1. Open Source Software Development-Benefits
& Overview
With growing industry competition and for optimal utilization of resources,
businesses are required to use web applications and software in order to improve
operational efficiency. There has been huge demand for offshore software
development & web application development companies across the world.
In today’s scenario, companies across the different levels are using technology &
internet to promote business online, increase the operational efficiency, reduce the
cost, manage multiple branches internationally, make proper co-ordination among
various departments, simplifying the business processes.
Since, the nature of technology is very dynamic and its trends change over the
period of time; Cost, Skilled Resources have been one of the main factors to
integrate technology with business. For various business web applications it is
required to have robust software. With the ongoing changes in technology trends,
open source development has brought a revolution and allows software & web
development possible for free using non-proprietary source code.
Today there are various platforms & Content Management Systems available for
creating Software, Websites, Web Based Applications with open source. Joomla,
Drupal, WordPress, Mambo are few most popular CMS used by developers. For
E-commerce web development; Magento, Oscommerce, X-cart, Zen-Cart, Presta
Shop, VirtueMart are are widely used E-commerce Platforms. SugarCRM and
Vtiger are popular Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Systems. Rich
Internet Applications could be developed by Flex.
PHP technology is widely used for developing websites, web applications in this
environment. PHP, is the technology that supports all open source platforms and
provides comprehensive application tools in order to do the custom web &
software development. The major benefit of PHP development is cost effective
development with high quality and deliverable.
As the name suggests, “open source” that means source codes for application

2. development & design are available openly from internet without any proprietary
or patent. As per business requirement, customization could be done easily with
open source. It is also easily integrated with scripting languages like C#, C++, C,
etc. Developers find a unique benefit that it allows them to reuse the codes and
components, therefore the application could be updated in future. With large
availability of free to download plug-ins it is highly cost effective and there is
large pool of manpower & resources are available.
As the demand grows, open sources development is also getting acceptance for
developing mobile applications as per business needs. Because of its customized
& secured solutions, scalability & technological flexibility and global acceptance
for developing some of the most successful web applications, open source
development has now become one of the most desired web application platforms
among businesses & service providers.