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Why Mentis OpenNet?
OpenNet gives our clients the flexibility to choose a solution
that best fits their business goals, allowing them to realize
their business objectives without having to sacrifice those objectives.
OpenNet successfully brings together:
- Costs
- Functionality
- Performance
- Scalability
- Reusability
Today's competitive marketplace dictates that business solutions
need to be Open systems that can easily talk to and integrate with
other systems, and do so within extreme budget constraints. The Mentis
OpenNet Framework was built with this key concepts as its foundation.
Cost/Benefit Analysis
What Is It Worth To You?
The following matrix shows the potential savings that can be achieved
by substituting Open Source software components for Proprietary software
components. These components represent the core building blocks used
to build Web-Based Solutions as well as test, deploy and manage these
applications.
| Component |
Open Source |
Cost |
Proprietary |
Price* |
| operating system |
Linux |
free |
MS Windows 2003 Server (per server) |
$1,500 |
| database |
MySQL |
free |
Oracle (per cpu) |
$20,000 |
| database |
PostgreSQL |
free |
MS SQL Server (SE) |
$4,999 |
| application server |
JBoss |
free |
BEA Weblogic
(per cpu) |
$10,000 |
| application server |
Tomcat |
free |
IBM Websphere
(1-user license) |
$5,337 |
| web server |
Apache HTTP Server |
free |
MS IIS (bundled with Windows 2003 OS) |
NA |
| toolkits |
Struts
Turbine
Velocity |
free
free
free |
MS Visual Studio .NET |
$1,650 |
| build tools |
Apache ANT |
free |
Kinook Visual Build Pro (site license) |
$2,995 |
source
control |
CVS |
free |
Visual Source Safe
(2-user license.) |
$1,000 |
defect
tracking |
Scarib Bugzilla |
free
free |
Rational Clear Quest
(5-user license) |
$15,000 |
| upgrades |
|
free |
MSDN subscription (yearly) |
$2,000 |
*Prices are estimates based on quotes from
vendor and 3rd party websites.
Calculating ROI for a project becomes much clearer when the total
cost of ownership is known.
The Mentis ‘OpenNet' framework is flexible, allowing any combination
of Open Source and Proprietary components to be used which best addresses
the business and budget needs of the client.
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Last updated September 28, 2003. |
