Perspectivas do software livre na área financeira:estudos de casos em médio e pequenas empresas de Quixadá

Abstract

Micro and Small Businesses invest a lot of their money in software to help their business, that investment could be reduced if these businesses made use of so-called Free Software. In this context, this work sought to identify, through interviews in companies, possible Free Software that could meet the needs of these businesses. The research counted on the participation of Micro and Small Businesses of the city of Quixadá – CE. In this research, information was collected on the needs of the participating businesses through interviews and a questionnaire that addressed the functionalities existing in the Proprietary Software that the businesses have. Another step of this work was the research and evaluation of some Free Software that could replace those used in the businesses. Finally, a comparison was made between the best evaluated Free Software and the Proprietary Software of the businesses, to verify in which businesses that Free Software would suit. At the end of the research were identified some software needs that these businesses have, through the analysis of content of the interviews, as well as identified a possible replacement of a Proprietary Software by the best evaluated Free Software, through the analysis of the functionalities of each of the software, based on the principle of Functional Fit.