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Google makes Chrome OS open source today: Contrary to rumors, Google did not release a beta version of its much anticipated Chrome operating system today. And nothing is coming anytime soon: the final version is at least a year away, the mega giant web company said. But there was some significant news for the...; Tags: Google Inc., Web, Operating System, Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Open Source, Operating Systems, Hardware, Software, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2009-11-19
Terracotta buys Quartz: Open source Java clustering software developer Terracotta announced its intent to buy an open source job scheduler known as Quartz. The integration of Quartz into Terracotta's platform will ease high availability job scheduling and scaling applications to multiple nodes, the company said. Quartz is currently integrated into...; Tags: Job, Clustering, Terracotta, Quartz, Recruitment & Selection, Open Source, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2009-11-19
Yes, Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.0 will run on Linux: Red Hat created a bit of stir recently when it shipped its Enterprise Virtualization for Servers product because the management component runs on a Window server. Â That's right -- no Linux support. The platform is an enhancement of the former Qumranet's KVM-based platform, which was designed for...; Tags: Virtualization, Red Hat Inc., Server, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2009-11-11
Ubuntu 9.10 advances Canonical's cloud, enterprise goals: Ubuntu 9.10 advances Canonical's ambitious push into cloud computing -- and the enterprise. Ubuntu is best known for its Linux desktop and there are several desktop improvements in this upgrade -- including a faster boot and login and enhanced audio and and 3G broadband connectivity. ...; Tags: Ubuntu, Eucalyptus, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Desktops, Servers, Software, Hardware, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2009-10-29
Microsoft partners to allow Eclipse interop on Win7, WinServer 2008 R2, Azure: Microsoft has made another play at interoperability with a key open source software offering. At Eclipse Summit Europe on Wednesday, the Redmond, Wash. software giant announced that it is working on four open source projects with two open source companies -- Tasktop Technologies and Soyatec -- to...; Tags: Microsoft Silverlight, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Eclipse, Java Development Tools, Open Source, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2009-10-28

Open source scores small victory at White House: Open source scored a victory at the White House this week with the government's choice to switch to Drupal for whitehouse.gov. The U.S. government's technology team announced that it had selected the open source content management system to make http://www.whitehouse.gov more transparent to consumers and developers. ...; Tags: White House, Government, Open Source, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2009-10-26
Ubuntu, SUSE, Fedora Linux updates prepped as Win7 release nears: As Microsoft gets set to launch Windows 7, Â Linux desktop vendors are trying to make some waves. Yesterday, IBM and Canonical announced availability of a cloud and Linux-based business desktop alternative for existing PCs or low cost netbooks. The IBM Client for Smart Work...; Tags: Ubuntu, Fedora Project, SuSE, IBM Corp., Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, E-mail, Web Browsers, Software, Online Communications, Internet, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2009-10-21
Updegrove: Obama should give FOSS equal treatment: ConsortiumInfo.org's Andy Updegrove urged President Obama to show more public support for free and open source software. In a blog featured on the site today, Updegrove said open source has made huge inroads in various government sectors, especially the Department of Defense, Â but it's high time that...; Tags: Procurement, F/OSS, ConsortiumInfo.org, Open Source, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2009-10-20
Alfresco debuts DoD-certified records management module: Alfresco is expecting more success in the government sector. That's because of the open source company's new records management module and the Department of Defense Certification it has earned. Â The records management module has received DoD 5015.02 standard certification, which defines the "operational,...; Tags: U.S. Department Of Defense, Alfresco, Records Management Module, Records Management, Managerial Accounting, Finance, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2009-10-15
Compiere launches enterprise ERP version: One leading open source ERP provider this week launched an enterprise edition of its software as well as upgrades to its standard and professional versions. Redwood Shores, Calif. based Compiere has released a version of its open source ERP application that offers more scalability and availability. The...; Tags: Enterprise Edition, ERP, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Financial Planning, Enterprise Software, Open Source, Software, Finance, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2009-10-08
Red Hat, Microsoft deliver on virtualization interop promises: It's more than notable that Red Hat and Microsoft have delivered on some aspects of their cross certification virtualization promises. Here's what was delivered today (verbatim, from the Red Hat press release), following pledges of both companies last February: Validation of Red Hat Enterprise...; Tags: Virtualization, Microsoft Windows Server, Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Open Source, Linux, Servers, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Hardware, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2009-10-07
GroundWork Monitor 6.0 offers new view into virtual data center: GroundWork is a leading open source systems and network provider and recently enhanced its platform with JBoss and Microsoft System Center support. That's not all. Â GroundWork Monitor 6.0, which shipped on September 2, offers a new "Seurat" view designed to allow administrators to access the status and...; Tags: Virtual Data Center, Performance, Dashboard, Microsoft Corp., JBoss, GroundWork, Data Center Virtualization, Virtualization, Performance Management, Open Source, Storage, Hardware, Data Centers, Data Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2009-10-01
OIN outmanuevers Microsoft, buys Linux patents: The Open Invention Network seems to have one upped Microsoft. Â Or has Microsoft one upped OIN? Either way, it's win-win for Linux. Yesterday, OIN, whose mission is to defend Linux and open source from patent trolls, purchased 22 Linux related patents Microsoft recently sold...; Tags: Patent, Microsoft Corp., Patent Troll, Open Invention Network, OIN, Linux, UNIX, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2009-09-09
EU right to investigate Oracle's MySQL buy: The European Union is justifiably investigating whether Oracle's proposed purchase of Sun -- and its subsidiary MySQL -- will lead to reduced competition and higher prices in the database market. Of course it will, and that's part of the reason European regulators are taking a hard look...; Tags: Oracle Corp., MySQL, Sun Microsystems Inc., Open Source, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2009-09-04
Red Hat becomes bona fide virtualization vendor: It's no surprise that Red Hat is taking pot shots at VMware and Microsoft these days. The Raleigh, NC company has always slammed Microsoft but is not just a Linux vendor anymore. By virtue of its acquisition of Qumranet and its release of Enterprise Linux 5.4 this...; Tags: Desktop, Hypervisor, Red Hat Inc., Open Source, Virtualization, Hardware, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2009-09-04
VMWare, Microsoft target SMBs with new virtual offerings: VMWare and Microsoft aim to bring the benefits of virtualization to more small to medium sized businesses. At VMWorld 2009 this week, VMWare introduced a web service called Go that is designed to simplify the configuration and installation of ESXi, the company's hypervisor,...; Tags: VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Small And Medium Business, Virtualization, Hardware, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2009-09-02
Renaissance to deliver 0.16 prototype this week with hybrid toolbar: The Renaissance project plans to release this week another prototype of its next gen OpenOffice GUI that offers a "hybrid" toolbar combining traditional menus and tabbed toolbars, project leaders say. "0.16 should be available early next week," wrote John McCreesh, marketing project lead for OpenOffice.org, in an...; Tags: Prototype, Toolbar, Microsoft Corp., Ribbon, OpenOffice, Office Suites, Software, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2009-08-23
Samba, Microsoft cooperate on new set of SMB/CIFS docs?: One Samba contributor is working with Microsoft on a new set of SMB/CIFS documentation. A recent post on the Samba team blog indicates that code contributor Chris Hertel and his Ubiqx consulting company are working with Microsoft on a new set of SMB/CIFS protocol documentation. ...; Tags: Common Internet File System, Samba, Microsoft Corp., Small And Medium Business, Smb/Sme, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2009-08-18
Leostream releases Connection Broker 6.1: Leostream has released another upgrade of its multi-platform connector broker to ease the management of virtual desktops. Connection Broker 6.1, which was released last month, features enhanced policy and reporting capabilities, Wake-on-Lan and power control for physical machines and browser access to Citrix XenApplications. ...; Tags: Administrator, Policy, Leostream, Desktops, Hardware, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2009-08-17
Will all the good open source companies be acquired?: Another one bites the dust. Add SpringSource to the expanding list of independent open source companies that have been gobbled up by proprietary software giants. Let's consider the growing list: IBM's purchase of Gluecode, Novell's purchase of SUSE, Citrix's XenSource deal, Nokia's Trolltech buy,...; Tags: VMware Inc., SpringSource, OpenBravo, Open Source, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2009-08-12