Windows Vista's 'Mac'-Ness Might Open Door for Linux Takeover
A number of unique consolidations are happening in the industry just as Microsoft is trying to get a buzz going about Vista.
The timing couldn't be better, but there are bound to be…
Open Source In India: Standing Tall
Going by a recent survey by the Forum for Open Source Initiatives in India (FOSII), the organisers of LinuxAsia 2007, the Indian market for open source, including IT solutions, training and…
Novell 'Auto' Builds Linux For All
Building and maintaining packages for multiple Linux distributions has never been an easy task. But Novell wants to change that with a pair of releases it hopes will make it easier to build Linux…
Contact centers opening to open source
Three years ago, the travel industry was still struggling in the wake of the 9-11 disaster and Spirit Cruise Lines had to be particularly cost conscious when it went about replacing its CRM system…
'Microsoft is Imperialistic' Says Open Source Advocat
Microsoft Corporation's products have been locked out of the on-going World Social Forum (WSF) in Nairobi Kenya.
With over 300 computers provided for participants and the press, organizers…
Mozilla Thunderbird 2 Beta 2 Released
Mozilla Thunderbird 2 Beta 2 is now available. Features new to Thunderbird 2 include message tags, folder views, session navigation history, a visual refresh of the theme, and improved new mail…
The State of the Union of FOSS
"Confidential White House sources have leaked to me a secretly included draft section of the President’s State of the Union address. These sources suspect that the Free Software Foundation (FSF),…
Security and Apache Geronimo’s Future
A full-service application server like Apache Geronimo needs to have a full-service security implementation, and that means more than just supporting SSL connections. It means securing the…
Industry's First Open Source Card Fraud Prevention System
Heralding a pivotal shift in bank card systems, Risk IDS has released the industry’s first open source card fraud prevention system. The company says this move is set to shake up the way banking…
Open Source support hooks a fallacy says Linux expert
A leading US Open Source expert and 25-year veteran of the Free Software community has rejected claims from major software companies warning of hidden costs associated with the technology.
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