Big companies use open source all the time. They just don't make it known. The Avaya S8700 platform (big ass call-centre switch with up to 72,000 end points) uses Red Hat Linux under the covers.
dbc. -- David Cook Quoting Stephen Remillard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > The problem I have here is to find serious case studies or > testimonials > of big company names > that successfully deployed Asterisk in a decent size production > environment. > The CEOs & CFOs (at least where I work) see the OpenSource factor as > a > problem rather > than an asset. They are afraid of trusting something developed by > hobbyists unless > major companies (i.e fortune 500) trust it first. > > If someone here has links that can demonstrate some case > studies/testimonials corresponding > to the above, please send them to me. Otherwise I'll be stuck with a > Nortel BCM. > > Stephen... > > > On Fri, 2007-06-15 at 12:02 -0400, Alex @ Kovasys Inc. wrote: > > > Hello all, > > > > As with everything it takes time for a product to become recognized > > between masses. > > > > The way it is going right now, I think it will evolve on its own. > > >
