Open Source Software Development - Overview & Benefits



Posted: Tuesday, March 08, 2011

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With growing industry competition, optimal resource utilization businesses are required to use web applications and software in order to improve operational efficiency. There has been huge demand for software development & web application development companies across the world.

In today's scenario, companies across the different levels are using technology & internet to promote business online, increase the operational efficiency, reduce the cost, manage multiple branches internationally, make proper co-ordination among various departments, simplifying the business processes.

Since, the nature of technology is very dynamic and its trends change over the period of time; Cost, Skilled Resources have been one of the main factors to integrate technology with business. For various business web applications it is required to have robust software. With the ongoing changes in technology trends,open source development has brought a revolution and allows software & web development possible for free using non-proprietary source code.

Today there are various platforms & Content Management Systems available for creating Software, Websites, Web Based Applications with open source. Joomla, Drupal, Wordpress, Mambo are few most popular CMS used by developers. For ecommerce web development; Magento, Oscommerce, X-cart, Zen-Cart, Presta Shop, VirtueMart are are widely used Ecommerce Platforms. SugarCRM and Vtiger are popular Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Systems. Rich Internet Applications could be developed by Flex.

PHP technology is widely used for developing websites, web applications in this environment. PHP, is the technology that supports all open source platforms and provides comprehensive application tools in order to do the custom web & software development. The major benefit of PHP development is cost effective development with high quality and deliverable.

As the name suggests, "open source" that means source codes for application development & design are available openly from internet without any proprietary or patent. As per business requirement, customization could be done easily with open source. It is also easily integrated with scripting languages like C#, C++, C, etc. Developers find a unique benefit that it allows them to reuse the codes and components, therefore the application could be updated in future. With large availability of free to download plug-ins it is highly cost effective and there is large pool of manpower & resources are available.

As the demand grows, open sources development is also getting acceptance for developing mobile applications as per business needs. Because of its customized & secured solutions, scalability & technological flexibility and global acceptance for developing some of the most successful web applications, open source development has now become one of the most desired web application platforms among businesses & service providers.
The author is a writer in the field of the technology. Presently writing on various topics related to IT & software services like offshore software development, web application development, open source development, website development outsourcing, php development, .net development and other related subjects.
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