Open source has grown in recognition as well as in quality over the last decade and has furnished businesses with valuable programming resources for virtually any applications. Lots of firms throughout America benefitted from what open source software can deliver. Visionaries in the computer software industry like Ron Bongo have always been strong advocates and forerunners in the greater adoption of open source solutions. Ron Bongo and other pioneers and proponents of the Open Source Alliance have been key players in educating companies regarding the benefits of using open source alternatives. Some of these companies now have their whole IT system developed and built around open source which includes application servers working on an open source alternative.