open source

  • Moblin 2.0 19/11/2009 10:20:00

    Moblin is a Linux platform aimed at netbooks and mobile internet devices
    Launched two years ago by Intel and now hosted by The Linux Foundation, Moblin is a Linux platform aimed at netbooks and mobile internet devices.
  • Microsoft yanks Windows 7 tool over open-source code swipe 11/11/2009 08:31:00

    Blogger Rafael Rivera accuses Microsoft of lifting open-source code for netbook upgrade utility
    Microsoft has yanked a tool it touted as a way for netbook owners to install Windows 7 without a DVD drive after a prominent blogger accused the company of using open-source code without acknowledging where it originated.
  • Firefox: Five years in the open source hen house 10/11/2009 06:37:00

    Wasn't open source supposed to be the next big thing? Firefox was, but the open source fizzled.
    On its fifth birthday, Firefox must be considered both an incredible success and somewhat of a failure. The open source Web browser is a great product and quite an achievement, but has not tremendously advanced the cause of "free" software.
  • Open source software ready for big business 09/11/2009 17:07:00

    The combination of pumped-up technical features and relatively low prices are giving vendors with open source-based products more inroads
    The combination of pumped-up technical features and relatively low prices are giving vendors with open source-based products more inroads to corporate networks than ever before.
  • Google strives to balance commercial, community with Android 09/11/2009 09:08:00

    While Google says Android is an open development process, partners say the search giant is leading the charge
    Onlookers say that Google is in charge of Android development, despite pitching the software as a community project. But experts say that could be the only way Google can ensure that the software is actually released.
  • Microsoft-backed open source group outlines project guidelines 04/11/2009 12:01:00

    The CodePlex Foundation seeks to connect corporate software developers with open source community projects
    Likening its organizational plan to a museum featuring different galleries of interest, the Microsoft-backed CodePlex Foundation for open source projects this week is talking up its project submission guidelines, which were released last week.
  • Open-source CRM and ERP: New kids on the cloud 31/10/2009 04:37:00

    Users report significant ROI
    When Nikon decided to merge and consolidate customer data from more than 25 disparate sources into one system, officials didn't want the burden of maintaining it in-house, yet whatever they went with had to meet all their requirements and work picture-perfect.
  • Qualcomm opens subsidiary focused on open source 28/10/2009 08:00:00

    The group will optimize Symbian, Android, Linux and other open software for Qualcomm hardware
    Qualcomm has built a new subsidiary to better integrate its products with mobile open-source software, in hopes of capitalizing on the trend toward open platforms in the mobile industry.
  • Ubuntu 9.10 Linux creator calls Windows 7 'excellent release' 27/10/2009 12:56:00

    Mark Shuttleworth is delighted with Windows 7
    Mark Shuttleworth, founder and CEO of Canonical Ltd., the maker of the most popular desktop Linux alternative to Microsoft Corp.'s Windows, not only claims to be "delighted" that Windows 7 is out, but calls the new operating system an "excellent release."
  • Mozilla releases Raindrop, a prototype messaging tool 24/10/2009 00:40:00

    The application is designed to sort out personal messages that might be lost or forgotten
    Mozilla has launched a software project designed to let people better manage the ever more voluminous stream of messages coming from sources such as Twitter and Facebook into their e-mail.
  • Richard Stallman joins call for Oracle to divest MySQL 21/10/2009 06:23:00

    Oracle must be prevented from taking control of MySQL, software activist says
    Oracle must be stopped from taking over MySQL, according to Richard Stallman, a developer and prominent activist for free software.
  • ING Life India adopts open source to expand business 19/10/2009 10:41:00

    Each desktop to pay for itself in seven years
    In the insurance business, everyone's headed into the hinterland. But the cost of every new branch can bite deeply. Here's how going Open Source helped ING Life save US$1.7 million and funded its expansion plans.
  • The best free open source software for Mac OS X 14/10/2009 21:04:00

    If you live and work on a Mac, you'll want to try these 10 killer open source apps
    Most Mac lovers love the Mac for the carefully wrought user interfaces and the crisp design, and never pay attention to the open source at the heart of the operating system. But underneath this beautiful facade is a heart built upon the rich - if often chaotic - world of open source software.
  • Red Hat sets stage for open source virtualization 09/10/2009 08:43:00

    The new form of virtualization is built upon KVM
    Resolved to the fact that virtualization will be a key technology for businesses to move forward, open source IT solutions provider Red Hat declared on Friday its moves to clamp down on the new trend space, with a focus on next-generation virtualization technology.
  • Microsoft, Red Hat seal the deal on interoperability 08/10/2009 07:02:00

    Operating systems, hypervisors now can be mixed and matched
    Eight months after announcing they would make their virtualization wares interoperable, Microsoft and Red Hat delivered the goods Wednesday on their first major collaboration.
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