"In a move that makes it look even more like the Chinese version of Google, Baidu has signed a deal with Mozilla; as a result, all of Baidu’s search functions will be embedded in Chinese versions of Firefox..."
Read more »Sourceforge Opens Marketplace For Open Source Services
SourceForge.net (part of SourceForge, Inc., NASDAQ: LNUX), the world’s largest web site for open source development and distribution, today launched an online marketplace for technology professionals to buy and sell service and support for open source software.
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Will the Vista Migration Path Become the Road Less Traveled?
Forty-four percent of businesses would consider moving to an operating system other than Microsoft Windows in order to avoid moving to Vista, according to systems appliance management firm Kace. The reluctance to step into Redmond's latest OS could prove to be a boon for competitors like Linux and Apple, not to mention makers of virtualization applications.
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Linux-based consumer products drive Wind River earnings
Wind River yesterday announced solid 3Q earnings, touting wins in embedded Linux consumer electronics. In its earnings call yesterday, the Alameda, Calif.-based embedded Linux OS and tools vendor pointed to the growth in Linux-based mobile handsets and telematics as key drivers of the company's growth.
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Saturation point for enterprise open source?
It feels a bit like the enterprise open-source market has slowed. Not the sales aspect of the market, but the number of new players entering the market. We're getting greater breadth but not greater depth.
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Sun accused of hardball open source project tactics
Neil Wilson, a recently laid-off Sun Microsystems employee and a former owner of the OpenDS project, has accused his ex-boss of using strong-arm tactics to keep control of his project.
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OpenSolaris follows Linux to the mainframe
Free-wheeling Linux was an improbable enough operating system to be used on IBM's mainframe line, but now an even more unlikely operating system is making an appearance there: Sun Microsystems' Solaris.
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Eaton announces UPS support for Ubuntu
On the face of it, it's hardly news worth noting. On Nov. 27, Eaton announced that its Personal Solution Pac for Linux and Network Shutdown Module v3 are the first UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) power management solutions to receive Ubuntu's IHV (independent hardware vendor) Certification....
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E-Mail Analysis Snooping in Your In-Box
An open-source algorithm called Author-Topic is now being investigated for analyzing corporate e-mail to flag employee behavior and attitudes.
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In the black: Why Linux makes financial sense
Last week I touched on some Microsoft backflipping over Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) when it comes to Linux. It had been claimed that although Linux was a free operating system, Windows had a lower overall cost with all factors considered due to its greater ease of administration.
Read more »Japan mid-sized businesses need support and service for open source, says AMI-Partners
Medium businesses (100 to 999 employees) in Japan are showing latent potential to drive usage of open source software, particularly on the server database scene, according to a survey conducted by AMI-Partners.
Read more »A Mother Lode Of Business Code
Forget IBM, Microsoft, and Oracle. How much software do you think businesses have developed for internal use? Here's one expert's guesstimate.
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Novell Ships First Real-Time SUSE Linux
Novell is shipping the first real-time SUSE Linux enterprise data center operating system, SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 10.
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Open Source ERP Grows Up
For Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software to be accepted by IT, it needs to be very stable and reliable -- after all, in a very literal sense, ERP software runs businesses.
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GNOME and Novell: The FUD Never Existed (Updatedx2)
Jeff has written a good blog item to clarify things about Novell and GNOME. We never stated (but only wondered) that there is a tighter-than-necessary connection between GNOME and Novell. NOOOXML wondered the same thing and posed this as a question about the relationship.
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