Characteristics of Open Source Software Vendors: Results from IDC's 2008 OSS Vendor Survey

Table of Contents

• Table of Contents
• IDC Opinion
• In This Study
  • Methodology
• Situation Overview
  • Demographics
  • Figure: Respondents by Company Size
  • Figure: Respondents by Revenue, 2007
  • Figure: Respondent' s by Head Office Location
  • Revenue Model
  • Figure: Average Distribution of Company Revenue by Revenue Type
  • Figure: Average Distribution of Software Product Revenue by Open Source and Proprietary Software
  • Figure: Average Distribution of OSS Revenue by Contract Type
  • Table: Number of Respondents by Contract Type
  • Figure: Average Distribution of OSS Revenue by Indirect and Direct Sales
  • Figure: Average Distribution of OSS Revenue by OSS Package
  • Customer Focus
  • Figure: Average Distribution of OSS Revenue by Region
  • Figure: Average Distribution of OSS Revenue by Vertical Sector
  • Figure: Average Distribution of OSS Revenue by Customer Company Size
  • Technology Focus
  • Figure: Average Distribution of OSS Revenue by Type of System
  • Figure: Average Distribution of OSS Revenue from Top Package by Operating System Platform
  • Top Package Characteristics
  • Figure: Average Distribution of OSS Revenue from Top Package by License Type
  • Figure: Top Package Source Code Copyright Holders
  • Table: Estimated Number of Developers That Submit Code to the Top Package
  • Table: Estimated Number of Top Package Downloads, 2007
  • Table: Estimated Number of Community Members for the Top Package
  • Table: Knowledge of and Importance of the Top Package Community (%)
• Future Outlook
• Figure: Growth of OSS Revenue, 2007 and 2008
• Essential Guidance
• Learn More
  • Related Research
  • Synopsis