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Best Open Source Alternatives To Enterprise Apps

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the what-do-you-think dept.

PeekAB00 writes "With 2009 IT budgets getting chopped down John Perez came up with this list of 25 best alternatives to enterprise applications (e.g DimDim over Webex, SugarCRM instead of Seibel, Zenoss over HP OpenView). John's list is somewhat eclectic. I am curious to hear what other enterprise (let's be frank ... expensive) apps I can replace this year with open source ones. I am particularly interested in back-up and email archiving suggestions."

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  1. Which Enterprise? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    NX-1
    NCC1701
    NCC1701a
    NCC1701D
    NCC1701E

    1. Re:Which Enterprise? by TrekkieGod · · Score: 4, Funny

      That would be NCC 1701. No bloody A, B, C, or D. Or even E.

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  2. OpenOffice works on Windows??? by theaveng · · Score: 4, Funny

    I wish someone had told me that sooner.

    I was led to believe I had to install Linux *first* before I could use OpenOffice. Now that makes me wonder what other free alternatives exist for common applications - like PowerPoint. Why waste money buying expensive software when I can just use zero-cost alternatives?

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    1. Re:OpenOffice works on Windows??? by thtrgremlin · · Score: 5, Funny

      The parent is not serious.

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  3. Re:Database Sofware by AndrewNeo · · Score: 4, Funny

    Because nobody wants a LAPP stack, that just sounds silly.

  4. a critical application for our enterprise by Luyseyal · · Score: 4, Funny

    I am hoping someone can suggest a replacement for "Hello World" which, according to our engineers, is a critical application for our enterprise.

    Sincerely,
    PHB

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