The next $1 Billion 'open source' company

Brian Proffitt | ReadWrite | October 23, 2012

It's been just under seven months since Red Hat became the world's first $1 billion open-source company. Now the question is who will follow suit and become the next open source company to hit this milestone?...

Our three top candidates - all private companies - definitely vary in the kind of software they offer, but each one has an opportunity to be the next open-source company that crosses the billion-dollar line.

The Database Candidate...

The Big Data Candidate...

The Cloud Computing Candidate...