said "It's not the death of proprietary software." It is all in the hands of proper and friendly cooperation.
By Lenka Filipova; edited by Dana Kotorova
These news are brought to you by SmartPR, it's technology partner SigEx Telecom and it’s founder Christopher M. Cantell. SmartPR.tv is advanced level training for the experienced PR professionals. Throughout this training, the PR practitioners will learn how to plan and run a PR campaign that really turns into column inches, to understand how journalists work and what they need, to produce press releases that get used, to know the golden rules for handling a PR crisis, to give successfully exploit of Radio and TV opportunities, how to use the Internet for effective PR and Web Marketing, and how to get recognition that the organization needs. This special training is designed to teach the secrets that Public Relations professionals used in order to get exposure in press, radio and TV. Christopher M. Cantell (the founder and CEO) has a track record of developing and bring world-class advanced technologies to the market, creating sustainable and profitable businesses and providing significant return on investment for the shareholders.
