Portland Open Source Software Entrepreneurs (POSSE) is a local organization of entrepreneurs who rely on and develop OSS to help businesses succeed.
POSSE provides local businesses with access to a wealth of qualified options for meeting their open source software needs. All POSSE members are established companies that adhere to a defined set of industry best practices.
Open Source Software (OSS) is a disruptive technology that can lower costs, increase quality and give businesses control over their own destiny.
OSS has been in use for years by firms like Google, Yahoo, E-bay and Amazon.com. Local firms like Powell's Books have also taken advantage of OSS to run databases and drive their websites. The Linux operating system is a low cost, high quality option for databases, firewalls, e-mail servers and even desktop solutions. POSSE members can help you take advantage of these options.
In addition to all of the great existing Open Source Software available, OSS allows businesses to control their own destiny by developing the software that runs their core businesses. Instead of having to hope that new capabilities are developed by a single vendor, OSS allows one to directly influence the pace of evolution of the software at the heart of one's business. POSSE can help make this happen.