

	Open Source Solutions As you know, the most expensive part of implementing software solutions is often not the software itself, but the licensing fees associated with it. Multi-user license fees can run into the hundreds of thousands of dollars. Moreover, proprietary software companies develop only those products that can be marketed cheaply to the greatest number of buyers; you're just lucky if they happen to address your needs. These companies keep their software codes secret so that you won't be able to modify the product to fit your needs. Their "take it or leave it" approach forces you to adapt to their product, rather than the other way around. And it's no secret that their products are often filled with bugs and other programming glitches that reduce your efficiency and further increase your costs. Fortunately, there is an alternative to the proprietary companies and their huge license fees. Non-proprietary software developers all over the world are continuously collaborating on something called "open source" software. These developers write the software that real organizations need, making the program code available on the Internet for other developers to improve on. The end result is a highly reliable product that has been developed, tested and perfected by programmers the world over. And it's free. Interlook uses exclusively open source software in implementing solutions for you. In our extensive experience, we've found them to be the most stable and reliable technologies out there today. Open source solutions are well researched, thoroughly documented and backed up by thousands of developers worldwide. And because the program code is freely available, we can tailor the software precisely to your requirements.