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Aug 29, 2008

Successful Open Source Security Is Knowing What to Secure

Imagine the CIO of a consumer bank who thinks he is running 50 Oracle databases, but now finds out that in fact he has 100 databases installed behind his firewall. read more...

Dialogic: Communications Developers Should Focus on Web 2.0 and Open Source

The fast-moving evolution of communications technologies, coupled with a competitive marketplace and the move toward on-demand (think Web-based, software-as-service) and wireless offerings presents service providers with an uphill battle to success. read more...

Aug 28, 2008

Can Open Source replace Microsoft Exchange?

Open source projects and vendors are trying a variety of technical approaches to replacing the expensive but ubiquitous Microsoft Exchange. While none is yet a drop-in replacement, some administrators can get a TCO advantage by switching. read more...

Opentape: Not Quite Open Source

As reported on our parent blog GigaOM, there's a new piece of software out there trying to fill the niche recently occupied by Muxtape. read more...

Aug 27, 2008

Open source extremism lives

What we now call the open source movement started as a reaction to the perceived extremism of folks like Richard Stallman with their demand that everything be free. read more...

Business and open source: Oil and water?

I found this Bruce Byfield article deeply intriguing...and sad at the same time. Intriguing because I think Byfield uncovers a nerve in the open-source business community, and sad for the very same reason. read more...

Aug 26, 2008

OpenSuse 11.1 alpha 2 goes live

The OpenSuse team yesterday announced the release of OpenSuse 11.1 alpha 2. read more...

New Scalix open source groupware is competition for Microsoft Exchange

Scalix collaboration platform, with its latest release version 11.4, aims to be a good alternative to Microsoft Exchange. read more...