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Svobodný software v komerční a správní sféře
Free Software in Business and Administration

Author(s): Kamil Dedecius
Subject(s): Business Economy / Management, Accounting - Business Administration, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: Vysoká škola evropských a regionálních studií, z. ú.
Keywords: free software; ICT; information and communication technologies;

Summary/Abstract: The use of free or open-source software in the environment of information and communication technologies (ICT) of the modern commercial and administration sector has significantly increased in the last few years. If we abstract from the reduction of the purchase and operational costs, the scalability and usability play the key role, too. This has been proven e. g. by the increasing use of the office suite OpenOffice.org or the switch of the New York Stock Exchange and London Stock Exchange to Linux-based operating systems. In the Czech Republic, e. g. the Czech Post has made such a change.

  • Issue Year: 2009
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 92-94
  • Page Count: 3
  • Language: Czech
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