Two initiatives from open-source companies JBoss and LogicBlaze point to the growing encroachment of open-source products on pricey back-end software.
Now that Office Open XML (OOXML) has been certified as an ISO standard, there is a possibility that the vote leading to that result will be challenged. It seems Microsoft is already counting on it.
The ISO has called for "personal attacks" to cease in the debate surrounding Microsoft's Office Open XML (OOXML) standard.
The weight of evidence shows that Linux, and open source software in general, can in fact co-exist with proprietary software.
Programmer Christopher Montgomery believes the Ogg Vorbis audio format can challenge Microsoft, Netscape and even MP3. Do he and his cohorts have more than a snowball's chance?
The NSW Government's release this week of an expressions of interest tender to give low-cost laptops to every senior public school student in NSW is a big step, but will these systems be Windows or Linux?
The ever-decreasing cost of storage might look like a useful development for the cash-strapped IT manager, but in fact the falling bucks per gigabyte figure can carry a hidden sting in the tail.
Victorian Web start-up My Perfect has a strong story and rationale for why it will succeed. But it has to overcome some challenges and design flaws first.
OpenGroupware.org has been launched with plans to create applications that compete with Microsoft Exchange server products.
Open-source software is starting to expand into the big-ticket infrastructure-software market dominated by Microsoft and others.
Lotus founder Mitch Kapor's success with two open-source software foundations could make Microsoft miserable.
The open-source movement has already rewritten the rules for how software is licensed and used. Now the computer services market is changing to keep up.
Despite threat of Linux and open source, software powerhouse's Server and Tools division brings home double-digital revenue growth -- again.
The new version of Internet Explorer will include tabbed browsing but will this be enough to entice Firefox users to convert?
Mozilla isn't quite at full release 1.0 status yet. But it's achingly close. What's more, if it continues to improve, Internet Explorer may have quite a battle on its hands.
OpenGroupware.org has been launched with plans to create applications that compete with Microsoft Exchange server products.
Open-source software has already shaken up the operating systems business. Now, Java server software makers are feeling the heat.
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