Software vendor SugarCRM has given General Public License version 3 the thumbs up and will use it in a forthcoming update of its open-source applications.
Got a cold? Buy some software. Looking for a new dishwasher? Hire a consultant to tell you that what you need is software that will wash your dishes for you. Get a feeling you are being sold something you don't need?
The OpenBSD project hopes new changes to its latest release will eliminate a software issue that has been plaguing security experts for more than three decades.
If you're managing an open source project, beware of the gotchas that go along with the task of working with volunteer developers.
A revamped version of key disk drive management software in Linux will be based on a project from a start-up, spurring a retreat by IBM programmers working on competing software.
This week Australia's Federal Government announced it had allocated $3.6 million in funding to 57 local research projects so that they could be commercialised, with many of them being web or IT-related start-ups.
Friends, industry watchers, readers; I come not to bag Telstra, but to praise it. The evil that telcos do often lives on after their Investors Days, while the good is often lost during interminable speeches.
What's the first thing you look at when you check into a hotel room? The bed? The view? The minibar?
The benefits of a centralised and efficient data warehouse are obvious, but it's even more obvious that building one can be a right royal pain in the back end.
The news this week that Canberra-based TransACT was going to start rolling out fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) services it announced in May, was at first intriguing.
Backers of Mambo are deeply divided over how to govern the open-source project.
Want to know the secret to better quality documentation and improved software design? This article from Builder.com outlines how the key is an effective relationship between PMs and tech writers.
This article offers tips for project and development managers hiring a technical writer to document a software development project.
A revamped version of key disk drive management software in Linux will be based on a project from a start-up, spurring a retreat by IBM programmers working on competing software.
The National Australia Bank has taken a pre-tax writedown of AU$409 million on its software assets for the year as botched initiatives such as its notorious global enterprise resource planning project take their toll on the financial institution's full-year bottom line.
A revamped version of key disk drive management software in Linux will be based on a project from a start-up, spurring a retreat by IBM programmers working on competing software.
For managers who use already Microsoft Office XP, Project 2002 Standard will do nicely. But this software is far too involved for consumers and those in small offices, who would fare better with a spreadsheet.
Zoho Invoice is a useful but limited online tool that allows small teams to manage and track invoices. It's easy to use and customise, and the management interface is intuitive and clearly laid out.
A computing project has abandoned its effort to crack the main security code for Microsoft's Xbox video game console.
Project managing is difficult enough in the office, but trying to stay on top of things while you're on the road can be nearly impossible. FastTrack Schedule 7.0 and FastTrack Schedule 7.0 for Palm OS, offers compatible desktop and PDA project management applications, so you can create and monitor schedules wherever you go.
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