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Will the biggest clouds stay open source?
6 months ago
"The biggest and best IT system suppliers are gearing up for what they call “cloud” computing. IBM floated its offering today. It runs Linux." -
RFID a 'technical blunder', report says
9 months, 2 weeks ago
The next bubble ready to burst?Radio frequency identification (RFID) is a technology bubble ready to burst according to a new report by Dublin-based firm Heavey RF.…
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Digium Takes Asterisk Upstream Sans GPL 3
10 months, 3 weeks ago
"Internetnews.com has learned that Digium, the commercial vendor behind the open source Asterisk VoIP PBX effort, has a new but unannounced appliance in the works..." -
Could open source BI close out incumbents?
10 months, 3 weeks ago
A threat to traditional markets?JasperSoft has just released version 2.0 of its software, which makes this a good time not just to consider JasperSoft's latest capabilities, but also open-source business intelligence (BI) more generally.
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The houses that RISC OS built
1 year ago
New homes designed and produced using RISC OS kit.RISC OS is said to be used in set top boxes scattered across the world, and a mobile phone developer reportedly bought up a load of RISC OS 5 kit. But some applications of ROS are much closer to home. Martin Hansen reports on the growing use of RISC OS in the timber frame housing industry.
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Samba 3 preview release behaves more like Windows
1 year, 1 month ago
Jane Walker writes "After a spate of field testing, a new Samba 3 preview release hits the streets with enhancements to winbind and offline logon support." -
Importing Outlook Express Emails Into Thunderbird And Evolution
1 year, 1 month ago
This tutorial shows how you can import Outlook Express emails, contacts, and account settings into Mozilla Thunderbird and Evolution. This is quite useful if you want to switch from Windows to Linux but don't want to lose your mails and address book. -
Reasons Why Google Will Fail With Enterprise Apps
1 year, 2 months ago
Anonymous Reader writes "I recently discovered that Google is taking a leap into the enterprise world with their web based applications. And to Google fans, I can see where this may be seen as spectacular news. But to the skeptics, such as myself, I believe it’s going to prove difficult at best. Why the harsh outlook? Because this has been part of the Microsoft domain for so long that I don't believe that IT managers are ready to make the leap of faith that Google needs to kick start things with. Then again, Google could be closer than I initially thought..." -
Now shipping: Red Hat-JBoss application stack
1 year, 8 months ago
Jane Walker writes "Existing Red Hat customers can now reap the benefits of having JBoss middleware in their application stack. But IT managers who have already deployed custom open source apps will need to weigh JBoss’ pros and cons before making a change." -
Scalix slashes wholesaler's collaboration costs
1 year, 10 months ago
Anonymous Reader writes "This article from Tectonic tells of a company's switch from MS Exchange to Scalix for messaging and collaboration. It says Scalix's "transparent support for Outlook as well as its buzz-worthy AJAX-based webmail feature has raised hopes that the open source solution can oust the Outlook/MS Exchange hegemony in the corporate market - one of hte last barriers for open source in the business world."" -
Enterprise Software is Not a Refrigerator
2 years, 3 months ago
Si Chen writes "Most companies buy ERP/CRM software the way people buy refrigerators. But while you may never need to make toast or watch TV with your refrigerator, you may be running a completely different business with your ERP/CRM software one day. This short feature asks what is really important in enterprise software, how to assess it, and when open source may be a better answer." -
Survey: Blackberry Server on Linux
2 years, 4 months ago
Ron Gage writes "I am currently conducting a small (less than 10 questions) survey to see if there is any interest in a Linux version of the Blackberry Enterprise Server. For too long, Blackberry has been tied tightly to the Windows platform. Now is your chance to indicate your interest in a Linux based solution. The survey is located at www.rongage.org/survey. Please take a minute to fill out this survey. Thanks!" -
Wolves Circle As Exchange Nears Death
2 years, 5 months ago
Tam Stillwell writes "The end is near for Exchange 5.5 as Microsoft terminates product support January 1, 2006. For those who haven't already upgraded or switched, the big question is (as always): Microsoft Windows, Linux, Apple OS X or Other? All communities will find more highly regarded solutions for the enterprise than ever before, spanning both Open Source and Commercial worlds: Bynari Insight Server, eGroupWare, FirstClass, Kerio MailServer, Kolab Server, Lotus Notes & Domino, Novell GroupWise, Open-Xchange, and Scalix. Email Battles provides a starting point for your research." -
Bloated Exchange 12 Begs For Atkins Diet
2 years, 5 months ago
Tam Stillwell writes "Reviews of Microsoft's porky new Exchange 12 uniformly miss a key point. More processes make slower and buggier mail servers. Email Battles suggests that Microsoft's time may be better spent fixing the current feature set first." -
The Virtual Enterprise: Carla Safigan of SWSoft
2 years, 7 months ago
Chuck Talk writes "OrangeCrate is pleased to announce an interview with Carla Safigan, Director of Enterprise Marketing of SWsoft." - More News
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Kuali develops open source financial and ERP applications for universities
Financial and ERP applications are arguably the last bastion of proprietary software giants, but the Kuali Foundation wants to eliminate those remaining barriers to open source enterprise systems, at least in the educational realm. Kuali is a nonprofit collection of colleges, universities, commercial companies, and consultants who hope to "bring the proven functionality of legacy applications to the ease and universality of online services." Kuali's first project, Kuali Financial Systems, is already working on its 3.0 release, scheduled for the end of this year.
HP releases FOSS governance tools, announces forums and services
Hewlett-Packard is taking a giant leap into the field of open source governance -- the managing of free software within corporate systems -- with three announcements today. FOSSology, an open source project for the development of governance and FOSSBazaar, a Web site to focus discussion about governance, are being development with open source corporate partners, while the Open Source Health Check is the name for HP's own collection of governance consulting services.
CRM company dumps Microsoft,
remakes itself with LAMP
Etelos, launched in pre-bubble 1999 as a CRM services outfit, has remade itself as a Web 2.0 company with the help of open source software. Today, Etelos offers hosted CRM applications that weave into Google apps, Windows Live, and even iPods. Leaving Microsoft behind, and all the licensing restrictions that came with it, made all the difference, says CTO and founder Danny Kolke.
Manage your documents with Knowledge Tree
Knowledge Tree is an open source document management system (DMS) that helps enterprise users categorize, store, index, and share documents. It offers features like metadata editing, versioning, and WebDAV access, which make it a better choice than a simple file server for sharing documents.
XWiki vies for top spot in enterprise market
As hordes of European Java programmers descend on the JavaPolis conference in Belgium in mid-december, the developers of XWiki hope to turn heads with their "second-generation" wiki software that includes experimental integration with the Google Docs spreadsheet module.
XWiki faces formidable competition, though. JavaPolis's own site runs on the competing Confluence platform, said by its developer to be in use by more than 4,000 organizations; XWiki's clients number in the hundreds. Confluence has its own spreadsheet plugin that interfaces with EditGrid rather than the ubiquitous Google Docs. XWiki hopes Google integration will be the killer plugin that raises its profile as an enterprise wiki.
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OpenStreetMap project imports US government maps
OpenStreetMap (OSM) is a collaborative project in the process of building a free, Web-accessible, user-editable map of the world. So far, most of its map data has come through user-contributed GPS traces, but OSM has recently undertaken the bulk import of government-collected data covering the entire United States. The massive import will jump-start OSM's US map coverage, but its sheer size poses an interesting challenge to the project's resources.
Open source software for architects
When I began my career as an assistant architect 12 years ago, I used AutoCAD R12, 3D Studio, CorelDraw 6.0, and Photoshop 4.0 for architectural drawing and 3-D modeling. Today, many architects still use their later versions, but those bulky packages provide many functions an architect will never use. Luckily, there are several open source alternatives that are well-suited for architects -- QCad in place of AutoCAD, Blender instead of 3DMax, Inkscape in place of CorelDraw, and the GIMP as a substitute for Photoshop.
Nseer ERP 6.0 isn't fully baked
The big names in open source enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, such as Compiere, get most of the publicity, but you have another choice: Nseer ERP, from the first Chinese company to open the source code to its ERP software. It offers a basic solution for small businesses.
Two open source email virus scanners for Linux
If Linux is hardly affected by viruses, why do system administrators use anti-virus software on their Linux email servers? Because an anti-virus scanner on a mail server can serve as another level of defense for Microsoft Windows desktop users. Linux provides several server-based anti-virus applications, most of which can be configured to interact with a variety of messaging servers. Many use the actively developed ClamAV open source virus toolkit on the back end; others work with proprietary or commercial scanners. In this article we'll compare MailScanner and Anomy Sanitizer on a Sendmail messaging server.
OSA pushes interoperability with Common Customer View
SAN FRANCISCO -- The Open Solutions Alliance (OSA) pushed out a prototype application at LinuxWorld yesterday to demonstrate interoperability between open source applications. The Common Customer View (CCV) prototype integrates data between open source products from JapserSoft, Centric CRM, Adaptive Planning, Talend, and other OSA members, and includes a new single sign-on (SSO) piece contributed by SpikeSource and released under the Open Source License (OSL).
Collaborating with Mindquarry
If there's one thing the world doesn't lack for, besides bad movie sequels and dishonest politicians, it's collaboration software. Good collaboration software that's open source, on the other hand, is a rare thing indeed -- so I was pleased to discover that the Mindquarry GO beta service and the Mindquarry tools are well-done, if a bit limited in scope.
Colorado Human Services opens an open source portal
When the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) couldn't depend on a proprietary portal solution to meet its needs any longer, CDHS County Infrastructure Manager Ron Cash turned to open source software, because of the benefits of community development and the flexibility to customize applications for a perfect fit. The financial benefits of open source are nice too, Cash says.
OpenOffice.org charts undergo cosmetic surgery
OpenOffice.org suffers from a wildly inconsistent user interface (UI) that combines unique elements with borrowings from Microsoft Office. Now, in the upcoming version 2.3, it is finally having some of the cosmetic procedures it so badly needs -- at least in the charts subsystem. The changes include a new default color scheme and a heavily revamped wizard, but only small changes in functionality, making this revision a case study in UI design for both better and worse.
OSS helps give voice to beach condition reporting system
Mote Marine Lab in Sarasota, Fla., has enjoyed great success with its Google Maps-based beach conditions reporting system. Covering the six public beaches of Sarasota county and operational for eight months, the system receives 1,200 hits per day and is regularly mentioned by local media. Pleased with the publicity, Mote scientists made plans to expand the coverage to Manatee and Collier counties. What they didn't realize was that the original design didn't provide easy access for a small but significant portion of the public: people who don't own computers.
QuickBooks is now available for Linux servers -- but not for Linux desktops
The press release started with the words, "Answering the call for an open source option from Information Technology professionals, Intuit Inc. (Nasdaq: INTU) announced today that businesses will soon be able to operate QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions® from Linux servers. It is the first time the company has made one of its products available to users of open source systems." Except QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions itself is not now and may never be open source. And even though a Linux version of the server software is now available for Linux, you will still need Windows on your desktops to use it.
OpenOffice.org releases native Mac OS X preview
OpenOffice.org released its first native packages for Mac OS X this week. These "development snapshots" aren't intended for end users, but are still an important milestone in porting the productivity suite to the Mac.
IBM will support x86 Linux apps on System p servers
Today, IBM announced a public beta trial of a virtual Linux environment that will let x86 applications run on its System p Unix servers without modification. The new IBM System p Application Virtual Environment (AVE) technology will allow x86 binaries to run as well without modification, removing the biggest barrier against effective virtualization for some companies. As a result, customers will be able to consolidate dozens, if not hundreds, of servers into one virtual environment.
Reducing spam with OpenBSD and spamd
We all know about the rampant spam email problem. Nearly all of the potential solutions offered for it are based on the idea of the mail server receiving messages, classifying them as either spam or legitimate, and then processing further (deleting or forwarding messages) as appropriate. The problem with this strategy is that you end up using extra resources on the mail server. Here's a way to get the same result while minimizing resource usage by preventing the spam from reaching the mail server.
Use a wiki to integrate your information systems
Managing documentation and support requests and collaborating effectively are difficult tasks for many organizations. Most companies have separate systems to track customer information, handle support, and manage a general knowledge base, but when someone needs a 360-degree view of a project, or needs to find all of the information on a client, the task can be next to impossible. Why not glue all of your separate systems together using wiki software?
PengYou document collaboration software shows promise
PengYou is a promising Java-based client/server document management solution and versioning tool for individual users and small workgroups of up to 10 users. In its current version -- a very early stage of development -- PengYou offers only bare-bones functionality, but the developers have all the basics right.
