Open Standards and Open Source
Feratech prescribes to Open Standards and Open Source practices, thereby following our philosophy that all information and technologies should be available to all for full implementation without restritctions. Stored data should be agreed upon by a community consensus and not fall under the ownership of any one company or organization. Free of fees and free of hassles, Open Standards serve as an unbiased avenue, allowing users to reap the benefits of these specifications. We believe in the principles and practices behind operating and offering the standard, maximizing end-user choice and enabling unabated flow of information.
 Open Standards include open protocols by which programs talk to one another, such as TCP/IP, HTTP and SMTP. Without these agreements and understandings, our IT structure would collapse into a state of disarray. These standards are vital for the perfunctory performance of our business because they prevent us from being forced to use a single company’s software. They also help us avoid vendor lock in, while adding new components to our system. Open Standards are becoming increasingly mandated by the government and Feratech is helping to pave the path towards accessible information.
Open Source emphasizes the applicability of software that is vital to the growth and success of companies across the globe. Thanks to Open Source, you can receive a free upgrade whenever your software calls for it, or remain with an older version instead of forced upgrades. Even if the company that produced your software went out of business, you could maintain and improve it, consequently allowing your business to use the software that it paid for years ago. Time and money are easily saved.
Feratech uses Open Source software. This gives us an advantage over our competitors who are left behind in this rapidly growing world of software development and availability. The benefits of Open Source include free redistribution without having to pay royalties to the licensor, easily attainable source code access, and software that is openly modified and derived. Unbiased, non-discriminatory and technologically neutral, Open Source is the future of business.
Open Standards and Open Source are of gigantic strategic importance to Feratech. They allow operability and conversion that is of great pragmatic interest in our software development. These standards help to maintain the burgeoning success of Feratech and its clients.
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