The Incubator Club
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Overview
Members of the Incubator Club are organisations which are deploying or considering deploying Open Source Software. It is aimed at those who wish to:
- ensure freedom of choice and control of the technology they deploy;
- eliminate constant software churn by vendors' withdrawal of support;
- deploy secure, virus-resistant, systems;
- spend more of their IT resources meeting their business needs;
- ensure the accountability of users with secure user single sign on;
The use of Open Source Software for the IT infrastructure and for servers is a given. However, for most, the use of Open Source for desktop computing provides by far the greatest benefits. It also presents the biggest challenges.
By subscribing you will:
- work with other leading organisations that are deploying Open Source Systems;
- understand how to provide desktop computing that is independent of the underlying operating system;
- deploy an Open Source architecture that provides the next generation of secure desktop computing;
- evaluate the different approaches to running Microsoft-based applications from a Linux desktop;
- deploy a secure and manageable desktop architecture;
- reduce cost of ownership to below 25% of that of existing Microsoft based systems;
- steer the course of the development of the desktop to meet the needs of your organisations;
- act as a group getting software vendors to ensure interoperability with Open Source;
- share experiences with like minded IT professionals;
- build up practical experience of deploying and managing Linux desktop computers prior to roll-outs;
- pool resources to get additional UK Government and European Union funding.
The Incubator Club is for those who want to have the freedom of choice to use the most appropriate technology for their IT systems. Its purpose is to stop unwanted vendor lock-in and being forced to upgrade perfectly good working systems because vendors make their software obsolete.
A condition of subscription to the Incubator Club is confidentiality.
Organisations that are migrating to Open Source Software are targeted by the proprietary vendors and also by the press. These vendors are used to selling solutions, that are not in the best interests of your organisation, to senior management.
Details of organisations that subscribe to the Incubator club will be kept confidential. The Incubator Club is there to help its subscribers make the choice that is right for them without any vendor sales pressure.