Open Source

Open-Source Leaders Call For Calm Over TomTom

Is Microsoft's lawsuit against TomTom a shot across the bow at Linux and open-source software? Open-source experts Bruce Perens and…

16 years ago

Sun: Recession Driving Green IT, Virtualization Uptake

Interest in technologies such as cloud computing, virtualization and green IT is on the rise, according to Sun CTO Greg…

16 years ago

Debian 5.0 Lenny: Good For Servers

Named for a Toy Story character, the new Debian is a serious contender for open source server deployments

16 years ago

OpenSUSE 11.1 Vies for Desktop Linux Supremacy

Novell's OpenSUSE 11.1 has desktop features and an enviable community involvement strategy for tapping community involvement, but still a few…

16 years ago

UK Government To Save £600m With Open Source

New support for open source from the UK government could lead to big savings as long as proprietary vendors don't…

16 years ago

“No-fuss” Linux net-top updated

French computer maker claims solid-state, low power desktops are the future

16 years ago

UK Academics Launch Open Source PC Power Saver

The University of Liverpool's PowerDown can shut down idle PCs, saving users thousands of pounds.

16 years ago

New VMware Open-Source Client Heralds New Devices

VMware View Open Client, released 3rd February, will most likely boost the number of thin-client devices from Wyse, HP and…

16 years ago

Citrix: the Virtual Route to Sustainable IT

Sustainable IT departments will have to weather some big changes. One of the largest is the move to virtual servers.…

16 years ago

OpenOffice.org Grows Up

Nine years after Sun Microsystems bought StarOffice, the resulting OpenOffice.org project is ready to roll out its 3.0 release. Enhanced…

16 years ago

Ubuntu Remains Best Linux Distribution for Desktops

Ubuntu 8.10 still outshines the Linux desktop offerings from Red Hat and Novell, and is the best open-source alternative to…

16 years ago

Fedora 10 a Solid Linux Choice for Workstations, Development Servers

The latest version of Fedora, the Linux-based operating system, gives users a peek at what they can expect to see…

16 years ago

Microsoft’s Ray Ozzie Talks Open Source, Azure and More

Microsoft's chief software architect, Ray Ozzie, on open source and interoperability, software modeling and the Windows Azure cloud operating system.

16 years ago

Five Tech Trends to Watch in 2009

Small businesses face tightening IT budgets this year, but here are five technology trends all midmarket companies should be keeping…

16 years ago

Ruby on Rails and Merb to Merge to Create Rails 3

Ruby on Rails and rival Merb teams have finally decide to get along. Built on the same foundation, Rails and…

16 years ago