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- Open Source Organization Modernizes Its Architecture With SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server and Reduces Administration Time by 50 Percent
- The Eclipse Foundation is a not-for-profit organization that supports the Eclipse open source community, a community committed to developing a universal development platform. With approximately 1.2 million page views a day and 10 terabytes of data transferred each month, the Eclipse Foundation Web site was under constant strain. As more...
- Tags: Administration, Enterprise Server, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, Eclipse, SuSE Linux, SuSE, Open Source Organization, Eclipse Foundation, Open Source, Java Development Tools, Servers, Processors, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components
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- Live Webcast: Open or Closed? Why you need a strategy for open source in your organization
- Tough economic times call for a new approach to software development and demand that you find a better, faster, and more affordable way to develop new applications. Open source is the answer - much faster time to value, all the benefits of an on-demand business model, and speed of innovation....
- Tags: Strategy, Webcast, Ingres, Open Source
- Webcasts 2007-06-17
- Make your case for open source in the enterprise
- Bringing any new system into an established organization, especially when it is a concept like open source, is a matter of selling the idea. If an organization has achieved the status of an enterprise you can bet, as a culture, it will be very reluctant to make...
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Enterprise, Open Source
- Download resources 2006-04-06
- Taking the plunge into open source
- Software companies jump on the open source bandwagonA small company called Aras is adopting an open-source model for its product lifecycle management application that's built with Microsoft technologies. More software companies are deciding that the risks associated with converting to open source--such as lower license revenue and shared intellectual property--offer...
- Tags: daemon, feedback, networking, news, open source, software, Sonja Thompson
- Discussion threads 2007-01-16
- Windows Administrator's Guide to Open Source Software
- TechRepublic's Windows Administrator's Guide to Open Source Software in the Enterprise takes a look at some of the most popular open source options available from a Windows administrator perspective. It presents field-tested recommendations for making open source program play nice in a Windows environment. This e-book...
- Tags: Software, Open-source Software, Windows Administrator, Open Source
- Download resources 2007-08-24
- Open Source Software's Expanding Role in the Enterprise: Companies Adopt Open Source as Standard
- Open source has emerged as one of the more important IT trends in this young century. The application of open source methodologies has grown significantly in scope, as has its usage, over a relatively short period of time. In the study discussed in this paper, more than half the companies...
- Tags: Software, Open-source Software, Open Source
- White papers 2007-03-01
- Open Source Security Myths Dispelled
- Is it risky to trust mission-critical infrastructure to open source software? Why should we pay an open source vendor when open source is supposed to be free? Will a shift to open source add complexity to our IT infrastructure? These questions all arise from open source myths...
- Tags: Open Source
- White papers 2007-09-25
- Open source, pros and cons?
- I administer a network for a medium sized non-profit organization. We still use quite a few legacy software programs because we can't afford the upgrades or licensing. I've done a lot of research and testing on open source options for our product
- Tags: e-mail, feedback, ajobrien, software, Adobe PhotoShop, open source
- Discussion threads 2006-12-05
- The Costs and Risks of Open Source
- Open source, including Linux, is being deployed by a majority of companies in 2004, yet we question whether customers are adequately prepared to deal with the costs and risks of managing these environments. The allure of free software is accelerating the deployment of open source platforms, but open source is...
- Tags: Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software
- White papers 2004-04-12
- Running a Business on Commercial Open Source: What are the Benefits to Your Sales Organization?
- This white paper describes the next generation of CRM technology, based upon "Commercial Open Source," a software development methodology that produces better software at lower cost. After describing the benefits of Commercial Open Source relative to previous generations of CRM technology, this study provides an example of how a SugarCRM...
- Tags: Open Source, SugarCRM, CRM, Sales Strategy, Software Development, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Advertising & Promotion, Tools & Techniques, Benefits, Enterprise Software, Sales, Software/Web Development, Software, Marketing, Management, Human Resources
- White papers 2005-04-05
- Open Source Strategies for Software Developers
- The benefits associated with open source software can be realized as long as there is a plan to mitigate any risks that are part of using open source products. The ubiquity of open source software is increasing. Whether used as a small tool for software development, or as the core...
- Tags: Software, Developer, Open-source Software, Tools & Techniques, Open Source, Management
- White papers
- Running a Business on Commercial Open Source Software: What Are the Benefits for Your Sales Organization
- This white paper describes the next generation of Customer Relationship Management CRM technology, based upon "Commercial Open Source" COS, a software development methodology that produces better software at lower cost. After describing the benefits of Commercial Open Source relative to previous generations of CRM technology, this paper provides an example...
- Tags: Software, Open-source Software, Benefit, SugarCRM, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Tools & Techniques, Software Development, Sales, Management, Software/Web Development
- White papers 2005-12-14
- Open source .NET development: Co-mingling open source and the .NET platform
- Imagine the power of running code created by Microsoft development tools on a Linux machine or including an open source component in a proprietary product. Chapter 2 of Open Source .NET Development, by Brian Nantz, will give you a high-level overview of the numerous large .NET/open source projects currently in...
- Tags: Microsoft .NET, Addison-Wesley, Open Source, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software
- Book chapters 2004-11-23
- Open source .NET development: Co-mingling open source and the .NET platform
- Imagine the power of running code created by Microsoft development tools on a Linux machine or including an open source component in a proprietary product. Chapter 2 of Open Source .NET Development, by Brian Nantz, will give you a high-level overview of the numerous large .NET/open source projects currently in...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft .NET, development tool, Linux, open source, Open-Source .NET Development, tool
- Download resources 2004-11-23
- New open source standards defined
- open source standardIt is a good developement. We need to have a standard for all open source software. All open source communities should come together and form a international association. Define the standard.smanwww.browsetoknow.blogspot.com
- Tags: s-man, open source
- Discussion threads 2007-04-16
- Open Source Applications in the Enterprise
- Is open source ready for primetime? This webcast explores how Commercial Open Source is challenging and changing the enterprise software market. Through the webcast, the viewer will understand how open source technologies are being leveraged by companies both large and small.
- Tags: Webcast, SugarCRM, Open Source
- Webcasts
- A Service-Oriented Architecture for Creating Customized Learning Environments
- The paper proposes architecture for creating customized learning environments comprised of existing open source applications and systems. The proposed architecture enables a different approach to providing an organization with a learning environment. One known approach is to decide on adopting a particular proprietary system (e.g., WebCT, or Blackboard) across all...
- Tags: Environment, SOA, Architecture, Carleton University, Open Source
- White papers 2004-10-15
- Cost Savings and Greater Transparency With Open Source
- The Institute for Genomic Research TIGR is a non-profit organization whose primary mission is to sequence and analyze the genomes of pathogens and other organisms. TIGR recognized the performance and cost advantages of open source, but also the need to leverage best practices and expert knowledge for a smooth migration....
- Tags: Unisys Corp., Open Source, Strategy, Management
- Case studies
- HP launches tool to track open-source software at work
- HP has launched an open-source initiative called the FOSSology Project. FOSSology is a software tool for tracking and monitoring the use of both free and open-source software in an organization, and it stems from in-house work at HP. According to the official Web site: We...
- Tags: Software, Hewlett-Packard Co., Open-source Software, Tool, FOSSology, Tools & Techniques, Productivity, Open Source, Management, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-01-18
- Benchmark Results: Scalability of Alfresco Content Management System in a Unisys ES7000/one Enterprise Server Environment
- Alfresco is the leading Open Source alternative for enterprise content management. It couples the innovation of Open Source with the stability of a true enterprise-class platform. The Open Source model allows Alfresco to use best-of-breed Open Source technologies and contributions from the Open Source community to get higher quality software...
- Tags: Unisys Corp., Environment, Scalability, Alfresco, Open Source
- White papers 2007-12-01
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