One way to achieve the highest impact, lowest cost software implementations is to eliminate basic software license costs. The open source movement has resulted in powerful software, available to all for the price of contributing to the overall development of the application(s) itself. Open source software can be used as essentially development components in complex enterprise wide implementations, or as quick-hit point solutions. The business benefits of using open source software can be substantial. But there are trade offs.

Warecorp understands the open source environment and can help small to medium-sized businesses create a strategy in which a much higher degree of enterprise functionality can be achieved. When combined with Warecorp's full suite of implementation services, the use of open source can be a viable alternative to situations in which it is necessary to keep costs low, but offshore outsourcing is not an option. Warecorp delivers open source solutions:

• Application evaluation and selection
• Functional requirements definition
• Risk assessment
• Feature and Benefit comparison