Rob Enderle the leading analyst covering desktop and mobile computing in a recent article http://www.technewsworld.com/story/46456.html estimated a company buying 100,000 machines could save $10M dollars using our methodology.

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    Open Architecture is a technology term that recognizes the depth and breadth of a competitive marketplace. By promoting purchase alternatives, OA policies and practices deliver benefits that are vitally important to the ongoing health of our global infrastructure.

    Don Pearson
    Executive VP, e.Republic, Inc. Publisher, Government Technology
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    "Having worked in IT for 30 years, on this project since 2000, it is evident in the microprocessor area that the single vendor policy statements are holding back tremendous value(s) for our enterprises, and especially the global infrastructure.

    Preferably we would all like to see a completely vendor neutral position in the process of ordering new machines.  However, the industry currently does not afford us this opportunity. The natural open architecture progression is to name a second vendor and then a third as soon as possible. My involvement initially was an attempt to save my enterprise $ 200 per desktop, and I am thrilled to say I have seen results at that level and higher.

    In three years I have yet to see an instance or an argument that holds up for maintaining a closed architecture, single vendor, policy statement for the microprocessor." 

    Steven A. Steinbrecher, Retired CIO, County of Contra Costa
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    The Open Architecture model was introduced to address the liabilities of a closed, non-competitive procurement environment- in this case at the microprocessor level. In working with many enterprises that changed to an open approach it proved to spur competition and choice and thereby affect significant cost savings. The larger community and global advantages are potentially enormous. Consider opening your IT policy statement and procurement practices to achieve the benefits available through open architecture procurement.

    Jon Fyffe
    Associate Publisher Government Technology Magazine
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