Open source

Mainstream providers

The open source model for the development of software is well established with some of the worlds' largest companies, such as IBM and HP, embracing it.  Commercial success has been achieved also by many open source developers such as Red Hat and MySQL.

Mainstream users

In terms of users of open source software, many Fortune 500 companies and many public sector organisations deploy open source software because it allows their money to be spent where it adds most value; in the provision of focused and appropriate software services to their organisation. 

A different model

Focused and appropriate software services are not what is found in the traditional 'bloatware' model for commercial software.

This model adds ever more features and forces companies to upgrade, whether they need those new features or not, by withdrawing support for the old versions.  Whilst some companies feel comfortable with this model many others have discovered open source software.

Focused on the market

When a company decides to go the open source route they know that they're not going to be held to ransom and that the software they are adopting is being developed by the market for the market's needs.

Fit for business

As with any sophisticated software that must be fined tuned to a company's particular business needs, some customisation work will be needed.

Money well spent

Rather than employing developers to do this work it makes sense for the organisation to focus on its core competencies and to have the customisation work done by a company whose business it is to do such work.

Jazar's business model

Jazar's business model is founded on making the JDD content management system freely available and providing services to companies who want to customise it for their specific needs or for their clients' needs.

Spend wisely

Spend your IT money where it makes the most difference to your business – on the provision of software services customised to fit precisely your company's needs.