A new survey from Actuate has been released.

The 2008 Actuate Annual Open Source Survey, conducted in June this year, (see press release titled ‘Third Annual Actuate Open Source Software Survey Underway and Already Surpassing Last Year’s Response Rate‘, June 30, 2008) found that there is widespread adoption of open source software across regions. Europe in particular is forging ahead, having recognized early on the lower cost of ownership and the flexibility open source software offers for future application expansion and development. Exploring in depth organisations’ use of and attitudes towards open source, across four important territories, the findings confirm that open source software is not a “here today, gone tomorrow” phenomenon, rather it has been broadly recognized and embraced for its ability to offer organizations sustained competitive advantage (see press release titled ‘Open Source Enters the Mainstream According to Findings from the Actuate Annual Open Source Survey for 2008‘, September 29, 2008).

This from an email I got with the new report:

The survey, sampling more than 550 senior personnel at companies across the U.S. and Canada – more than half of them in the troubled financial services sector – shows that nearly two-thirds (60%) see cost-effectiveness (specifically, the no cost license) as a major benefit to open source adoption. Of specific interest to Actuate’s future prospects, the results also show that more than three-quarters (77.4%) of North American respondents consider Business Intelligence (BI) and reporting tools important or very important to their company.

You can read the report for yourself for free on Actuate’s website.

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