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Fixing Linux: What's Broken And What To Do About It

December 1, 2008
The open-source operating system still has major problems that need immediate attention. Our expert recommends configuration, versioning, and GUI enhancements, to name a few.

Ingres 9.2 Offered With Ease Of Use Enhancements

November 21, 2008
Support for both Java Database Connectivity and Microsoft's .Net Data Provider has been updated in the upgrade of the open source database software.

Symbian Foundation Gets More Members

November 20, 2008
With a major Japanese carrier on board, the number of companies supporting Symbian's free, open source goal has climbed to 59.

Sun Gives MySQL A Query Analyzer

November 19, 2008
The analyzer is hoped to push MySQL query execution closer to the performance range of large commercial database systems.

IBM To Acquire Virtualization Specialist Transitive

November 19, 2008
Transitive's tools can be used to migrate apps from proprietary platforms to open source environments.

Red Hat CEO Whitehurst Talks About Slowdown, Virtualization, Linux

November 18, 2008
In an exclusive interview, Red Hat's Jim Whitehurst opens up about the open source software firm's short-term prospects in troubled times and longer-term opportunities for growth.

Sun Updates StarOffice 9 For Microsoft Office, Macintosh

November 17, 2008
With its increased compatibility, StarOffice represents a low-cost alternative for companies looking to save on their IT budgets.

Canonical To Build ARM Version Of Ubuntu

November 17, 2008
The adaptation of the Linux-based operating system will run on ARM's v7 processors, aimed at mini-notebooks and other mobile Internet devices.

Adobe To Unify Developer Apps With Flash Platform

November 17, 2008
Adobe is rolling out several new and updated products to fend off Microsoft's Silverlight, not to mention the growing use of open source technologies like HTML, CSS, and Ajax.

The Open Source Enterprise: Its Time Has Come

November 15, 2008
The problems that made open source code impractical for many businesses are falling away. Add in the 'cheaper' factor, and this should get interesting.

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