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  Roberto Galoppini 4:02 pm on July 2, 2010 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: andrewlampitt, business models ( 3 ), Day Software ( 3 ), Funambol ( 8 ), open core ( 6 ), open core licensing ( 2 ), open source business ( 16 ), simonphipps ( 5 ), StephenOGrady   

  Open Core is not a Business Model 

  “Open Core is the New Dual Licensing Model” is the last of a chain of interesting posts against or in favor of open core, coming from different realm of experience: the analyst guy Stephen O’Grady, the free software evangelist Simon Phipps, the hacker Brian Aker and last but not least the entrepreneur MÃ¥rten Mickos.

  Let’s dig now deeper into what is open core to business, and why it is not a business model. (More …)

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    Stefano Maffulli 10:28 pm on July 3, 2010 Permalink

    Funambol is not Open Core as many people intend it. The whole open source package is feature complete and useful in enterprise as is, while only the portal (and some API that are used by it) of Funambol Carrier Edition is not open source. Funny enough, none of the customers have bought it either (see the list http://www.funambol.com/solutions/mobilesyncservices.php).

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  Roberto Galoppini 2:24 pm on February 6, 2009 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: andrewlampitt, cross-selling, hyperic, jaspersoft ( 6 ), javiersoltero, mattaslett ( 2 ), open core ( 6 ), opennms ( 2 ), taurusbalog   

  Open Source Monitoring: Hyperic adds BI to IT Operation in an Open Core Cross-selling Fashion 

  Hyperic, the provider of open source web infrastructure management software, on Monday announced the addition of an advanced business intelligence platform (Hyperic Operations IQ) to its  web application performance monitoring offering.

  After receiving growing attention in Europe, Hyperic lower the bar to systems management utility embedding the Jaspersoft Professional Edition into the Hyperic IQ framework, enabling executives to read web performance data.

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