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- Open Source
- Refers to software that is distributed with its source code so that end user organizations and vendors can modify it for their own purposes. Most open source licenses allow...
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- Open source and health care reform
- The product meets a specific need that has not been met before, but the underlying solution addresses "a problem that exists across all health care," the capture and guiding of data toward a common result. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Glue, Open Source, Health Care, Acesis, Healthcare, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-11-22
- Automating peer review may do much more
- It's important to note that this is a process which, because of the need for security, and the lack of data format standards, has not been computerized before. Getting it into templates makes many important things possible by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Acesis, XML, Open Source, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-11-22
- Ulteo offers server based computing solution for Linux desktops, apps
- Ulteo is now offering what Microsoft and Citrix will not: a server based computing solution for the Linux desktop and Linux applications. The company, which late last year launched the first OpenOffice open source desktop online, has announced the availability of the Open Virtual Desktop...
- Tags: Linux Desktop, Citrix Systems Inc., Server, Ulteo, Open Virtual Desktop, Microsoft Terminal Server, Linux, Desktops, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-11-21
- Can open source sustain a talent agency?
- Want to start an open source talent agency? Not an employment agency, a talent agency. Seek talent, represent it for projects, and pass the work off for a cut of the money. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Talent, Advertisement, Agency, Talent Agency, Workforce Management, Open Source, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-11-21
- Metrics of open source success
- There is such a thing as enough money. And there are other drives, equally vital, that open source can satisfy. Some are drives felt keenly by people with lots of money, while with others money is irrelevant. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Money, Matt Asay, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-11-21
- News to know: Dell; Army bans USB drives; Salesforce; Microsoft
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Larry Dignan: Cost cutting pays off for Dell; IT spending, demand 'challenging' Sam Diaz: Salesforce bucks trend for Q3; shares rising. Unsealed court filing: HP's Hurd...
- Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Larry Dignan, Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Corp., USB Flash Drive, Internet, Open Source
- Blog posts 2008-11-21
- Gartner tries to scare businesses adopting open source
- The good news? Gartner says that 100 percent of businesses will be using open source within the next 12 months. The bad news? Gartner doesn't really seem to understand open source licensing requirements, and is trying to scare companies into adding bureaucracy around open source adoption. According to Gartner, companies...
- Tags: Software, Gartner Inc., Open Source, Joe Brockmeier
- Blog posts 2008-11-20
- Sex, Rock and Roll, and Open Source Reporting Frameworks
- Actuate 10 and the Eclipse-based Open Source BIRT framework allows you to build rich reporting applications for your enterprise. Click on the photo to watch a video of the software in action. The title got your attention, didn't it? ...
- Tags: Reporting Tool, Actuate Corp., Open Source BIRT, Business Intelligence, Open Source, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-11-20
- Open source to the rescue of gene analysis
- Scientists can upload data sets directly and the system compares them to known gene sequences. This allows the sample to be quickly categorized. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Analysis, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn, Bottleneck, Roche Holding AG
- Blog posts 2008-11-20
- An open source fundraiser for the ages
- I have heard of telecoms doing fundraisers for music before, but have you ever heard of it going the other way? by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn, Analyst, Richard Stallman, Music, Strategy, Management
- Blog posts 2008-11-20
- Some open source attacks on Windows may be unfair
- I can't imagine Microsoft has someone whose job it is to sit in front of a terminal with the home page in front of them and jump or ring an alarm bell if it goes down. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Attack, Microsoft Windows, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Dana Blankenhorn, Microsoft Corp., Home Page
- Blog posts 2008-11-20
- Which check to write? when open source means Jack
- One of the side effects of recession is an increased focus on cost. Where previously non IT management tolerated high IT costs, they're now going to be motivated to look - and when they do, they'll often face a choice: go open source and keep an extra IT guy or...
- Tags: Information Technology, Strategy, Open Source, Management, Paul Murphy, MySQL, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., Storage, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- Blog posts 2008-11-20
- Towards a World Wide Grid?
- In recent months, the concept of 'cloud computing' was all the buzz. European researchers think about another name, the World Wide Grid, which could run on top of the Internet. In an article to appear soon, ICT Results will report about the g-Eclipse project. As the scientists said, 'the g-Eclipse...
- Tags: Grid, Roland Piquepaille, Middleware, Eclipse, g-Eclipse, Eclipse Project, Open Source
- Blog posts 2008-11-19
- Will identity be open source?
- Not only have project managers had to explain and defend the need for secure identities to a consumer audience which thinks it Big Brother, but they had to navigate among the interests of several big-name vendors -- Sun, Oracle and IBM among them. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Open Source, Identity, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-11-19
- Dick, Jane, and MySQL: why recessions favor open source
- Recessions are good for open source simply because they force non IT management to face the costs of IT -and think a bit about what they know it can do for the business. by Paul Murphy
- Tags: Recession, Information Technology, MySQL, Open Source, Paul Murphy, Bank, Accounting, Server, Times, Richard, Sales Strategy, Financial Services, Sales
- Blog posts 2008-11-19
- 85% of US companies using open source
- 85% of companies are using open-source software, with most of the remaining 15% expecting to do so within the 2009, according to Gartner. 31% of companies had formal policies for evaluating and procuring open-source software. by AM
- Tags: Software, Open-source Software, Open Source, Tools & Techniques, Management, AM
- Blog posts 2008-11-18
- Microsoft and Novell at two: Was the patent pact worth it?
- Two years ago this month, in November 2006, Microsoft inked its controversial cross-licensing pact with Novell. Since the agreement was forged, a lot has happened. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Novell Inc., Microsoft Corp., Mary Jo Foley, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software
- Blog posts 2008-11-18
- Open source journalism goes local
- The right way to evaluate an open source enterprise is through the business model. The output is a byproduct. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Open Source Journalism, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn, Journalism
- Blog posts 2008-11-18
- Open source is not all about the money
- No matter what happens to Sun open source is not going away. Financially it may find its level to be lower than its boosters first thought, but there are many more ways to compute value other than the change in your pocket. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn, Dave Rosenberg
- Blog posts 2008-11-18
- Use Dovecot for POP3 / IMAP services
- Traditionally, if you wanted to set up POP3 or IMAP services on your Linux system, you would use Courier-IMAP, uw-imap, or cyrus-imapd. Vincent Danen introduces a lesser-known but increasingly popular IMAP/POP3 server called Dovecot.
- Tags: POP3, Vincent Danen, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software
- Download resources 2008-11-18
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