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9 Open Source Companies to Watch

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the but-not-very-hard dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A look at 9 open source companies to watch, focusing on everything from systems management to portals to apps servers. " Silly bits like where their names come from to less silly bits like how much VC they got and what they actually do. I haven't heard of many of these, but it's encouraging to see a growing number of businesses being built around Open Source.

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  1. The 9 by neonprimetime · · Score: 5, Informative

    1. Cleversafe - dispersed storage grid
    2. Digium - open source PBX
    3. Hyperic - manage heterogenous it environments
    4. Optaros - consulting
    5. Qlusters - open source systems management platform
    7. Sahana - secure web portal
    8. ws02 - open source application server
    9. zenoss - network and systems-monitoring software

    1. Re:The 9 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

      you missed #6 - rPath Inc

    2. Re:The 9 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

      their name is rPath ET, Inc.

  2. WORKING print view by larry+bagina · · Score: 2, Informative

    here

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  3. Re:Besides Red Hat by AuMatar · · Score: 1, Informative

    Apache. MySQL. Both of those are. I know several hosting companies that host Linux boxes that are. I also know a lot of other companies whose entire infrastructure is Linux.

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  4. Re:Besides Red Hat by eneville · · Score: 2, Informative

    Novel/SuSE, Sun(open-ish), IBM are doing a bit for the opensores also. Don't forget companies which make their money /from/ open source, such as openadvantage.

    Ubuntu is a company also, is it not, didn't M Shuttleworth make his money from selling books about open source and had enough left to form the Cannonical company?

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  5. excerpts by Tharkban · · Score: 5, Informative

    I just wanted to know what the companies did. So here it is (company name followed by "What does the company offer?")

    Cleversafe

    The Linux File System, which lets Linux computers store information on a dispersed storage grid called the Cleversafe Research Storage Grid. The company plans to offer commercial dispersed-data storage services and software.

    Digium

    Asterisk, the industry's first open source PBX, and Asterisk Business Edition, a professional grade version of the software.

    Hyperic

    Hyperic HQ, an open source platform for managing heterogeneous IT environments, including operating systems and Web, application, database, middleware, and virtualization technology. The company also provides subscription-based services and support, as well as advanced features.

    Optaros

    Consulting and systems integration services focused on open source softwar

    Qlusters

    OpenQRM, an open source systems management platform.

    Sahana

    A secure Web portal that includes applications used to coordinate and collaborate during relief efforts following disasters.

    WSO2

    Tungsten, an Apache-based open source application server built from the ground up to handle Web services. The company is planning to roll out a line of Web-services-focused, Apache-based middleware, with its Titanium Enterprise Service Bus due for release soon.

    Zenoss

    Open source network and systems-monitoring software.

    Zmanda

    A commercial version of the open source AMANDA (Advanced Maryland Automatic Network Disk Archiver) backup utility software, as well as services and support for the software.

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  6. Re:The question I'd like to see... by lee1026 · · Score: 2, Informative

    A fair number of them rely on support contracts to make money.

  7. Re:The question I'd like to see... by truthsearch · · Score: 3, Informative

    Digium sells PBX hardware which can be used with their open source software. They have quite a large selection for their niche.

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  8. Re:Besides Red Hat by Poppler · · Score: 4, Informative

    Ubuntu is a company also, is it not, didn't M Shuttleworth make his money from selling books about open source

    Actually, Shuttleworth got rich selling his former company (Thawte Consulting) to VeriSign.

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  9. Re:Besides Red Hat by savio13 · · Score: 2, Informative

    Apache. MySQL. Both of those are.

    Minor clarification, Apache is not a company. There are several companies that make money supporting products that are from the Apache community. This is one of the best things about Apache products, no 'company' controls them. Take Apache Tomcat or Apache Geronimo for instance, you can get support from Chariot Solutions, Covalent, IBM, Logic Blaze, Novell and Virtuas. And all of these companies have contributors to the projects, (along with guys that are not affiliated with these companies).

  10. Re:10? by savio13 · · Score: 2, Informative

    It could be that Sahana isn't really a company. It's an open source project. Interestingly enough, Sanjiva Weerawarana, the CEO of WSO2, appears to have been one of the initial contributors to Sahana ( http://cvs.opensource.lk/wiki/doku.php?id=dev:team ). Maybe it was just meant to be 9 companies and 1 community effort started by the CEO of one of the 9?

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  11. Hyperic by porkrind · · Score: 3, Informative

    We've been profitable since day 1.

    http://www.hyperic.com/

    -John Mark
    Community Manager
    Hyperic

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