In an issue largely dedicated to discussing how open source software has become a serious competitor for business technology solutions, Drupal landed front and center on the cover of Information Week. Drupal has been a leading content management system for the nonprofit and media sectors for some time, and it’s great to see its merits being recognized by the business sector as well.

We build Drupal-based tools for our clients for many of the reasons that Information Week recommended Drupal. It’s a stable, secure platform, it’s flexible, and it can do just about anything. It’s also a cheaper alternative for our clients that allows us to build custom systems that do exactly – and only – what they need, giving them a powerful yet lightweight communications tool.

Here’s another reason, from Information Week.

Drupal draws on a strength that’s common to other successful open source efforts: a vibrant community that drives innovation and lets companies tap the development efforts of thousands of people experimenting with the system.

Some more on Drupal from Information Week.

Drupal was built from the beginning to let site builders include social software components, such as profiles, single and multiuser blogging, and social networks. And Drupal is winning converts. Sony BMG and Warner Bros. use Drupal to create sites for artists on their labels. The Onion, a satirical news site, also runs on Drupal. The New York City School system is using Drupal as part of a massive data-mining effort, letting 80,000 teachers and administrators share ideas on how to use testing and other data to spot lagging student performance and improve teaching.

You can read the entire article here.