The New South Wales government has unveiled a panel of preferred open-source software suppliers but what does it really mean? Well, the answer depends on who's doing the asking.
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A small Australian company has released an innovative Linux-based security tool, in an attempt to set the open-source darling on the path towards acceptance within organisations.
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Google has announced a new Chrome Operating System, designed for the web and with a browser baked directly into it so much so that the entire OS is named after it. But the search giant should watch out: this decision seems designed to attract antitrust attention.
Firefox is still king when it comes to daily work on the tubes, despite the steady increase in the buzz surrounding the open-source Webkit project, on which Safari and Google Chrome are based.
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The New South Wales government has unveiled a panel of preferred open-source software suppliers but what does it really mean? Well, the answer depends on who's doing the asking.
Lotus founder Mitch Kapor's success with two open-source software foundations could make Microsoft miserable.
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?
For new Mac users, figuring out how to install and remove programs can be vexing. Don't worry; it's way easier than you may have thought!
We're not in love with the design and would have liked some additional features; however, the Google Android platform has the potential to make smartphones more personal and powerful.
Of the less well known open source browsers, Maxthon has been gaining attention as the second most popular Web browser in its home state of China. Based on IE's Trident engine, we found it to be highly customisable; however its lack of support makes it difficult to recommend for business.
Recent disputes over the authorship of Linux are missing an extremely obvious point. Has nobody noticed?
Executive Irving Wladawsky-Berger helped steer Big Blue to the Internet, Linux and open-source computing. His newest mission: grid computing.
Developers make good stress testers, and the initial Wave service has had a lot of testing in the last few months. We take a ride on the wave, which should be opening to a wider beta program at the end of September.
Do you Google Wave?
If you want attention online, then mention that you have a couple of Google Wave invites to giveaway and watch… Watch it now
Thunderbird 3 takes flight
Thunderbird 3 is finally here, after a gestation period measured in
years. The latest version of Mozilla's fr… Watch it now
Google Chrome beta for Mac
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