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Open source needs successful champions

Open source needs successful champions

News Open source industry needs profitable proponents to illustrate success, attract funding and encourage participation, says Red Hat CEO.

Wednesday, November 04 2009 07:15 PM

Tags: Open source, Linux server OS, Open Source, Google Inc., U.S., revenue, Asia, Red Hat Inc., ISV, open-source company


Why virus writers are turning to open source

Why virus writers are turning to open source

News Malware developers going open source and giving cybercriminals free access to malicious software in bid to expand capabilities of old Trojans.

Monday, September 21 2009 11:23 PM

Tags: Network security, Security Management, Open source, Malware, Security, RSA Security Inc., virus writer, social networking, malicious software, virus


Open source movement spreads across Asia

Open source movement spreads across Asia

News This ZDNet Asia special report looks at what's moving open source adoption across four Asian economies--Singapore, Malaysia, India and the Philippines.

Thursday, July 23 2009 08:07 PM

Tags: Open source, Business Strategies & Functions, Local Government, E-government, Asia, India, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, public sector


Mozilla: Firefox 3.6 won't be late

News The first beta of Firefox 3.6 may have crossed the finish line weeks late, but Mozilla says the final version should still be done this year.

Thursday, November 05 2009 10:41 AM

Tags: Web browsers, Open Source, Wiki, Web Browser, motivation, Mozilla Corp., Beta, release candidate, Mozilla Firefox, proprietary software


Open source? No good for cost cutting, say CIOs

News Hidden costs mean open source software isn't always an IT budget stretcher, tech chiefs in the United Kingdom say.

Monday, October 26 2009 09:23 AM

Tags: Cost control, Open source, Open Source, Director Of Information Technology, software, Information Technology, IT Budget, Open-source Software, CIO, Silicon.com


Five reasons to hire open source developers

Techguide Afraid an open source developer will be a liability to your organization? TechRepublic's Jack Wallen offers some reasons to think otherwise.

Thursday, August 20 2009 08:15 PM

Tags: Open source, Protocols and platforms, Human resources, Trends, Apache Software Foundation, Open-source Developer, Apache Web server, Open-source Community, Microsoft Windows, proprietary software


Open source groups to merge

News Paris-based OW2 Consortium and Open Solutions Alliance of California, say new entity will be a global platform for supporting R&D, distribution and adoption of open source software.

Friday, October 02 2009 11:15 AM

Tags: Open source, Open Source, Alcatel, France Telecom, Organization, Open-source Software, Ingres, Spokesperson, consortium, Paris


Microsoft founds and funds open source forum

News Software company has created a not-for-profit foundation to address integration and cultural issues between open source and proprietary software.

Monday, September 14 2009 09:20 AM

Tags: Open source, software company, Chicago, Open-source Community, Jeremy Allison, Linux, Samba, Open source


US govt Web site makes open source move

News White House Web site now employing open source software. Given the U.S. federal government's widespread adoption of open source, the amazing thing is that it took so long.

Tuesday, October 27 2009 09:39 AM

Tags: Open source, Government, Drupal, Open Source, Acquia, software, Open-source Software, Associated Press, White House, proprietary software


Slow site? Yahoo open-sources an app for that

News Sure, rivals could profit from Yahoo's release of Traffic Server as open-source software. But overall, Yahoo bets it'll gain more than it loses by giving it away.

Tuesday, November 03 2009 09:59 AM

Tags: Web sites, Web servers, Yahoo! Inc., Open Source, Google Inc., Apache Software Foundation, Traffic Server, Microsoft Corp., software, Web sites


UK government open source guidelines ignored, says Ingres

News Software tenders that have taken place since the government published its open source policy in February have ignored those guidelines, according to database firm Ingres.

Monday, September 28 2009 10:53 AM

Tags: Open source, Open-source Database, Chief Information Officer, Open-source Software, Ingres, proprietary software, open standard, Open source, incentive, ZDNet Asia


Palm opens doors to WebOS applications

News New developer program will allow mobile apps to be sold and installed without review by Palm, waiving fees for open source developers.

Wednesday, October 07 2009 09:45 AM

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Open Source, Palm Inc., Apple Inc., software, Palm Pre, mobile, WebOS, Developer


Red Hat takes developer efforts to Malaysia

News CEO Jim Whitehurst lauds country's open source deployments in public sector, and launches Red Hat program to drive adoption and innovation.

Wednesday, August 05 2009 02:52 PM

Tags: Open source, Software engineering/development, Red Hat Inc., Open-source Software, Training, Singapore, software company, Malaysia, public sector, ISV


Sony open sources digital effects software

News Sony Pictures Imageworks releases five digital image-manipulation software tools under open source licenses, and says more may follow.

Tuesday, August 04 2009 10:39 AM

Tags: Business applications, Digital media, Open source, Sony Pictures, Animation, Tool, computer graphics, computer, animation company, Digital media


S'pore developers create open source buzz

News Local developers helping to grow Singapore's interest and expertise in open source technology, with mobile realm particularly hot, say user groups.

Monday, July 27 2009 05:59 PM

Tags: Open source, Linux, CRM, Singapore, Developer, Cloud Computing, e-mail, Google Android, Python, Linux


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