Geopost saves 75% with open source
“Using proprietary software, the project was estimated at £1.5 million: we couldn’t see the value, when the Open Source alternative would give cost savings of more than 75% for the project”
Vernon Adams, Head of Technology Architecture & Strategy, GeoPost UK
Background: GeoPost UK
GeoPost UK is a leading express parcel carrier and part of LaPoste, Europe’s second largest postal group. Operating as the DPD and Interlink Express brands in the UK, the business has more than 130 depots, 4000 employees and delivers millions of parcels a year.
Why open source?
Open source is:
- typically 80% cheaper than proprietary products and delivers the same functionality
- trusted and used by enterprises, governments and military organisations across the globe
- standards based and legally flexible making innovation easier and faster than traditional software approaches
We would welcome the opportunity to discuss the open source alternatives for your next project and the chance to help you understand the financial and operational benefits that open source could bring to your business.
What is open source?
Open source is a management practice and "the most significant IT innovation in decades". There are well over 40,000 open source projects and that number doubles every 14 months according to SAP Research.
The UK's biggest corporations use open source in mission-critical business systems including desktop applications, middleware, operating systems and enterprise front-end business applications such as ERP, CRM and BI.
JCDecaux UK chooses open source over Oracle
JCDecaux UK, part of Europe's largest outdoor advertising company, has upgraded its Business Intelligence system to an Infobright data warehouse system from Open Business Associates (OBA).
"I was amazed with the results. Queries which had taken more than 15 minutes using MySQL only took a couple of seconds using Infobright. It handled all our data, and we could generate reports quickly and easily."
Raj Rajkumar, Financial Systems & BI Manager 
