Open Source

Free Software Film Slams Absurdity Of Software Patents

Documentary being made freely available online while New Zealand mulls software patent ban

15 years ago

Google Claims Nexus One Business Profitable

Google CFO Patrick Pichette said Google's Nexus One is profitable

15 years ago

Rumours Of Google Android Tablet Raises Questions About Chrome

Google is reportedly working on a tablet computer based on its Android operating system to challenge Apple's iPad

15 years ago

Nokia N8 Photo Leaked Amid Rumour Of Delays

Leaked photos of what is supposedly Nokia's flagship device - the N8 - have been circulating, as reports emerge that…

15 years ago

Charities Urged To Dump Closed CRM And Windows

Migrating away from proprietary CRM platforms could allow charities to finally abandon Windows completely, says FSF

15 years ago

Review: Alfresco’s CMS Is Far From Stale

Alfresco Enterprise Edition runs on a range of software stacks and offers granular management and dashboard-like user interface, as well…

15 years ago

Future Operating Systems Will Be Built For Security

Software vendors have been making their products more secure and have been providing tools and best-practice guidelines for application developers…

15 years ago

SugarCRM Unveils Latest Beta With Enhanced User Interface

Sugar 6, the new edition of SugarCRM's software-as-a-service package, now includes a revamped user interface

15 years ago

IBM Beefs Up Server Play With New Power7 Blades

IBM has grown its portfolio of Power7 servers with three blades systems that includes an entry-level server and a midrange…

15 years ago

Oracle Outlines Plans For MySQL Database

Oracle exec Edward Screven talked to eWEEK about the future of MySQL, InnoDB and the beta release of version 5.5…

15 years ago

Nokia Launches Social QWERTY Phones

Nokia's new phones line up against Microsoft's Kin, to push social smartphones downmarket

15 years ago

Nokia Launch: Symbian ^3, Or Just Maps?

Mystery Nokia announcement could be a new Symbian ^3 phone, or maybe just some map software

15 years ago

Gartner: Cloud And Open Source Will Hit Hardware Sales

Businesses delay infrastructure purchases, but Windows 7 will help to boost enterprise PC purchases says Gartner

15 years ago

Java Creator Gosling Quits Oracle

Despite placating developers over Oracle's intentions for Sun, the creator of Java has left the company

15 years ago

Enterprise Java Developers Shifting To The Cloud

A new survey of more than 1,000 enterprise Java developers that indicates that they are moving to the cloud

15 years ago

Oracle To Address MySQL Concerns and Outline Strategy

An Oracle executive will use a show next week to address concerns about the future roadmap and strategy for MySQL

15 years ago

iPad To Face Stiff Competition From Android Tablets

While the Apple iPad is seizing headlines, analysts warn that it will soon be facing stiff competition from a multitude…

15 years ago

IBM Slammed For Breaking Open Source Promises

IBM denies that it has broken a promise by asserting its patents against an open-source project

15 years ago

Android Continues Impressive Smartphone Growth

New figures have shown that Android is growing its market share, as Microsoft and Palm slip in the mobile operating…

15 years ago

MySQL Boss Heads To Cloud Software Maker

Marten Mickos was a key figure in guiding the open source MySQL database into worldwide significance

15 years ago

Microsoft Submits Linux Driver Updates

Microsoft has updated the the Hyper-V Linux Integration Services that it contributed to the Linux community in 2009

15 years ago

Reject Microsoft Office Attachments Says Free Software Group

Just say no to Word, Excel attachments say free and open software campaigners

15 years ago

Legal Issues Remain In Novell, SCO Linux Fight

There are still some dangling legal strings that need to be trimmed, and those won't happen for at least a…

15 years ago

Jury Confirms Novell Ownership Of Unix

SCO Group's controversial attempt to claim ownership of the Unix operating system could be at an end, after a jury…

15 years ago

Orange, Carphone Warehouse To Get HTC Desire

HTC is launching an assault on the UK smartphone market, with the Desire handset now available from Orange and Carphone…

15 years ago

Microsoft Pledges Support For Open Source

Microsoft continues to express its commitment to open-source software, most recently at EclipseCon and the Open Source Business Conference

15 years ago

Bletchley Park Gets £250,000 Government Funding

Second world war codebreaking centre Bletchley Park has been given a £250,000 government grant to pay for repairs to the…

15 years ago

IBM and Partners Launch Cheap Cloud Netbook

IBM has teamed up with Canonical and Simmtronics to launch a cloud netbook costing just $190 (£127) for emerging markets

15 years ago

UK Digital Bill Enters ‘Wash Up’ Despite Protest

Harriet Harman has dismissed any further debate on the Digital Economy Bill, meaning it is likely to be swallowed up…

15 years ago

UK Pirate Party Calls For Legalised File-Sharing

On Budget day, with the Digital Economy Bill still before Parliament, the UK Pirate Party's election manifesto demands new copyright…

15 years ago