Open Software and Standards

By using an Eseri virtual desktop you get more than just the best possible online user interface, you also gain access to the most powerful open source software available today.  And, since it is open source, you can provide this rich suite suite of software to every member of your organization without concern about administration, license fees, or other unnecessary restrictions on user deployment.  That means you can give your team the best software modern information technology can provide, so they can get their mission accomplished as quickly and easily as possible.

In order to bring this value to more people who may not have the money, time, or inclination, Eseri has carefully selected the very best open source components available, in most cases the product of more than a decade of development and refinement, and integrated them into a powerful organization-level solution supporting any domain name of your choice.

Your organization is founded on the operating system Ubuntu, the world's third desktop after Windows and Macintosh.  All of your productivity and collaboration applications are the very best of open source, with the largest communities and best functionality, from the Microsoft compatible office suite OpenOffice to the document management system Nuxeo to the customer relationship management software vTiger. This standard open source provides you with the power and protection of numbers, with global user and development communities that typically provide  enhancements at twice the rate of closed software.  And the security is unsurpassed - your Ubuntu desktop has never had a problem with viruses, spyware, or other type of malware.  Welcome to software as it was meant to be.

One of the greatest advantages of standard open source is avoidance of the costs and risks of vendor lockin.  You won't be forced into cascading upgrades of multiple software components because of incompatibilities introduced by market driven releases of new software versions.  The data formats are all standard and open. 

If you wish, at any time you can obtain the same applications as Eseri uses and a copy of your data and setup a local installation, or transfer it to another application.

This freedom from vendor lockin is particularly important for those that wish the advantages of the cloud, where your software and data reside in a data-center.  If you ever wish to leave an online service that uses proprietary software, then usually you immediately lose access to all of the software, and cannot run it locally without a large up-front expenditure.  And if you wish to retrieve your data, you could also find it difficult to obtain extracts from the closed formats.  With an open source solution you always have the ability to obtain the same applications as Eseri uses at no cost and a copy of your data in open formats, and setup a local installation or transfer your information to a different application.

Eseri Supports Open Source

Eseri supports the open source ecosystem, and is   committed to helping further its development through contribution of enhancements, support to organizations and foundations, and funding of features and functionality. By providing a convenient way for users looking for good IT to benefit from open source, we help to continually add to the user base.  We currently sponsor the site FreeOpenSourceSoftware.org.