Open Source

Government Looks to Cut IT Spending by £3.2bn

Improved benchmarking, better information management, and tackling risky IT projects key to cutting costs

16 years ago

Sun Discusses Future Of MySQL

The announcement of MySQL 5.4 comes 24 hours after Oracle announced plans to buy Sun for £5.1bn

16 years ago

Oracle Sun Deal Should Escape Antitrust Issues

If IBM had acquired Sun it could have led to a host of troubling government antitrust issues, but Oracle's $7.4…

16 years ago

VMware’s vSPhere: “Bigger, More Open, More Resilient”

The virtualisation giant is pretty pleased with its new "cloud OS", vSphere. Is it really that different from the competition.…

16 years ago

Oracle To Pay £5bn For Sun Microsystems

The terms of the deal represent significantly more money than the £4.5 billion cash offer that IBM reported had put…

16 years ago

Google Has Big Hopes For Android OS

While Google's earning report exceeded some analyst expectations, the search engine giant is facing modest declines in revenue as it…

16 years ago

Building a Stronger Foundation for Linux

The Linux Foundation and Novell have teamed up on Build Service to help create software packages for a variety of…

16 years ago

Desktop Linux Needs A Bit More Organisation

There are plenty of desktop Linux apps. The problem is finding, installing and managing them, says Jason Brooks. Linux vendors…

16 years ago

IBM, Red Hat and others Join EC Microsoft Case

A group of tech companies has joined the likes of Google, Opera and Mozzilla in the latest EC case against…

16 years ago

Mono Migration Analyser tool (MoMA): Port Windows Software To Linux

The Mono Migration Analyser tool: is it really necessary? eWEEK Labs puts MoMA through its paces.

16 years ago

Google Android Set to Grow Beyond Mobile

T-Mobile, Acer, Dell and HP are all planning more computer-centric applications for the mobile operating system

16 years ago

Windows On 96 Percent of Netbooks? No Way!

A Microsoft exec has announced the death of the Linux netbook. He's ignoring the world picture, and speaking too soon:…

16 years ago

Sun, Do You Have A Plan B?

As its deal with IBM evaporates, Sun needs a backup plan. Chris Preimesberger thinks there might be another deal on…

16 years ago

IBM’s Sun Acquisition Breaks Down

Sun Microsystems rejected IBM's $7 billion bid, according to reports - or is it a negotiation tactic?

16 years ago

Red Hat UK MD: Recession Will “Legitimise” Open Source

The recession has been good for open source vendors but not so good that Red Hat 's UK boss wants…

16 years ago

HP to put Android on Netbooks?

HP has confirmed that it is looking at Google's Android as a possible operating system. Could it make for cheaper…

16 years ago

Novell Desktop Linux: Solid, But Lacks Features

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop is ready for business. It's a strong alternative to Windows, but limited in its software packages

16 years ago

Alfresco Says Recession Is Good For Open Source

Budget limitations and continued improvement in software and associated services are making open-source software alternatives look good to IT managers

16 years ago

GNU Founder Stallman Issues JavaScript Warning

Free software proponent Richard Stallman claims some browsers and browsing software can force "non-free software" on users without their knowledge

16 years ago

Analyst: Oracle Purchase Of Red Hat “Highly Likely”

Oracle might be eyeing additional acquisitions, and some analysts suspect that the IT giant might have its sights set on…

16 years ago

Microsoft Discusses More Online Open Source Integration

Microsoft has discussed more details about its Web Platform which will integrated with open source applications

16 years ago

Can Red Hat Linux make the desktop pay?

Red Hat may soon be offering VDI capabilities.

16 years ago

Tom Tom Countersues Microsoft

In an interesting turn of events, TomTom has countersued Microsoft for patent infringement.

16 years ago

If IBM Swallows Sun, Open-Source Is The Winner

There is a lot of overlap for IBM and Sun in the areas of open source and operating systems -…

16 years ago

IBM Can Sell Sun’s Tech – Better Than Sun Can

Sun has had trouble selling its technology, and IBM is a past master at marketing. What's not to like about…

16 years ago

IBM May Acquire Sun Microsystems

With a reported $6.5 billion (£4.5bn) in cash on the table for Sun Microsystems, IBM would be well positioned to…

16 years ago

Richard Stallman: Free software costs the environment less

The GNU founder claims that free software should be more sustainable than proprietary - and argues that the UK and…

16 years ago

Recession Is Driving Open Source Uptake, Says Novell

But some open source experts claim the software is about more than saving money

16 years ago

Stallman: Free software Is Not About Saving Money

Companies turning to open source in the recession should know that free software is about much more, according to the…

16 years ago

UK should learn from open source schools project

Avoiding commercial licenses has enabled the National Digital Resource Bank project to succeed, say free software experts

16 years ago