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Open source databases '60 percent cheaper'

Open source databases '60 percent cheaper'

Inexpensive products put price squeeze on database giants.
Tom Sanders Nov 21 2006, 11:19AM Software
Open Channel to distribute open source compliance

Open Channel to distribute open source compliance

Open Channel Solutions (OCS) has signed an exclusive distribution agreement to move an open source compliance management software suite developed by Black Duck Software.
Staff Writers Sep 5 2006, 3:05PM Software
World's oldest consumer electronics fair to open

World's oldest consumer electronics fair to open

BERLIN - The world's oldest consumer electronics show opens its doors in Berlin on Thursday to showcase an industry bursting with confidence as demand surges for flat TVs, MP3 players, set top boxes and phones.
Lucas van Aug 31 2006, 9:36AM Collaboration
Hummingbird negotiating sale to Open Text

Hummingbird negotiating sale to Open Text

Canadian software maker Hummingbird said Friday it was negotiating a takeover offer of US$485.1 million from rival Open Text.
Reuters Staff Jul 24 2006, 10:20AM Finance
Open Networks bridges the WLAN gap

Open Networks bridges the WLAN gap

Broadband hardware and software vendor Open Networks has launched iConnectWLAN, a software tool which assists in the setting up of WLAN in the home or office.
Lilia Guan Jul 13 2006, 12:35PM Collaboration
Wireless is wide open

Wireless is wide open

Opportunities abound for resellers looking to secure wireless networks
Denise Murray Jul 10 2006, 2:52PM Security
Microsoft funds African PCs amid open source debate

Microsoft funds African PCs amid open source debate

Microsoft Corp. is funding computer centres it hopes will reach half a million poor South Africans and argued on Monday that free open source software is not always the best option for developing countries.
Rebecca Harrison Oct 4 2005, 2:00PM Software
IBM ups open source efforts

IBM ups open source efforts

IBM Software is contributing some 30 projects to SourceForge.net, a US repository of open source code and related material.
Barbara Darrow Feb 28 2005, 12:00AM Software
Symantec titles open to attack

Symantec titles open to attack

Symantec released patches for a vulnerability found in a large number of its products, including flagship titles such as BrightMail AntiSpam, AntiVirus Corporate Edition, and its 2004 consumer slate.
Staff Writers Feb 10 2005, 12:00AM Security
Bluechip to open Perth office

Bluechip to open Perth office

Distributor Bluechip Infotech will open a Perth office in February to better service west coast resellers and cut down on costs shipping freight from the eastern seaboard.
Byron Connolly Jan 18 2005, 12:00AM Distribution
Open source to rocket in 2005

Open source to rocket in 2005

Open source software will influence the VoIP market in a big way next year, according to VoIP pioneer Jeff Pulver, who released his predictions this week in the US.
W. David Gardner Dec 21 2004, 12:00AM Software
Open source pioneers take on EU patent issue

Open source pioneers take on EU patent issue

With the European Union's Council preparing to take up an important software patent issue later this week, a group of open-source software pioneers, led by Linux developer Linus Torvalds, has issued an appeal to the EU Council to block the legalisation of software patents because they are "deceptive, dangerous, and democratically illegitimate."
W. David Gardner Nov 24 2004, 12:00AM Software
Open source starts campaign against Euro patents

Open source starts campaign against Euro patents

A group of companies promoting open source software has launched a campaign in Europe designed to bolster copyright at the expense of patent law to safeguard the spread of open-source software.
W. David Gardner Oct 22 2004, 12:00AM Software
IE bugs open up even XP SP2 to attack

IE bugs open up even XP SP2 to attack

Two new vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer 6.0 were unveiled by a security firm this week that hackers could exploit to bypass security features even in Microsoft's most secure OS, Windows XP SP2.
Staff Writers Oct 21 2004, 12:00AM Security
Ex Sun and Oracle execs in open source startup

Ex Sun and Oracle execs in open source startup

Two former executives from Sun and Oracle plan to launch in December a US-based open source startup called SpikeSource, designed to provide Linux integration services.
Paula Rooney Oct 11 2004, 12:00AM Software
Open source tender stirs political hornet’s nest

Open source tender stirs political hornet’s nest

A NSW Government tender for open source software has caused a political stoush, with Minister for Commerce, John Della Bosca, slammed by the Opposition.
Staff Writers Oct 5 2004, 12:00AM Software
Microsoft feeling open source heat

Microsoft feeling open source heat

Microsoft and its partners must do a better job promoting the software giant's latest platforms and teaching customers how technology can help them, Microsoft Australia boss Steve Vamos told hundreds of attendees at its partner conference in Queensland.
Byron Connolly Aug 25 2004, 12:00AM Software
Dodo to open retail shops

Dodo to open retail shops

Dodo Internet would look to put pressure on the telco big boys with an ambitious $60 million plan to open up to 60 retail stores across Australia branded 'Dodo World'.
Byron Connolly Aug 18 2004, 12:00AM Mobility
Java creator weighs in on open source debate

Java creator weighs in on open source debate

As Java industry leaders prepare to debate at JavaOne 2004 whether Java's stewardship might be better in the open-source community than with Sun Microsystems, the technology's creator James Gosling weighed in on why he thinks open-sourcing Java remains a tricky issue.
Elizabeth Montalbano Jul 2 2004, 12:00AM Software
Sun sheds light on open source Solaris

Sun sheds light on open source Solaris

Sun Microsystems' top software executive shed new light on Sun's plans to open-source its Solaris operating system, but the vendor's ultimate strategy to release the source code for its proprietary Unix-based OS remains far from clear.
Elizabeth Montalbano Jun 29 2004, 12:00AM Software

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