Open source databases '60 per cent cheaper'
Open source databases can save enterprises up to 60 per cent over proprietary products, according to data collected by Forrester Research.
Noel Yuhanna, a senior analyst at Forrester…
Playstation 3 Linux/Hacking/Homebrew Wiki
Having been on the market for only a short while, the Playstation 3 already runs open source Linux applications without mods. This site is an attempt to gather technical information about the…
Convert your multimedia archive to open standards.
Mp3, wma formats are copyrighted formats. Not everybody knows that they are breaking a bunch of rules and copyright patents by playing and redistributing fileformats like mp3 and wma. The big…
Open Country Debuts OCM Webmin Plus
Open Country Enhances Webmin System Administration Tool with Bacula® Network Backup Capability and Launches Community Site
BELMONT, CA – November 21, 2006 – Open Country, a next-generation…
Mandriva allies with IBPhoenix to support Firebird 2.0
Thanks to a collaboration between IBPhoenix and Mandriva, Mandriva Linux is now the distribution offering the best integrated support for Firebird 2.0.
Mandriva now offers the packages for…
Bull and JBoss Form Strategic Partnership
Bull and JBoss, a division of Red Hat, today announced a worldwide technology and business partnership to accelerate the development and deployment of interoperable open source middleware…
The deal that could kill open source
On the surface, it may seem that the Microsoft-Novell agreement was a watershed moment for Linux. After all, many businesses do not want to be slapped with lawsuits by using software that may…
Reviewing a Microsoft anti-Linux case study
As most people know Microsoft has an anti-Linux program called "Get the Facts" featuring case studies arguing the Windows case. When one of those, wearing the title: London Stock Exchange chooses…
SCALE Readies 'Non-Commercial' Open Source Conference
Despite the proliferation of LinuxWorld and other commercial open source shows, several regional Linux organizations continue to hold their own conferences and expos. Right now, for example, a…
Open Letter to the Community from Novell
On November 2, Novell and Microsoft announced a significant, multi-part agreement to work together to improve the interoperability between Linux and Windows and for Microsoft to redistribute more…