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Evaluating Oracle WebLogic Server and JBoss Application Server for Government Programs

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Overview Large government organizations are evaluating how to measure the impact of and maximize the Return On Investment (ROI) from Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) and open source software within IT programs. Specifically, they are seeking guidance on how to define evaluation criteria for Oracle WebLogic Server and the open source JBoss Application Server. This white paper presents evaluation strategies designed to help large government organizations, individual program managers, and technical leaders create a business case that will rationalize enterprise application server infrastructure decisions.

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Publisher	Oracle	File Format	PDF
Date Published	December 2008
Format	White Papers
Topics	Application Servers, ROI - TCO, Linux - Open Source

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