The trend towards open-source applications has continued to gain momentum. From small businesses looking to economize, to large enterprises looking to increase their ROI, organizations of all kinds have come to realize the opportunity that open-source provides.
In addition to lower acquisition and maintenance costs, the nature of open source also includes the opportunity to customize code to suit the organizations specific needs. The use of open-source Content Management Systems (CMS), in particular, has risen sharply in the past three years as the sophistication of these offerings has evolved.