A number of companies able to save billions of rupiah

A number of companies able to save billions of rupiah to use open source software (OS), software in use is not subject to licensing and royalty fees by pengembangnya.
owner of publishing and printing company Dian Rakyat Group, Mario Alisjahbana, in National Seminar on "Open Source Software User and IGOS Center" in Jakarta on Wednesday.

While for each PC workstation for graphics functions can be savings 1500-3000 U.S. dollars, said the son was Sutan Alisjahbana destiny.

As printing and publishing company, he said, the software required is the operating system, management and accounting, processing of text, images and image processing and software design and pracetak.

He also disputed the statement that OS software is still limited and quality is lower than the licensed software (proprietary).

His side, he continued, using open source software Gimp is an image processing with Adobe Photoshop classmates as well as with the image processing software, design, and the layout is also based OS.

Meanwhile, the Division of Information Technology Indian Ocean Group Denny Ganjar said, using the open source software can save the cost of purchasing software to Rp6 billion.

Meanwhile, Deputy Assistant Affairs Development and Utilization of Information Technology Ministry RISTEK said Kemal Prihatman, Circular Letters have been issued PAN ministry in March 2009 about the use of OS software to replace the illegal software, and must be implemented entirely in 2011.