North by South Prescribes 'Latin American Solution' for Crisis-Wary Businesses
North by South Prescribes 'Latin American Solution' for Crisis-Wary Businesses at Annual Free Software Foundation Conference

SAN FRANCISCO, California (March 16, 2009) - North by South will present their unique, cost-reduction strategy of open source solutions, implemented by their near-shore Latin American Developers Network, as part of an overall report about current events in that region's free software movement at this year's Free Software Foundation conference happening March 20 - March 22 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

North by South provides businesses with years of in-house experience migrating governments and state-owned firms to open source software while extending the cost savings of free software from licensing to implementation by utilizing a network of Latin America's top open source talent.

"All open source firms provide companies with savings on licensing but you're still paying hundreds of dollars an hour for their consulting fees. North by South uses our involvement in the Latin American free software movement to provide further cost benefits via near-shoring of the development work," explains Ryan Bagueros, CEO and founder of the company with offices in San Francisco and São Paulo, Brazil.

While open source software has been mainstream in all global IT markets for some time, Latin American governments and businesses have led the world in ground-breaking innovations by mandating the use of free software in their public arenas. The success of the open technology strategy in Brazil has sparked a movement across the continent from Brazil to Ecuador, Argentina, Venezuela, Paraguay and Mexico and has transformed Latin America into an exclusive, cutting-edge regional resource of open source architects & developers. This movement is
chronicled at North by South's English-language news website, Free Software in Latin America, http://news.northxsouth.com/

North by South maintains a Developers Network of Latin American open source programmers. "When we come into contact with a project -- whether new or a migration project -- we custom-build a team from our network and, in this way, we can provide expert solutions at extremely competitive pricing," Bagueros continues.

"What's happening in Latin America with open source software is nothing short of revolutionary," Bagueros says. "Our decade-long involvement with this movement positions us to import these successful strategies to companies in the U.S. who are looking to increase the cost-effectiveness of their technology planning, especially given the current economic climate." At the same time, North by South states that material support of the open source movement in Latin America is one of their goals as a company.

MORE INFORMATION.

Contact: Isabela Dias Fernandes, San Francisco Media Relations

North by South - http://www.northxsouth.com/
Free Software in Latin America News - http://news.northxsouth.com/

Phone - +US 415.887.7690
Email - sf@northxsouth.com

BACKGROUND INFORMATION.

ComputerWorld UK Interview with Ryan Bagueros by Glyn Moody:
http://www.computerworlduk.com/community/blogs/index.cfm?entryid=915