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• OpenKM 2.0. - Open Source Document Management System (dms) 1 week, 1 day ago
  
  OpenKM , open source document management system announces release of OpenKM version 2.0.
  
• Learn to build and maintain networks with new book on FreeBSD operating system 1 week, 5 days ago
  
  Packt is pleased to announce the availability of it's new book, Network Administrationwith FreeBSD 7 which focuses on the FreeBSD operating system. Written by experienced UNIX system administrator and Network Engineer Babak Farrokhi, this book is a guide to FreeBSD for network administrators. Users will learn to work with and extract full potential from this operating system to build, secure and maintain networks.
• The Linux Test project ltp-full-20080430 released 2 weeks, 1 day ago
  
  Dear All, The Linux Test Project test suite has been released for the month of APRIL 2008. The latest version of the test-suite contains 3000+ tests for the Linux OS and can be found at
• Zimbra- Your Open Source Mail Server 2 weeks, 6 days ago
  
  Are you in the lookout for a good open source mail server? Well, then your first stop would be Zimbra. Zimbra provides open-source server and client software for numerous applications like messaging and collaboration: email, group calendaring, contacts, and web document management and authoring. The Zimbra server has been made available for various platforms like Linux, Mac OS X, appliances, and virtualization platforms. The Zimbra Web 2.0 Ajax client runs on most commonly used browsers like Firefox, Safari, and IE. It also features easy integration/mash-ups of web portals, business applications, and VoIP using web services. When it comes to comparison between Zimbra and Microsoft Exchange, Zimbra is in par with Exchange in many ways. It is in fact ahead of Exchange for hosting providers and in collaboration features. One of the notable difference between Zimbra and Exchange is that Zimbra provides SOAP bindings which allows third parties to integrate additional functionality with Zimbra.
• Plat’Home Introduces “Tough Love,” Small, Low-Cost Linux Server for Zero Maintenance Use 3 weeks, 4 days ago
  
  Compact OpenMicroServer already used by thousands of businesses in Asia and tested by Shimizu Corporation, a Top 5 Japanese Contractor, in high-technology disaster prevention systems
• Set up an Online Store using new Drupal e-Commerce Book 3 weeks, 4 days ago
  
  Selling Online with Drupal e-Commerce is a new book from Packt which will help users to sell online using the award-winning open-source Drupal web application. Written by Michael Peacock, this book provides the essentials of getting an e-commerce website up and running with Drupal.
• LinuxFest Northwest 2008 Looms 3 weeks, 5 days ago
  
  LinuxFest Northwest 2008 is happening this month, April 26th and 27th in Bellingham, Washington.
• LinuxCertified Announces Linux Device Driver Development Course 4 weeks ago
  
  LinuxCertified Inc, a leading provider of Linux training and services, today announced its next Linux Device Driver Development Course class to be held in South Bay, CA from May 19th to May 21st.
• CNR.com Releases Beta CNR Client For Ubuntu 8.04 1 month ago
  
  Free One-click Software Delivery Service Now Offers Full-Featured CNR Client for Upcoming Version of Ubuntu HardyHeron
• New Book on Drupal 6 Published 1 month, 1 week ago
  
  Following the latest release of Drupal 6 in February 2008, Packt Publishing is pleased to announce an update to David Mercer’s best selling Drupal 4.7 book. Building powerful and robust websites with Drupal 6 is as much of an overhaul of the original book as Drupal 6 is over Drupal 4.7.
• Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring released 1 month, 1 week ago
  
  Mandriva is proud to announce the release of its latest distribution, Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring. This new release brings features like full support for the Asus Eee, easy synchronization with Windows Mobile 5 and later, Blackberry, and Nokia devices, a new parental control utility, the Elisa multimedia center, Codeina for easy installation of necessary media codecs, PulseAudio by default and much more. Software updates include KDE 3.5.9 (with 4.0.2 available from the official repositories), GNOME 2.22, OpenOffice.org 2.4, Linux kernel 2.6.24.4, X.org 7.3, Compiz 0.7, and more.
• Linux Foundation’s Annual Collaboration Summit Kicks Off 1 month, 1 week ago
  
  Linux and open source leaders work together on next steps for the operating system
• Create and manage a social networking site with new book on Elgg 1 month, 1 week ago
  
  Packt is pleased to announce the availability of its new book on Elgg, the free open-source tool used to create social networks. Written by Mayank Sharma, the book teaches users to create their own fully customized, hosted social network for their business, organization, or group of friends.
• KDE 4.0.3 Release Announcement 1 month, 1 week ago
  
  KDE Project Ships Third Translation and Service Release for Leading Free Software Desktop.
• Flourish 2008, the Chicago Open Source Conference 1 month, 2 weeks ago
  
  It's time for the second annual Chicago open source conference. We're going to have some great speakers like John "maddog" Hall and Bruce Perens. We'll also have a web application framework rumble and a hackathon.
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