Sun is to open source the last closed-source parts of Java, a move that should make it possible to fully integrate the software into Linux distributions.
In this issue of Industry Insider, Con Zymaris, our guest columnist from Open Source Industry Australia, describes the major barriers for Linux in the education system.
The new version of Internet Explorer will include tabbed browsing but will this be enough to entice Firefox users to convert?
Caldera chief Ransom Love hits back at free software founder Richard Stallman, denying that he is a 'greedy capitalist' or a 'parasite.'
Early results in a study that aims to track open source installations in business has seen Ubuntu and Firefox race to the top of the charts.
When companies launch a brand new product it usually takes some time to weed out the niggling issues; but how many systems need to break before the situation is recognised as a disaster rather than an unfortunate blip in quality control?
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.
Big companies are warming up to open-source database software as an alternative to Microsoft products, according to a new study.
Why did national radio broadcaster Austereo Group and consultancy Coffey International drop Linux for Windows? And why did soon-to-be-listed Wotif.com abandon Microsoft technologies for Red Hat and Oracle?
Open-source software is starting to expand into the big-ticket infrastructure-software market dominated by Microsoft and others.
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?
Open-source software has already shaken up the operating systems business. Now, Java server software makers are feeling the heat.
This free app has more features than the most recent version of Internet Explorer.
Recent disputes over the authorship of Linux are missing an extremely obvious point. Has nobody noticed?
IBM's iSeries servers have had the biggest announcement since the line was launched. But will users stick with it now it is cheaper and more Linux-friendly?
Norton improvements won't happen over night
Software takes a long time to improve, says Symantec's VP of consumer engineering, Rowan Trollope.… Watch it now
Telstra's BT coat doesn't fit
Australian security: the lucky country
Storage infrastructure on the tender track
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