April
Sub-archives
Apr 24, 2009
Open source challenges students to think
The "open" characteristic of open source tools helps enhance, rather than complicate, the teaching process, say its exponents. read more...
Popular open-source programming event in Bellingham this weekend
With the economic climate the way it is, attending this year's LinuxFest Northwest may be a popular choice for business owners and job hunters. read more...
Apr 23, 2009
Open Source Code worth US$ 387 Billion
Black Duck Software (news, site) recently released a report stating that, by their calculations, the development cost of open source software is US$ 387 Billion. That's roughly half of the US stimulus bill. read more...
Party Gaming scales up its operations with open source poker software from Terracotta
People apparently still gamble even in a recession and in such numbers that requires a ''speedy, powerful transaction and gaming system'' according to the view of online global gambling giant PartyGaming. read more...
Apr 21, 2009
Mac Enterprise Apps and the Evolution of Open Source
Apple's increasing penetration within the enterprise has created a need for enterprise business applications that run on Macs -- and Apple's presence in business can act as a catalyst for more rapid adoption of open source offerings. read more...
What does Oracle mean for Sun's open source efforts?
So much for a big blue Sun. Instead, the company is being gobbled up Oracle for about $7.4 billion. Does this mean that Oracle will become “the biggest contributor to open source,” or a gaping hole in the FOSS ecosystem? read more...
Apr 20, 2009
Sun's Open-source Boss Slams App Engine's Java Support
Google committed a major transgression by only including support for a subset of Java classes in its App Engine development platform, according to Sun Microsystems' chief open source officer, Simon Phipps read more...
'Open source learning increase in Dutch vocational schools.'
The Dutch ministries of Economic Affairs (EZ) and Education, Culture & Science (OCW) find it undesirable that students in the secondary vocational education system (MBO) are only being taught to use closed software systems from a few companies, according to EZ secretary Frank Heemskerk. read more...
Apr 14, 2009
Zenoss Joins Industry Leaders in the Open Source Channel Alliance
Rapidly Growing Enterprise Network and Systems Management Solution Now Available through SYNNEX' VAR Network read more...
Likewise Software Named Founding Member of Open Source Channel Alliance
Company's Open Source Authentication Software To Be Delivered with Complementary Solutions read more...
Apr 09, 2009
Open-Xchange Joins with NameCheap to Offer Free Webmail
Adds more than 1 million domains to Open-Xchange e-mail and collaboration software read more...
Sun Still Stands Out on the Open Source Deal Horizon
The big IBM-Sun (JAVA) news has come and gone; so far without an outcome. It’s going to be ugly for Sun. read more...
Apr 07, 2009
Jitterbit Open Source Integration Now Available on Intel(R) Business Exchange
Intel Users and Customers Can Now Access Powerful, Cost-Effective Cloud Computing, Data, and Application Integration read more...
ShareStream Announces Interoperability with Sakai Open-Source Courseware Management System
ShareStream, a leading provider of digital media management and delivery platforms for higher education, announced this week that its technology is interoperable with Sakai, the widely deployed open source Courseware Management System. read more...
Apr 03, 2009
25 open-source releases coming this year
It's a good year to be in the market for open-source technology. This week's ComputerWorld.com surveyed what's out there and found plenty of cool new items coming onto the market from browsers and operating systems to collaboration software and development tools. read more...
It's Official -- Envizions Advance Open Source Game Console Is Confirmed for April 2009
EVO Smart Console the First Open Source Convergence Game Platform read more...
Apr 02, 2009
Open Source Casino To Fund Open Source Development
Corvallis, Oregon, April 1st, 2009 - Linux Fund is pleased to announce Linux Fund Casino, an open source online gaming site that will launch immediately upon the impending repeal of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA), the proceeds of which will benefit Linux Fund's mission to support open source software. read more...
Open-Source Security Software Assurance Maturity Model Debuts
OpenSAMM helps organizations formulate a software security strategy tailored to their specific information security risks. read more...
Apr 01, 2009
British Transport Police Choose ISM Web Open Source Intranet GIS Solution
The British Transport Police (BTP) has chosen Spatial Technology’s ISM Web Open Source based GIS mapping solution for deployment across its whole organisation. read more...
Albatross: open source Air Traffic Control software
The Swiss company SkySoft has launched an open source community Air Traffic Control (ATC) project named Albatross. read more...
