Open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to an end product's source materials. Open source attends to the need for massive retooling of your organizations computing source code in light of advancements in the competitive arena. It is worth focusing on as it enables a self-enhancing diversity of production models, communication paths, and interactive communities - and contributes to application building. IDG Connect can help by offering white papers, webcasts and open source lists on the various programs and applications that have evolved from this pragmatic methodology.