Overview

Summary
Proprietary
Open Source
Linux
Gadget or WebOS
WebOS and Linux

Sheet 1: Summary

	Proprietary	Open Source	Linux	WebOS	WebOS / Linux
Average Cost (Raw)	452 €	352 €	330 €	262 €	250 €
Average Cost (Net)	552 €	432 €	380 €	303 €	280 €
Gain (Raw)	0%	22%	27%	42%	45%
Gain (Net)	0%	22%	31%	45%	49%



















Users	1000
Complex Users	100
Specialized Users	100
Multimedia Authors	10
NetPC Cost (incl. Server)	200 €
PC Cost	300 €

Sheet 2: Proprietary

		Employee	Yearly License Cost	Yearly Hardware Cost	Total	Comments
Employee
	Operating System	1000	20	300 €	320,000	Operating system cost is very hard to assess
	Groupware	1000	50		50,000	This cost represents Lotus, Sharepoint, etc.
	Simple Productivity	900	50		45,000	This cost represents MS Office
	Simple and Complex Productivity	100	50		5,000	This cost represents MS Office
	Multimedia Creation	10	500	700 €	12,000	Hardware for multimedia is more expensive
	Specialized Software	100	0	200 €	20,000	Hardware to run SAS requires more RAM
Total					452,000
Average					452
Distribution, security and user management					100	This cost represents Active Directory, Anti-Virus, etc.
Other costs					0
Net Average					552

Sheet 3: Open Source

		Employee	Yearly License Cost	Yearly Hardware Cost	Total	Comments
Employee
	Operating System	1000	20	300 €	320,000
	Groupware	1000	0		0	Saving costs using Thunderbird
	Simple Productivity	900	0		0	Saving costs using OpenOffice
	Simple and Complex Productivity	100	0		0	Saving costs using OpenOffice
	Multimedia Creation	10	500	700 €	12,000	No change
	Specialized Software	100	0	200 €	20,000	No change
Total					352,000
Average					352
Distribution, security and user management					80	Use of open source solutions can reduce this cost
Other costs					0
Net Average					432

Sheet 4: Linux

		Employee	Yearly License Cost	Yearly Hardware Cost	Total	Comments
Employee
	Operating System	1000	0	300 €	300,000	No more Windows license
	Groupware	1000	0		0	Saving costs using Thunderbird
	Simple Productivity	900	0		0	Saving costs using OpenOffice
	Simple and Complex Productivity	100	0		0	Saving costs using OpenOffice
	Multimedia Creation	10	125	700 €	8,250	75% use Inkscape, GIMP, Scribus, etc.
	Specialized Software	100	20	200 €	22,000	Specialized software requires a Windows license
Total					330,250
Average					330
Distribution, security and user management					50	Linux networks are much cheaper to manage
Other costs					0
Net Average					380

Sheet 5: Gadget or WebOS

		Employee	Yearly License Cost	Yearly Hardware Cost	Total	Comments
Employee
	Operating System	1000	0	200	200,000	Possibly, no more Windows license and upgrades
	Groupware	1000	0		0	Saving costs using Web based groupware
	Simple Productivity	900	0		0	Saving costs using Web based productivity
	Simple and Complex Productivity	100	70	100	17,000	We can not use a NetPC and use MS Office
	Multimedia Creation	10	520	800	13,200	No change compares to Proprietary
	Specialized Software	100	20	300	32,000	No change compares to Proprietary
Total					262,200
Average					262
Distribution, security and user management					25	NetPC are even cheaper to manage than Linux
Other costs					0
Net Average					303	Take into account Windows managements costs

Sheet 6: WebOS and Linux

		Employee	Yearly License Cost	Yearly Hardware Cost	Total	Comments
Employee
	Operating System	1000	0	200	200,000	Possibly, no more Windows license and upgrades
	Groupware	1000	0		0	Saving costs using Web based groupware
	Simple Productivity	900	0		0	Saving costs using Web based productivity
	Simple and Complex Productivity	100	0	100	10,000	Use a standard Linux PC
	Multimedia Creation	10	0	800	8,000	Use a high performance Linux PC
	Specialized Software	100	20	300	32,000	No change compares to Proprietary
Total					250,000
Average					250
Distribution, security and user management					25	NetPC are even cheaper to manage than Linux
Other costs					0
Net Average					280	Take into account Linux managements costs