open source software
BT embraces open source for business
News According to a statement this week, BT joined FossBazaar because it wants to help "accelerate the adoption of free and open-source software in business". BT said the extra investment in free and open-source software (Foss) ties into the company's... [25 Jul 2008]
Does open source pose a security risk?
News The security practices of open-source IT developers should lead enterprises to think twice before using open-source software, according to a new study. The study is likely to reopen the debate around the relative security of proprietary and open... [22 Jul 2008]
Is the UK an open source laggard?
News CIOs are split on the controversial issue of adopting more open source software in corporate IT. In the latest silicon.com CIO Jury poll, participants were asked whether they planned to increase the amount of open source software they use within... [21 Jul 2008]
Open-Xchange Server High Availability: High Availability Concept for OX - Example Configuration
White Paper Only free Open Source software is used in the examples. This paper describes how an Open-Xchange Server (OX Server) can be set up to achieve best possible high availability without the need to purchase any extra software. [18 Jul 2008]
UK trails in open source race
News UK businesses are lagging behind their European and US counterparts in adopting open source software. Nearly three-quarters (73 per cent) of UK businesses said they have no plans to adopt open source software within their organisation in the next... [14 Jul 2008]
Google open sources web 2.0 security
News Google has released as open source a web application assessment tool, Ratproxy, that is designed to root out potential security flaws. Separately, Google also released Browser Sync, a product designed for keeping multiple versions of Firefox... [14 Jul 2008]
Google open sources data-moving tool
News Google is not the first to open source its internal data interchange system: Protocol Buffers is very similar to the Thrift framework, developed by Facebook and now an open-source project in the Apache Software Foundation Incubator. [11 Jul 2008]
3 jumps on board Symbian Foundation
News The Foundation is a Nokia-led consortium that was recently established to grow and open-source Symbian over the next two years, while incorporating Symbian-derived platforms such as Series 60 and UIQ into the main operating system. [11 Jul 2008]
A Failure Predictive and Policy-Based High Availability Strategy for Linux High Performance Computing Cluster
White Paper The Open Source Cluster Application Resources (OSCAR) is a fully integrated cluster software stack designed for building, and maintaining a Linux Beowulf cluster. As OSCAR has become a popular tool for building the cost effective HPC cluster... [10 Jul 2008]
Design and Implementation of a Layer-7 MPLS-Based Web Switching Architecture
White Paper This paper describes a novel web switching architecture, based on the MPLS technology and on Open-Source software. During recent years web servers evolved from providing simple, static content to offering different services and a variety of... [10 Jul 2008]
An Internal Communication and Management Platform Based on BEA WebLogic Server and WebLogic Portal
White Paper At the same time, the prevailing Web development had involved the use of Open Source software that did not match up to the requirement for reliability necessary for a mission critical application such as IndraWeb. [09 Jul 2008]
Open-Source Software Kit and Community Portal Advance Web Accessibility
White Paper Microsoft partnered with HiSoftware, a leading provider of software solutions that help organizations maintain compliance in areas such as accessibility, privacy, and security, to develop the Accessibility Kit for SharePoint. [08 Jul 2008]
Five ways Microsoft could change after Gates
News Microsoft has been coming under increasing pressure from open source software, especially as more and more web-based activity relies on open standards. One of the signs that this will take place is Moonlight - the Novell-sponsored, open source... [07 Jul 2008]
LiMo adds Openwave browser to arsenal
News Purple Labs joined the LiMo Foundation - one of three big, mobile open-source consortia, alongside the Symbian Foundation and Google's Open Handset Alliance - at the start of 2008. Openwave supplies mobile-client software to 12 of the top 20 global... [07 Jul 2008]
Dear silicon.com: Tech teacher shortage, Kangaroo and phones on planes
Comment If schools used and taught computers using open source software then perhaps students would see the possibilities in a career in IT. Instead of teaching important stuff, like how computers work, what's inside the box, how to put one together, what... [03 Jul 2008]
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