Open Source with its promise of distributing source code and allowing anyone to modify it or derive other software from it, makes it an excellent choice for learning computer science, technology and engineering of software.
Academic institutions are given the responsibility of building strong expertise in all aspects of software engineering, be it operating systems, device drivers, database systems, application architecting and engineering, front Read the rest of this entry »

Oslo Software, a leading provider of dynamic
business applications that quickly and cost-effectively optimize the
quality of service in manufacturing and customer service environments,
today announced that Emmanuel Gonon, CEO of Oslo Software, has accepted the
nomination for Ivy Executive Search's prestigious Young Technology CEO of
the Year award. "I am deeply honored to have been nominated for CEO of the
Year award," said Oslo's CEO, Emmanuel Read the rest of this entry »

I'm starting to feel sorry for Microsoft. If it were a person, we'd stage an intervention. At every turn, it seems the world's biggest software company shoots itself in the foot. Does anyone even remember the whole point of Vista? Vista incorporated soup-to-nuts digital rights management, including hardware requirements. Alarmed by Apple's success with iTunes and the iPod, Microsoft decided to try to move in the home entertainment market. Vista would Read the rest of this entry »

Microsoft will issue 11 security updates next week -- the same number it shipped in August when pushed out the most patches in 18 months -- to fix bugs in Windows, Active Directory,
(IE), Office and Host Integration Server.
Four of the 11 updates will be labeled "critical," Microsoft's highest threat ranking, with six pegged "important," the next-lowest rating, and one tagged as "moderate."
As is Microsoft's practice, it released only the most Read the rest of this entry »

I was just reading this and I thought it would be interesting to share... it also has some things Mr Meeks should consider when doing his analysis:
"2. Linux software is free, as all software should be
Linux software, for the most part (as far as I know), is quite free. There are packages like OpenOffice which prove that the open-source model for software development does, in fact, work. There are unique software creations, such as Beryl or Compiz-Fusion Read the rest of this entry »

Ad Server Solutions has released Enterprise versions of its ad management, ad network, banner exchange, affiliate software and affiliate network software for Windows, Linux and Unix servers.

Ad Server Solutions has released Enterprise versions of its ad management, ad network, banner exchange, affiliate software and affiliate network software for Windows, Linux and Unix servers. Api's, source codes, installation services and programming services Read the rest of this entry »

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Our review of the latest Linux laptop, the
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In a Linux laptop, the bundle is all.
Let me explain. Yesterday my 17 year old son’s PC gave up the ghost. The motherboard crashed. It had to go away.
When John came home I offered him the Linux laptop.
Where’s the Internet, he asked. It took me about 20 Read the rest of this entry »

Phone provider Orange has stopped dispatching BlackBerry Bold handsets due to software problems with the devices, in a move that threatens to taint the launch of the new touchscreen BlackBerry Storm.
Customers have reported several glitches with the Bold since its release in the UK two months ago, and the phone’s US launch date has been delayed, reportedly due to problems ensuring reliable reception.
Orange has now suspended all shipments Read the rest of this entry »

ATLANTA — Flash memory drives, the size of your thumb, are dirt-cheap and offer gigabytes of storage. It's tempting to fill one of them with important computer files, clip it to a key chain and hit the road.
But what if you lose it while fumbling for change at Starbucks and the hacker in the corner finds it? This is not a good thing.
That's where a new breed of flash drives comes in — chock full of military-strength encryption and Read the rest of this entry »