Section 11.2. Paradigm Shift

11.2. Paradigm Shift

In his article "Paradigm Shift" (http://tim.oreilly.com/articles/paradigmshift_0504.html), Tim O'Reilly talks about a paradigm shift that is occurring in the way technology (both hardware and software) is delivered. ^[*] O'Reilly identifies three trends: the commoditization of software , network-enabled collaboration , and software customizability (software as a service) . These three concepts provide evidence to suggest that open source telephony is an idea whose time has come.

^[*] Much of the following section is merely our interpretation of O'Reilly's article. To get the full gist of these ideas, the full read is highly recommended.