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IBM and Red Hat Join OpenStack Foundation
The OpenStack Foundation has gained powerful new backers after IBM and Red Hat joined up
Microsoft Deepens Open Approach With New Subsidiary
Microsoft is seeking to deepen its interaction with open source communities with the creation of a new subsidiary
HP Converged Cloud Runs On OpenStack
HP's Converged Cloud package is to run on a hardened version of the open source OpenStack software
Wikimedia Foundation Drops Google Maps
The Wikimedia Foundation has shifted away from Google Maps to OpenStreetMap in its mobile applications, following a wider trend
Red Hat’s Clustered Storage Polishes Gluster
Red Hat's open source cloud file system supports Hadoop for big data
OpenStack Releases ‘Essex’ Cloud OS
OpenStack's fifth-generation 'Essex' release adds pluggability to the open source cloud operating system
Canonical Busts Out Metal-as-a-Service For Cloudy Days
MaaS looks to bring cloud-like server management to IT teams
Open Source Joomla CMS Hits 30m Downloads
The open-source Joomla content management system has now been downloaded 30 million times
Microsoft Enters Top 20 Linux Contributors List
In an ironic development, Microsoft is now ranked in the top twenty of contributors to the Linux kernel
Yahoo Open Sources Mojito JavaScript Framework
Yahoo has open-sourced its Mojito JavaScript framework to give developers a platform-flexible HTML5 toolset
Apache Promotes Big Data Tool
Sqoop, a big data tool for transferring data between Hadoop and structured data stores, has graduated to top-level project status at the Apache Software Foundation
Apache Rave Graduates To Top-Level Status
The open source mashup platform Apache Rave has moved out of the Apache Software Foundation's incubator to become a top-level project
Individual Government IT Projects To Be Capped At £100m
Francis Maude aims to cut IT spending by capping costs
Munich Saves More Than €4m By Switching To Linux
Mayor of Munich says that LiMux project has helped cut licensing costs
Red Hat Becomes First Billion Dollar Open Source Firm
Red Hat's open source success is down to the cloud and large contracts
Raspberry Pi Held Up By CE Certification
The £22 Raspberry Pi PC needs the CE mark for sales in Europe (assuming no mutant lizards)
It’s All Go For Google’s Programming Language Release
Google has introduced version 1.0 of its Go programming language, after nearly two years of development and testing
Microsoft Cuts Loose Its ASP.NET Technology Into Open-Source
Microsoft has open sourced more of its Web development technology and is accepting community code submissions
McAfee Offers Free MySQL Security Tool
McAfee's open source security audit plug-in for MySQL s aimed at cloud deployments and businesses
Researchers Discover Android Denial Of Service Exploit
Italian researchers have uncovered an Android vulnerability which could render a device unusable through a DoS attack
Dell Makes OpenStack Cloud Platform Available In UK
Open source cloud platform will be powered by PowerEdge C servers and Crowbar management software
Iceland To Use Open Source Software For All Public Sector IT
This year, Iceland's public institutions start to shift to open source
Linux Kernel 3.3 Re-Integrates Android
The new Linux 3.3 has brought Google's Android code back into the mainstream, a boost for developers
Pirate Bay Takes Flight With GPS Controlled Drones
Ambitious drones will use Raspberry Pi computers to seek sanctuary in the skies
Red Hat Delivers JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 Beta And Tools
Red Hat has released beta versions of JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 and JBoss Developer Studio 5
Doubts Surround Anonymous Operating System
Ubuntu-based OS, featuring pre-installed hacking tools, was released yesterday
Mozilla Releases Firefox 11
New open source browser version arrives despite fears of Pwn2own delay
Samsung Begins Android Ice Cream Sandwich Rollout
Samsung Galaxy S II set to receive update from today with other devices following soon
Linux Foundation Ranks Bolstered By NVIDIA And Others
The Linux Foundation has grown its ranks after new members, including GPU maker NVIDIA, signed up