Optaros Inc., a consulting and integration firm that provides enterprises with Next Generation Internet applications leveraging open source software, today announced the release of its Open Source Catalogue 2007. The catalogue, compiled by Optaros’ worldwide consulting and integration organization, addresses the need for IT Managers to have a deeper understanding of current enterprise-focused open source projects and products. The document specifically reviews 262 projects in four software categories including operating systems and infrastructure, application development, infrastructure solutions and business applications. The catalogue is available now for download from Optaros’ web site at www.optaros.com.

“One of the major barriers to utilizing open source software is confusion of what options are available to IT managers and the benefits that these solutions bring to the enterprise,” said Bruno von Rotz, vice president of Optaros Switzerland. “The 2007 Open Source Catalogue fills this void, delivering unbiased reviews of the growing number of current open source products that we view as being ready to transform the enterprise.”

Currently there are in excess of 140,000 open source projects, a number of which are enterprise ready but hard to identify from the multitude of others that are more untested concepts. Optaros’ catalogue provides a list of 262 projects that match its enterprise ready benchmark in terms of functionality, community backing, as well as maturity and is the result of hundreds of project reviews from over the last few years. Optaros’ consultants also conferred with communities and reviewed project structures and approach.

“Open source continues to see increased adoption in the enterprise and we are extremely encouraged by this fast growing trend,” said Dave Gynn, director of enterprise tools and frameworks at Optaros. “Our goal in publishing this catalogue was to create a resource to help guide organizations looking for viable technology options.”

The report is available at: http://www.optaros.com/en/publications/white_papers_reports

About Optaros
Optaros is a consulting and systems integration firm that helps enterprises solve IT business problems by providing services and solutions that maximize the benefits of open source software. Bringing together experts in creating enterprise IT solutions and experts in the power of open source, Optaros plans and builds business systems that give you better value today and increased control in the future. For more about Optaros, go to www.optaros.com