January
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Jan 29, 2010
The International Free and Open Source Software Law Review
The publication of the second edition of the International Free and Open Source Software Law Review has been announced. read more...
OpenLogic Announces credativ Partnership and Broadens European Footprint for Open Source Support
OpenLogic, Inc., a provider of enterprise open source software solutions encompassing hundreds of open source packages, today announced a partnership with credativ, Europe's largest independent open source service and support company. read more...
Jan 28, 2010
Why Open Source is Needed to Combat Climate Change
Demand is growing too fast for conventional evolution, argues Ingres CEO. We have to speed up energy innovation to the pace demonstrated in the growth of the Internet if we are to prevent irreversible climate disruptions that will irreparably harm the planet for our children's generation and all those that follow. read more...
Apple tablet: Even open source developers love it
Developers are looking to today’s launch of the Apple tablet the way kids look toward Christmas. It’s not because Steve Jobs has made himself a one-man Springsteen concert. It’s because he makes developers money like no one else in business. read more...
Jan 27, 2010
Zoho opens up Zoho Discussions for open source
Zoho recently announced that they are making Zoho Discussions available for free to open source projects. Zoho Discussions is an online forum tool that provides a way for people to discuss various aspects of a project. read more...
Web Site Advocates Open Source
Open source software vendor Red Hat launched a Web site on Monday to "explore what happens when the open source way is applied to the world" through five channels: business, education, government, law and life. read more...
Jan 15, 2010
Open source VoIP grew as a force in 2009
Open source VoIP's influence in the IP telephony solutions market increased in 2009, TMCnet has reported. This drive has largely been supported by the efforts of the Digium-led Asterisk solutions community, according to the communications and technology website. read more...
Nucleus Data Recovery Releases Kernel for Open Office Range
Kernel range for Open Office recovery released to repair files and recover data from Open Office files. Nucleus Data Recovery today announced the release of consolidated range of Kernel software for Open Office. read more...
Jan 14, 2010
Jahia, Datamatics Partnership Offers Open Source ECM Internationally
Open source content management vendor Jahia (news, site) and Datamatics Global Services a developer of intelligent business applications, have announced that they are getting together to provide enterprise content management systems to international organizations. read more...
Faster & More Efficient Software For The U.S. Air Force
Researchers at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln have addressed the issue of faulty software by developing an algorithm and open source tool that is 300 times faster at generating tests and also reduces current software testing time. read more...
Jan 13, 2010
The best VPN for Windows is Linux
The problem with corporate networks is they not only stop the bad guys coming in but also your users who want to work remotely, whether at home, at a client site or on the road. Here is where a VPN product comes in, and the simplest to deploy on Windows is a Linux virtual appliance called OpenVPN. read more...
Afresco Enterprise 3.2 released
Alfresco Enterprise Edition 3.2 has been released and is immediately available for all existing Enterprise Subscription Customers. read more...
Jan 12, 2010
NRC Seeks Public Input on Open Government
In a remarkable sign of how the ground is shifting in government information policy, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has invited the public to suggest categories of NRC information that should be published on its web site, and to recommend other measures the Commission might take to improve transparency, public participation and collaboration. read more...
Opsera and The Linux Box Partner to Expand U.S. Market for Opsview Open Source System Management Suite
The Linux Box is partnering with Opsera Limited to become an official Opsview reseller in the United States, with the goal of expanding the national presence of this award-winning network and infrastructure monitoring software suite. read more...
Jan 11, 2010
How Google and Portland’s TriMet Set the Standard for Open Transit Data
With national data transparency efforts like President Obama's Open Data Initiative and municipal projects like New York City's Big Apps or San Francisco's Data SF, government agencies across the country have been opening their raw data sets, some more reluctantly than others. read more...
Mozilla Marches With Drumbeat to Spur Web Use
Open source foundation launches Drumbeat campaign to encourage Internet awareness and participation - Mozilla's success with open source software is beyond dispute. But can it parlay that same model to encourage broader Internet usage? Datamation takes a look at Mozilla's new Drumbeat project. read more...
Jan 08, 2010
HIE deploys open-source interoperability software
Here comes the first wave of products with "meaningful use" in their names. Open-source health IT company Mirth Corp., has an interoperability program called the Mirth Meaningful Use Exchange (Mirth MUx), and says the system now is being deployed at Redwood MedNet, a health information exchange in Northern California. read more...
I Run 13 Browsers At Once; 11 of Them Just Went Open Source
FluidApp is what's called a Single Site Browser and is a great way to pull key websites you use throughout the day out of your primary browser and onto your Mac dashboard as standalone applications. read more...
Jan 07, 2010
Dedication to Open Source and Open Standards Threatened in Leaked EU EIF Document
In order for real communication to happen, especially among people from different regions and dialects (let alone people from different countries and languages altogether), terms have to be clearly defined so that everyone is starting from the same point. The problem with such definitions is that the devil really is in the details. read more...
Did they get it right? A look back at our September Open Source Market Update
Last September we ran our bianual roundtable on the Open Source Market and where it's going. As the calendar turns to 2010, it's nice to take a look back at our predictions and see whether they've come to fruition, or whether we've still got a long row to hoe in 2010. read more...
