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IT analysts’ influence on open source adoption
Author: Robin 'Roblimo' Miller
I have now attended conferences held by two major IT analyst firms: Forrester and Gartner. While I have talked to (and...
Singapore government deploys OpenOffice.org on 5,000 PCs
The Ministry of Defence in Singapore has installed OpenOffice.org on 5,000 PCs, and is planning to deploy it on a further 15,000 within the...
Chinese startup opens up Linux phone market
After launching two of the world's first Linux smartphones, China's E28 is offering handset makers the opportunity to licence its software and hardware designs.
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Ballmer’s open source assault gives Linux a leg-up
Microsoft chief executive officer, Steve Ballmer, has acknowledged Linux as the "only game in town" when it comes to competing with the proprietary software...
Review of ‘OpenOffice.org Writer’
TBR writes "Effectively this little book, part of O'Reilly's Community Press series, is an OpenOffice.org Writer 'How-To'. Across ten chapters the book illustrates (with...
Dutch EU Presidency holds Open Source in Government conference
Author: Rishab Aiyer Ghosh
The conference "Open Standards and Libre Software in Government" is organised by MERIT in coordination with the Dutch Presidency of the...
Webmail drops Windows for open source platform
Webmail.us, which provides hosted e-mail service for small and medium-size businesses, will announce next week a raft of improvements to its service, including a...
OpenBSD 3.6 tackles SMP
The next version of the secure BSD-based operating system supports multiple processors for both AMD64 and i386-compatible hardware.
Link: news.zdnet.co.uk
OpenBSD 3.6 released
Author: Jem Matzan
OpenBSD project leader Theo de Raadt today announced the official release of OpenBSD 3.6 for 14 architectures. This regular release includes new...
Straight talk about building a Linux enterprise cluster with open source tools
When Karl Kopper joined United National Foods in Auburn, Calif. as an IT consultant, he had his work cut out for him. The...