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Alfresco Software: Open Source Adoption Gains Momentum in UK as Crunch Takes Hold; Alfresco sees strong customer momentum; Posts record quarter as UK rises to second place(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) RDATE:13102008 London, UK. -- Alfresco Software today announced that despite the global economic downturn, it has witnessed record levels of customer adoption in the UK as businesses rethink their proprietary software strategies, turning to more cost effective and scalable open source alternatives. In a reversal of trends seen during the second half of 2007, UK companies and government agencies are seeking greater value for money when it comes to renewing their software licenses, or embarking on new projects. In addition, the UK, previously viewed as cautious over open source adoption in comparison to its European counterparts, showed the second strongest growth market after the US. Across UK industries, new customers such as Arcadia Petroleum, Betfair, Bristol City Council, Hertsmere Council, Imprima, National Rail, The Open Group and Screen Digest are in the process of rolling out Alfresco open source solutions for both Enterprise and Web Content Management. These customers are just some of the organizations that have recognised that in an economic downturn, value and control of your costs are what is critical. Open source is delivering a massive reduction in license fees whilst allowing a customer to control cost today and in the future through choice and support of standards without the traditional tie-in of proprietary software. This is coupled with a subscription that provides traditional enterprise-class support. "The world is undergoing serious economic turbulence, but at a time when businesses know they cannot simply terminate IT projects, open source software provides the perfect solution," explained John Powell, CEO, Alfresco Software. "By resisting the demands of monopolist proprietary vendors, organisations in both the UK's public and private sector s are reaping the benefits of creating flexible and scalable infrastructures whilst lowering their overall IT spend. Open source powers the internet today and that low cost scalability is coming to UK enterprises. Today the agenda is reducing cost and improving productivity with the resources you have. Alfresco has just recorded its most successful ever quarter and we're looking forward to continuing that success through 2009." Alfresco recently launched the third generation of its open source Labs product, featuring four key components: * Alfresco Share, a next generation social computing collaboration application * Draft CMIS implementation, a content management standard that allows applications to work with the leading Enterprise Content Management systems * Support for the Microsoft Office SharePoint protocol, providing users with the first open source fully-compatible SharePoint repository * Alfresco Surf, a platform to enable development of dynamic, REST-oriented web applications and collaborative web sites To find out more about how open source software from Alfresco can help your organisation through the credit crunch, visit www.alfresco.com. About Alfresco Software, Inc. Alfresco Software, Inc. is the first and leading open source alternative for enterprise content management. It is the first company to bring the power of open source to the enterprise content management market, enabling unprecedented scale and a much lower total cost of ownership than proprietary systems. Founded by a team of content management veterans that includes the co-founder of Documentum, John Newton, and former COO of Business Objects, John Powell, Alfresco is based in London. CONTACT: James Kennedy, AxiCom UK Tel: +44 (0)20 8392 4091 Tel: +44 (0)7809 495 759 e-mail: [email protected] AxiCom Limited Tel: +44 (0)20 8392 4050 Fax: +44 (0)20 8392 4055 WWW: http://www.axicom.com Alfresco Software, Inc WWW: http://www.alfresco.com ((M2 Communications Ltd disclaims all liability for information provided within M2 PressWIRE. Data supplied by named party/parties. Further information on M2 PressWIRE can be obtained at http://www.presswire.net on the world wide web. Inquiries to [email protected])). Copyright ? 2008 M2 Communications Ltd. |