Ron Bongo here once more to give you more insights on business and how you could learn more about open source concepts.

Learn more about open source software with Ron Bongo and how it can help enterprises cut business cost. This is the second part of a series on Open Source applications that can help businesses cut down on cost.

Cutting down on cost in various aspects of a business is a top priority for most enterprises right now and they can begin to make headway in this area by adopting the following second set of Open Source applications intended for streamlining your operations and cutting down on your costs.

* Vicidial – Last time we described how powerful Asterisk is as an open source PBX alternative and Vicidial is a fantastic add-on that would make it even better, particularly in the area of predictive calling.

* Openproj – Project management is an important aspect of doing business and Openproj would be an excellent solution for your project management needs.

* Openmeetings – Web collaboration and online meetings could really cut down on travel cost and improve management efficiency even across long distances. Openmeetings would be the perfect open source tool of choice for scheduling and conducting meetings for your organization.

* MediaWiki – Running your own wiki for your organization is a good marketing tool that builds up credibility and increases interaction with your customers and prospective clients. MediaWiki follows in the footsteps of the very successful Wikipedia portal and you can have the same functionality and features at your disposal.

* LimeSurvey – Increase your interaction with your customers and prospects by creating online surveys using LimeSurvey – minus the ads and malware found on other alternatives online.

* OpenBravo – Enterprise resource planning or ERP is made easy and functional with OpenBravo, allowing you to integrate accounting, inventory, production, project management, sales and CRM all under one open source solution.

* Ekiga – Skype has revolutionized the use of VoIP communications and enterprises can have another strong alternative with Ekiga which you can use with your own local area network.

* Dolphin Smart Community Builder – Having a social media strategy is one area enterprises are looking at nowadays and they can have this excellent alternative to Facebook and Twitter to create their own social networking portals that their organizations have full control of.

Come back here to learn more about the open source concept and learn how its benefits can help your business or profession as brought to you by Ron Bongo.