We are doing well in numbers. I am failing to see sufficient innovation in our systems. At one point in time the number of systems on the market will diminish and a few of those remaining will probably be open source.

That is if distributed models don't totally replace the existent products.

Value for price certainly is not obvious neither for Canadian commercial products. ASP solutions seem relatively reasonable.

I don't thing the NRC programs were the major driver. I have heard the "Yet another LMS" phrase many times on that side. Many other Canadian Federally funded projects have led to some of the existing products or technologies. The Canarie funded projects and a lot of the funds that went for the development of portals/cms must have contributed.