我们本来并没想说最近会有开源软件企业会选择上市，但是和在我们网站blog上的一位网民的日常讨论中得出，以下三家企业可能是开源软件企业中最先选择IPO途径的。

1、SugarCRM，毫 无疑问，在MySQL被Sun公司收购后，开源软件企业中最有可能，也最有实力去进行IPO的企业，快速增长的ERP市场给了这家开源企业无限的市场，加 上这家企业独到的开源软件商业模式，无论是服务定制还是按需购买，SugarCRM都能应付自如。公司CEO JonathanRoberts更是声称，在未来一两年内，如果公司不被收购，公司将选择上市。

2. Digium: T这是一家基于Asterisk项目的开源IP电话软硬件供应商，这家公司已经接受了几轮的风险投资，而且他的市场也是前途无量，具体的该公司的财报我们无法提供，自行联系Digium了解吧，但是摆在他们面前的是一片坦途，只要他们去覆盖就可以了。

3. Alfresco: 说实话，这家公司本来不在我们的考虑范围内，但是在和我们的blog作者的交流过程中发现，这是一家很有前景的开源软件相关企业，至少目前他的业务年增长率在300%。这是我们的一个大失误。而且很多财富500强的公司在内部使用Alfresco公司的产品和服务。
明天就去圈钱，前提是这些公司还是独立的，这三家在我看来是目前最能获得上市机会的开源企业。

The VAR Guy isn’t suggesting that open source companies will launchinitial public offerings (IPOs) anytime soon. But a lengthy chat withan open source guru — call him Pele — got our resident bloggerbrainstorming a bit. Here are three open source companies that couldtest the IPO waters over the next couple of years.

1. SugarCRM: The obvious choice. The VAR Guy hasblogged about SugarCRM multiple times. Once Sun Microsystems acquiredMySQL and dashed hopes for a MySQL IPO, The VAR Guy immediately turnedhis attention to SugarCRM.

The fast-growing CRM provider has the perfect business model.Whether customers want on-site or on-demand software, SugarCRM is readyto help. CEO Jonathan Roberts has said that SugarCRM hopes to launch an IPO within a year or two, assuming the company doesn’t get acquired.

2. Digium: The leading provider of Asterisk-basedIP PBXes. Hot company that one source suggests will double its revenuethis year. Sorry, folks, The VAR Guy can’t give out Digium’s actualrevenue figures. In fact, he hasn’t confirmed the figures with Digium.But word on the street is Digium is on a role [correction: roll]. Big time.
A recent global distribution deal could allow Digium to prove that the world is flat — and running on open source.

3. Alfresco: Alas, Alfresco wasn’t on The VAR Guy’s radar when our resident blogger hyped 10 can’t miss open source companiesfor 2008. Big mistake. The VAR Guy hears Alfresco’s annual revenue grewmore than 300 percent. And big companies — several of which are Fortune500 players — are using Alfresco’s content management system.
IPOs tomorrow? Nope. But if those three companies remainindependent, they could represent the open source industry’s best hopefor long-term IPOs.