Sourcing Industry
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Asia needs more open source contribution
News While companies are adopting open source software enthusiastically, there are far fewer companies offering related services in the region, says industry luminary.
Tags: Open source, Entrepreneurship, Software, Software engineering/development, Open-source Software, Database, software company, Sun Microsystems Inc., co-founder, marketing
Asia set to 'give back' to open source
News Asia may be "taking" more from the open source community than it is giving back for now, but that will change in two to three years, say industry experts.
Tags: Open source, Linux, Asia, India, Novell Inc., CIO, tax incentive, software, co-founder, Oracle Corp.
Quarrel over OOXML rages on
News The open source community is up in arms over implications of Microsoft's Office Open XML standard. Microsoft answers, sort of.
Tags: Office suites
Report: Microsoft dominance poses risks
News A computer industry group critical of Microsoft plans to release a report Wednesday asserting that the software giant's dominance in key technologies threatens the national infrastructure.
Tech VIPs say future belongs to open source
News In next five to 10 years, open-source movement will transform software business, top execs say at confab.
Tags: Open source
Red Hat CEO decries software patents
News Patents "absolutely" retard the pace of innovation, CEO Matthew Szulik argues, but he doesn't call for their abolition.
Novell defeats SCO in Unix copyright case
News A U.S. judge's ruling that Novell is the rightful owner of copyrights relating to the Unix OS also has ramifications for other SCO lawsuits.
Tags: Operating systems, Lawsuits, Copyright
Samsung set to pounce on stalled rival Motorola
News The Korean contender hopes Motorola's woes and a mobile-phone product blitz will bring a global market-share windfall and the No. 2 slot.
Tags: Cellular phones, Sales/revenue
Open source efforts derailed by 'loud minority'
News An open source advocacy group says a minority within the community is hampering efforts to increase adoption by making personal attacks on CIOs.
Tags: Open source
OASIS patent policy sparks boycott
News Leaders in the open-source movement act against a policy OASIS had promoted as an olive branch.
Tags: Open source
Sun settles with longtime foe Microsoft, unveils layoffs
News The deal dictates that Microsoft must make US$1.95 billion in payments to Sun, which separately says it will cut 3,300 jobs, as its losses mount.
Tags: Business applications, Layoffs
Microsoft learns to live with open source
News Though it still opposes open-source products and licensing, Microsoft is begrudgingly adopting similar practices to appeal to its corporate customers.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Open source, Business development/management
Taiwan's ASE to build 2 chip plants in China
News Taiwan-based Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc (ASE) plans to build two chip-packaging plants in China, according to the Electronic Buyers' News Web site.
Taiwan's ASE planning US$1b plants in China
News Taiwan-based Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc (ASE) plans to build two chip-packaging plants in China, according to the Electronic Buyers' News Web site.
The Linux developer lifestyle, exposed
News Are open-source developers all sandal-wearing geeks? A new survey reveals a detailed picture of free software developers' motivations and expectations--and even their personal lives.
