Dial-a-Phone (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
The history of mobile phones has traditionally been a history characterized by closed development. In other words, mobile phone handset makers and carriers have offered the features and options that they wanted to make available and consumers have had to pick and choose between the best of what is out there to get a phone [...]
Computerworld UK's Roundup (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
We are in an economic downturn, perhaps even a full-blown recession. Any doubts I had about that were removed by two related, recent phenomena.
InfoWorld (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Open-source middleware maker Continuent has launched a database scale-out stack called Tungsten, which supports open-source databases like MySQL as well as proprietary ones from the likes of Oracle. On Thursday, the company published code for Tungsten Replicator, a master-slave replication tool for MySQL, wrote Continuent CTO Robert Hodges in a blog post. Master-slave replication sees a "master" database...
Computerworld UK's Roundup (Free subscription) | yesterday
2008 is well underway and it is interesting to review predictions for the year. One of Gartner's predictions for IT organisations and users in 2008 and beyond was:
Web Worker Daily (Free subscription) | 22 hours ago
If you and web workers you collaborate with have been considering using customer relationship management (CRM) software, it makes sense to look not just at proprietary solutionis such as Salesforce.com, but at open source solutions. Open source CRM solutions are now very competitive with proprietary alternatives. Over on the OStatic blog, we just rounded up [...]
SiliconRepublic.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Utah software company Novell employs 150 people in Dublin. The advent of open source software, particularly Linux, gave this long-standing IT giant a new lease of life. Ron Hovsepian is the company's CEO
Computerworld UK's Roundup (Free subscription) | yesterday
A free business advisory service has been set up by open-source consultancy Sirius in an attempt to dispel some of the confusion around the subject.
KillerStartups.com (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
What it does Over at Open.srcphp.com you’ll be able to find a gallery of the best open source PHP projects. Throughout the gallery, you’ll find information on each project, what it consists of, and what other people have though about it. This will allow you to determine whether an application is good enough for you to download and start tinkering with. The site has two main RSS feeds that make keeping...
SolidOffice (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
Smashing Apps publishes “19 Most Essential Open Source Applications That You Probably Want To Know.” As the site’s audience is largely graphic design professionals, this should help promote open source programs to a new cadre of possible users. The majority of applications in this collection are web apps, but a few desktop programs make the list, including [...]
Ars Technica (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
Open source software advocates have filed a complaint with the Quebec Superior Court claiming that the government violated procurement policies by granting no-bid contracts to Microsoft without first considering open source alternatives. Read More...
CU-Online (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
Open Source. Open Technology. Open Content. Open Minds. BE SURE TO MAKE YOUR HOTEL RESERVATIONS BY SEPTEMBER 2, 2008.
Matrixsynth (Free subscription) | yesterday
You might remember the aurora224 from this post . It can obviously be used as a midi controller. It looks like it is now available in both completed and DIY kit form. aurora224 order page "we are pleased to offer the aurora224 for sale. there are two different options available to order. domestic shipping is only to usa. we are reviewing domestic pricing for canada & mexico. if this is an international...
WebPro News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Quebec's open source organization Facil is suing the province's government for spending millions of dollars on Microsoft software, and never entertaining the idea of using anything open source. The problem here is that there is no room for competition because the government automatically goes to Microsoft. read more
Sunlight Foundation (Free subscription) | yesterday
Last fall, the government of South Africa announced that it was adopting Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) and Open Document format (ODF) as official standards for government communications. South Africa’s moves are adding further momentum to the global trend among governments and other institutions to adopt open standards. South Africa joined such [...]
Blog adn Web (Free subscription) | yesterday
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