Open Source Sees Surge in Q3/11 – Client Interest in Drupal Up

Open source technologies for business applications, from small business solutions to enterprise-grade systems, registered higher interest from clients during third quarter 2011, DCKAP has noted.

New projects during this period have shown a distinct preference for the open source web development platform Drupal.

Fremont, CA Oct. 21, 2011 – Open source technologies for business applications, from small business solutions to enterprise-grade systems, registered higher interest from clients during third quarter 2011, Fremont based global technology services company DCKAP has noted. New projects during this period have shown a distinct preference for the open source web development platform Drupal.

Globally, open-source software is driving innovation. Recent research confirms the trend in corporate governance with high profile, scalable sites increasingly migrating to Drupal. The study also shows 187 of the Inc. 5000 companies have their main site on Drupal. Business, education, government and many other sectors see Drupal as the next generation platform to create a robust Web presence. Corporate world continues to gain significant benefits from open-source web and database applications. Drupal has demonstrated that it can significantly improve SEO rankings.

DCKAP, with its extensive expertise, has been at the forefront of offering services in Drupal development, having developed numerous Web applications using Drupal. DCKAP provides comprehensive Drupal services for business web applications.

DCKAP has developed many successful Drupal applications with MySQL, such as. DCKAP’s Drupal development group is staffed with experienced developers, programmers, designers and SEO specialists.

With DCKAP’s custom online content applications and user communities in Drupal, you can publish rich content, interact with customers, build communities around your products and services and achieve a competitive edge. Drupal’s extensible architecture also provides a significant advantage and is well suited for enterprise web applications.

Drupal enjoys a steady growth of its user base. A study by w3techs showed that currently, nine websites among the top million every day, decide to start using Drupal. While during the year the usage of Drupal grew steadily from 1.4 per cent to 1.7 per cent of all websites, it has seen a steep rise during July-Sept, 2011.

Usage of Drupal for websites
src: W3Techs.com, 3 Oct 2011

About DCKAP
DCKAP (www.dckap.com) is a Fremont, CA based global technology services company delivering technology driven business solutions that meet the strategic objectives of the clients. Founded in 2005, with offices in USA, the UK, Australia and development center in India, DCKAP has earned appreciation from well respected Fortune 100 companies for its competent applications development services.
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