Collaborative development projects have opened the door to much wider input than is the case in a closed development environment with subsequent improvements in price and performance. Open source reduces R&D costs, increases productivity, improves efficiency, facilitates interoperability and encourages innovation.
A resource like Google Apps may seem like an easier choice for collaborative office applications, but some businesses can't or won't risk their company's data to resource it can't fully control. OpenGoo lets users enjoy the functionality of other popular
The new JISC strategy for 2010-2012 comes amid serious economic recession in the UK and abroad, and in a period of unprecedented change in communication and information technologies. JISC will therefore seek to continue seeding capability and collaborative working in the sector whilst at the same time enable students, researchers and teachers to thrive and excel in a digitally enabled world and equip universities and colleges with new ways of working faster and better than the competition.