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Why Companies Really Turn to Open Source Software
...occasionally I run into press articles that "round up" a half dozen such marketing misdirections from various marketing departments in one place. The December 1 BusinessWeek article called "Cost-Conscious Companies Turn to Open-Source Software" is such an article. And it's the second such multi-marketing-oriented misdirection article I've seen this week.
Read more »Enterprise Linux? Not so fast.
Migrating business applications from high-end Unix-based systems such as Sparc/Solaris to commodity x86/Linux platforms has been a popular idea for the past few years, but not everyone thinks going full-on with Linux is the best solution -- at least not yet.
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Is cash king of open source?
There is an assumption throughout the financial press that since we’re down, cash is king.
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Bringing Up Open Source, Part 1: Enterprise Edition
Considering the economic climate, just about any nascent business targeting enterprises as customers must at this time make price a high priority. Using open source instead of proprietary technology can help keep costs down. Here are three startups making headway in the enterprise Linux space.
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Open source trading platform could be a win for Wall Street
Linux and open source software are a key component in the underlying infrastructure of the finance industry, but the higher layers of the stack are still dominated by a multitude of proprietary, in-house solutions. A software startup called Marketcetera aims to change that with a new, open source platform for building automated trading systems.
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Red Hat Nearly Doubles Its Partner Channel
More proof open source is infiltrating (and redefining) the IT channel: Red Hat’s partner network now exceeds 1,300 companies — up 84 percent from 713 companies in January 2008
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Can Sun Rise on Open Source Storage?
At first glance, Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ: JAVA) appears to be having a bit of trouble: Big layoffs, a stock that is down 80 percent in the last year, and constant rumors about its demise or takeover... However, there are some glimmers of hope at the company.
Read more »The enterprise value of modifying open source
Open source is critical for us, because on our old [proprietary] content management system, we were completely dependent on the vendor if something went wrong. Alfresco's open-source CMS enables us to get into the code and start working on a fix to any problems immediately, then join up with you to ensure the fix makes its way into your supported product.
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How to Create a Profitable Desktop Business for Linux
I've been involved in Linux since the early 1990's, worked at one of the mainline Linux distros some years ago and have been an Open Source author of two projects. Over the years, the Linux environment has made great functional progress, yet mainline Linux vendors have struggled continuously to create a profitable desktop business around it. Many have tried, some have just given up on the desktop.
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Linux Bailout? Try Linux Investment...
This was cheery news: Channel Insider just announced the results of their 2009 Market Pulse Survey, where solution providers were asked "which vendors they thought would go out of business or be acquired in 2009."
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Sun expanding MySQL Drizzle staffing - going cloud?
Though Sun recently shed thousands of jobs, it's actually now hiring - well for at least one key position. Sun is looking for a Software Senior Staff Engineer to work on the MySQL open source Drizzle project.
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FreeBSD 7.1 Gets a Little Help from Sun
Latest BSD release adds new Sun developed feature but the tech transfer isn't just one one way.
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Where’s Open Source At National Retail Federation Convention?
This blog entry is an annual ritual for The VAR Guy: As the National Retail Federation Convention 2009 starts in New York, many open source companies (Novell, Red Hat, Sun MySQL, Openbravo) appear to be absent. That’s a massive mistake for open source companies and their channel partners. Here’s why.
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Where are the Enterprise Management Tools for Linux on the Desktop?
On January 5, Doc Searls asked What would you use Exchange for? A good question and based on the number of comments, it is generating a lot of discussion. As someone currently embedded in a primarily Windows environment, I want to know where the enterprise management tools for the Linux desktop are?
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