open source
RSS open sourceMaemo and Android: Symbian's open source rivals up the pressure
News New OSes such as Android and Maemo will cut away at Symbian market share," Allen Nogee, In-Stat analyst, said in a statement, adding: "Although there are relatively few open source OS-based smartphones... [02 Nov 2009]
Why CIOs are saying yes to open source software
News It's a question many CIOs are wrestling with: can open source help make your IT budget stretch a little further in these tough economic times? While some CIOs are enthusiastic about the potential savings... [28 Oct 2009]
Open source? No good for cost cutting, say CIOs
News Despite tough economic conditions, CIOs have not turned to open source software as a way of making their IT budgets go further, according to silicon.com's latest exclusive CIO Jury. Because it lacks the... [23 Oct 2009]
The benefits of IBM. The savings of open source.
White Paper Recently, Open Source Software has been gaining in popularity due to the ability it provides users to view and modify source code. Another attraction is the perceived cost savings. Read... [20 Oct 2009]
Photos: Google Android dual boots with Windows 7 on Acer netbook
Photo The laptop will feature two OSes: Google's open source Android will sit alongside a choice of either Windows 7 or XP. Acer said the advantage of an Android boot option is much faster loading and shut... [16 Oct 2009]
The Department of Defense and Open Source Software
White Paper Is open source software a viable strategy for large-scale SOA deployments, especially at the U.S. This white paper looks at the pros and cons of open-source software and... [15 Oct 2009]
Administrator's Guide to Linux in the Windows Enterprise
White Paper Develop and enhance your Linux skills to make the most of the benefits and features of this open source system. Meet the challenges of incorporating and maintaining Linux in your Windows server environment. [14 Oct 2009]
Google unleashes biggest ever Apps rollout for 35,000 users
News These problems include operating more than 40 mail systems, including Microsoft Exchange and open source products, and 180 email domains across the company's six operating divisions which Kinsella said... [12 Oct 2009]
Photos: 10 of the best open source mobiles
Photo However, Android wasn't the first mobile Linux effort by any means: work on open source mobiles by the LiMo Foundation, as well as the Openmoko project was already underway by the time the Google OS was... [12 Oct 2009]
Microsoft: Starter edition coming with Office 2010
News Unlike the Works suite, it will be compatible with Office, and is one of Microsoft's attempts to compete with increasing rivalry from open source offerings such as Google Apps. Microsoft has announced an... [09 Oct 2009]
Using PostgreSQL and Solaris 10 to Improve Data Warehouse Performance
White Paper The challenge was to migrate from proprietary to open-source database to control costs and establish a stable operating system platform for open-source database... [09 Oct 2009]
iPhones unshackled, IT wages revealed and outsourcing explained
News Software also hit the headlines in September, as silicon.com reporter Nick Heath explored why malware writers are turning to open source in their attempts to garner victims' financial details. Once... [06 Oct 2009]
Amazon will be king of the cloud: Mark Shuttleworth
News Shuttleworth told a BT open source event yesterday that Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud, or a closely related platform, will become the cloud standard. If alternative clouds are to compete, he said, they... [06 Oct 2009]
Internet Explorer slips again as Firefox breathes down its neck
News In August Mozilla announced the open source browser had surpassed one billion downloads. Internet Explorer's share of the global browser market has dropped again, according to new research, falling from... [06 Oct 2009]
Introduction of SSL Protocol and OpenSSL Basic
White Paper OpenSSL is an open source, multi-platform implementation of the SSL. Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is a kind of cryptographic protocol that provides security and data integrity for communications over... [04 Oct 2009]
