Will The Real Open Source CRM Please Stand Up?

"Dana Blankenhorn's story How far can open source CRM get? has finally pushed me to respond to the many people who have asked "When is the OSI going to stand up to companies who are flagrantly…

Talk Live with Ubuntu and Dell Linux Experts

Have questions about running Ubuntu Linux on a Dell System? Thinking about purchasing a Dell System with Ubuntu Linux? Join the Discussion with John Hull, Manager of Dell's Linux Technologies and…

Xandros to Provide Enhanced Interoperability Between Standardized XML Document Formats

Xandros today announced it will join Microsoft and other companies to build and ship open source translators between documents stored in Ecma Office Open XML and Open Document Formats. The…

Germany Top Dog For Open Source Adoption

According to a new survey of IT procurement officers, German companies models of open source adoption, with more that 59 percent of companies currently using open source software.

This…

Digium CTO Mark Spencer Discusses Asterisk, Open Source VoIP

The founder and CTO of Digium, Mark Spencer, wants to shake up the telecommunications industry, specifically telephony solutions for small businesses and mid-market enterprises. Digium is using…

Introduction of new features in Compiz Fusion - the Compiz/Beryl merge

Not only does the new project that results from the merge of Compiz and Beryl have a new name -- Compiz Fusion -- it also comes with a whole host of new features, which are introduced in this post…

Linux Foundation Improves Printing Functionality in Linux with LSB Driver Development Kit

The Linux Foundation (LF), the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, today announced the availability of the Linux Standard Base Driver Development Kit (LSB DDK)…

Open Source Business Models Debate: Create & Support vs. Pure-Support

Two different approaches and viewpoints about professional open source collided in a recent blogspace discussion where Rod Johnson (creator of the Spring Framework & CEO of Interface21 which…

Novell Announces Real-Time Linux Enhancements and Partnerships

Novell today announced new enhancements to SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time and unveiled new partnerships that expand the ecosystem around Novell's low latency Linux solution. SUSE Linux Enterprise…

Dell Refuses to Sell Ubuntu to Business

"I had a surreal experience with Dell today. My boss asked me to order a new computer for our small, non-profit business. Wanting to support Dell in their decision to sell computers with Ubuntu…