Open Source

Is Security The Secret Of Firefox’s Success?

It's Firefox's reputation for superior security, rapid patching of security holes and its multitude of browser extentions that has allowed…

15 years ago

Motorola Could Benefit From Android Handsets

Motorola is expected to release two handsets running Google's Android OS for the holiday season, which is contributing to sunny…

15 years ago

Open Source Boosted By Recession And Maturity

According to a recent IDC study, the market for open-source software has been accelerated by both the slow economy and…

15 years ago

Ingres Promises to Bring Moore’s Law To Data Analysis

Vectorising the database unlocks ten-fold improvement for the open source database vendor Ingres

15 years ago

IBM Touts CICS Relevance 40 Years On

It's as old as the moon landings, but IBM's real-time transaction system, CICS, is still in use on the majority…

15 years ago

Google Open Sources Google Wave Code

Google programmers have ‘open sourced' two components of the Google Wave messaging and collaboration prototype

15 years ago

EC Confirms Microsoft Browser Offer In Antitrust Dispute

The European Commission confirms that Microsoft will offer European users a special edition of Windows 7 will be called the…

15 years ago

One In Four SMBs Say IT Failing To Support Tough Times

The IT Effectiveness Index Mid-Year Report has found small-to-medium-sized businesses with failing IT are at a competitive disadvantage

15 years ago

Oracle Gets Out Chequebook For Database, Middleware Boost

Oracle has acquired GoldenGate Software to integrate into its database and middleware products, alongside Sun and Virtual Iron

15 years ago

Citrix XenServer 5.5 Review

Server virtualisation with a crisis-proof price and performance which rivals VMware

15 years ago

Microsoft Releases Linux Device Driver Code

Microsoft releases 20,000 lines of device driver code to the Linux community under the popular GPLv2 license

15 years ago

Would You Cough Up For Google Web Services?

Has Google gone as far as it can go with its free software model? The release of its Chrome OS…

15 years ago

How Secure Is VMware’s Virtualisation Lead?

There's plenty of competition for VMware in making virtualised data centres, despite its strong lead. Is now the time to…

15 years ago

Sun xVM VirtualBox 3.0 Review

The important addition of symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) to this desktop virtualisation tool could give VMware Workstation serious competition.

15 years ago

Stephen Fry Defends File Sharing

Pundit, actor and performer Stephen Fry says the entertainment industry is too aggressive - despite lending his name to Digital…

15 years ago

Chrome OS: Is Google Just Chasing Microsoft’s Gazelle?

Whoever came up with the idea first, it's obvious that we could use some new thinking around the provision of…

15 years ago

Microsoft Preparing Gazelle Browser-OS Hybrid

Microsoft's ace in the hole in its upcoming battle against Google Chrome OS, the search giant's new browser-based operating system,…

15 years ago

Analysts Mixed On Chrome OS Impact On Windows

Analysts say they need to see more of the Linux-based Chrome OS before they believe it will eventually prove disruptive…

15 years ago

SaaS Users Not Impressed, Survey Finds

Gartner is calling on SaaS vendors to “reaffirm fundamentals,” after survey reveals finds their products don't satisfy users

15 years ago

BCS And Tories Back Off From Putting Health Data In Cloud

The British Computer Society has denied involvement with a Conservative suggestion to outsource NHS data to the cloud. The report's…

15 years ago

Asian Developers Catch Cloud Computing Bug

Developers in the Asia Pacific region are increasingly moving to cloud computing, according to a recent survey

15 years ago

Microsoft Aiming to Settle EU Antitrust Cases

Microsoft is reportedly in talks to resolve two separate antitrust cases with EU regulators before the EU commissioner for competition…

15 years ago

Google Launches its Chrome OS

Google has introduced its new Google Chrome OS, an operating system project separate from Android and targeted at PCs

15 years ago

What Would It Take For You To Stop Using Microsoft IE?

Microsoft IE isn't the best browser, but it's still the leader, says Don Reisinger. What has to happen before business…

15 years ago

Firefox 3.5 Review – The Return of Mozilla!

With much faster rendering, HTML 5 support, native video handling improved standards support and more, Firefox is back

15 years ago

Microsoft Keeps C# and CLI Community Promise

Microsoft is keeping its Community Promise to open up its C# language and Common Language Infrastructure (CLI) to developers

15 years ago

Sun’s OpenSolaris Review

With the new Crossbow network virtualisation system and VirtualBox supported, OpenSolaris wets appetites for upcoming Solaris features.

15 years ago

Ingres: We’re Gaining From The MySQL Meltdown

Customers are turning from MySQL to Ingres in the face of Oracle, says Ingres CEO Roger Burkhardt. And he's not…

15 years ago

Nokia Is Not Falling For Android Fever

An Android phone is the last thing Nokia would do, says Peter Judge. It would be more exciting than more…

15 years ago

Sony Ericsson’s Android Phone Is Leaked, while Nokia Denies Plans

Nokia still prefers Symbian, but Sony Ericsson is convinced by the Android potential

15 years ago