This first anniversary of the founding of the Open Solutions Alliance (OSA)
is a cause for celebration. February 2007 witnessed a coming together of
leading open source companies from around the world, dedicating themselves to
improving interoperability among software products. Our non-profit,
vendor-neutral consortium was founded with a clear aim in mind: to drive the
interoperability of comprehensive open solutions to help integrate and
rapidly deploy solutions for business users. Through cooperative action and
advocacy, over the past 12 months the OSA has taken its first significant
steps to reduce barriers to adoption and raise the awareness of open
solutions in business.
Technological innovations over the past year include the August launch of the
OSA’s inter... (more)