November
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Nov 17, 2008
Gartner: 85pc of companies using open source
Eighty-five percent of companies are already using open-source software, with most of the remaining 15 percent expecting to do so within the next year, according to analysts at Gartner. read more...
NASA turns to open source problem-tracking databases
When the Space Shuttle Endeavour launched last week, the astronauts onboard and the technicians on the ground at mission control will have at their disposal new software that could streamline the process of problem reporting and analysis. read more...
Nov 13, 2008
Open Source Text Publisher Gets More Financing
Flat World Knowledge, a year-old company that plans to publish free open source college textbooks, has received $700,000 in new financing, bringing total investment in the startup to $1.4 million. read more...
Mozilla partnership makes Seneca 'Canada’s open source school'
The Toronto college has enjoyed a fruitful partnership with the world’s biggest open source project over the past few years. Find out why other computer science departments should take notice read more...
Nov 12, 2008
AbilityNet Releasing Collection of Open Source Accessibility Tools
The UK-based charity AbilityNet announced today that it has bundled a number of open source tools to help people with a variety of disabilities more effectively use their computers. read more...
Open Source Apps Go Live With One-Click Deployment to Morph AppSpace
Morph Labs, a leading Platform as a Service (PaaS) provider, today announced the availability of a suite of open source business productivity Web applications that are ready to be deployed to Morph AppSpace, the company's on-demand platform for Web applications. read more...
Nov 11, 2008
Sun unveils open-source storage line
Sun Microsystems unveiled Monday its Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage Systems line, as it seeks to turn around its ailing business by once again turning to open source. read more...
An Open Source Library Hub
Robin Trehan, said Imagine a place where you can get all of the information you needed and videos to accompany them. read more...
Nov 10, 2008
What Outsourcers Can Learn from Open-Source Communities
Perhaps your company's outsourcing efforts would go more smoothly if you picked up a few of these effective programming tools and methodologies from open-source developers. read more...
Day Software bags Swiss Open Source Award 2008
The independent foundation developed this inaugural award to support the reputation of free and open software in Switzerland read more...
Nov 07, 2008
Open source in consumer electronics: What, why and how
This article looks at the motives behind open source, explains where open source is (and isn't) succeeding, and reveals Texas Instruments' thinking on Linux and the Open Handset Alliance (OHA). read more...
Microsoft 'interested' in open source browser: Ballmer
Microsoft has given its most ringing endorsement of open source Web browsers to date with chief executive officer Steve Ballmer not ruling out adopting such technology as an alternative to its own popular Internet Explorer, saying it is "interesting". read more...
Nov 06, 2008
Will Obama be an open source president?
Last night during CNN's election coverage, after it was clear that Obama would become the country's 44th president, pundit Alex Castellanos wondered aloud whether the government under Barack Obama would take on some of the grass roots flavor that marked the President-Elect's campaign. read more...
Open Source Java Libraries Debut for uPortal
On Tuesday Phoenix-based Cernunnos Team announced the public launch of Cernunnos 1.0.0, a set of Java component libraries for use with uPortal, an an open source enterprise portal designed for universities. read more...
Nov 05, 2008
OpenOffice Beijing Conference is open
The 6th OpenOffice Annual Conference 2008 in Beijing is almost ready. I just got a nice entry pass from the organizing committee--it's all red hot, full of energy and I can feel the power of open source. read more...
Mozilla partnership makes Seneca 'Canada’s open source school'
The Toronto college has enjoyed a fruitful partnership with the world’s biggest open source project over the past few years. Find out why other computer science departments should take notice read more...
Nov 04, 2008
webEdition 6 Goes Open Source
CMS with open source code and professional manufacturer support read more...
Open Xchange gets $9 million in funding
The possibility of running an all-open-source office just got a step closer with the news that Open Xchange has secured a second round of funding. read more...
Nov 03, 2008
webEdition 6 Now Open Source - CMS Open Source Code Plus Professional Services Support Available From Manufacturer
Living-e AG announced that it is offering its successful content management system webEdition 6 as open source software as of today. Living-e is proud to also extend professional services support by the professional developer team to end-users and freelancers as needed. read more...
Alliance vows to promote wider use of open source tech in Asia
THE alliance of Asian governments can further promote the use of open source software in the region. read more...
