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Open-Source and Mac Alternatives to Windows 7

October 9th, 2009 | No Comments

Although Microsoft is gearing everyone up for the release of Windows 7 on October 22, there are other solutions out there that might satisfy a user’s desire for a new operating system without the additional cost. Unlike Windows, open-source operating system Linux, has been tinkered with by several developers that attempt to do more than recreate the basic computing experience. And in many cases, they have done a fine job at it. So fine, in fact, that some Linux distributions can be considered viable alternatives to Windows 7. Since Windows 7 isn’t for everyone, we’ve found eight alternatives that you’ll want to try out. In addition to Mac OSX, they range from basic, consumer versions to enterprise-friendly Linux distributions that could solve a real need in the corporate world. In either case, though, they are worth considering before users jump into Windows 7.
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Open-Source and Mac Alternatives to Windows 7

October 9th, 2009 | No Comments

Open-Source and Mac Alternatives to Windows 7

October 9th, 2009 | No Comments

Although Microsoft is gearing everyone up for the release of Windows 7 on Oct. 22, there are other solutions out there that might satisfy a user’s desire for a new operating system without the additional cost. Unlike Windows, open-source operating system Linux has been tinkered with by several developers who have attempted to do more than re-create the basic computing experience. And in many cases, they have done a fine job at it. So fine, in fact, that some Linux distributions can be considered viable alternatives to Windows 7. Since Windows 7 isn’t for everyone, we’ve found eight alternatives that you’ll want to try out. In addition to Mac OS X, they range from basic consumer versions to enterprise-friendly Linux distributions that could solve a real need in the corporate world. In either case, they are worth considering before jumping into Windows 7.
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Will Friction Between Microsoft and Open-Source Community Cause Flames?

October 1st, 2009 | No Comments

It’s been a long, hot summer in the open-source world, particularly in the regions where open source and Microsoft butt up against each other. In the midst of this acrimony, Microsoft has launched the Codeplex Foundation, which is aimed at enabling the exchange of code and understanding among software companies and open-source communities. Can the foundation cool things down?
– It’s
been a long, hot summer in the open-source world, particularly in the regions
where open source and Microsoft butt up against each other, causing friction
between and within the two camps as their members battle over whether and how
they should interact.
Microsoft
has been all over the ma…

How to Make Web 2.0 Work Using Open-Source Enterprise Content Management

September 28th, 2009 | No Comments

Enterprise content management has traditionally been very expensive to license, roll out and scale. It often requires expensive hardware and supporting software. The enterprise content management industry has been dependent on complexity, with the vendor controlling the customer through proprietary power. But there is a cost-effective alternative: open-source software. Web 2.0 sites have changed the way in which content is both accessed and mashed up. Here, Knowledge Center contributor John Newton explains how open-source software gives companies an enterprise content management solution that focuses on lower cost, greater simplicity and greater customer choice.
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2.0 sites have changed the way content is being accessed around the
globe by remote workers, requiring easier access points through tools
such as LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook. The clunky and traditionally
expensive enterprise content management (ECM) methods no longer apply,
as budgets ar…

Zend Teams with Microsoft and IBM on Open-Source Cloud Project

September 22nd, 2009 | No Comments

Zend Technologies, in association with IBM, Microsoft and others, has launched the Simple API for Cloud Application Services project, an open-source initiative that enables developers to use common application services in the cloud, while enabling them to unlock value-added features available from individual providers.
– Zend Technologies, in association with IBM,
Microsoft and others, has launched the Simple
API for Cloud Application Services project, a new open-source initiative
that enables developers to use common application services in the cloud, while
enabling them to unlock value-added features available…

Microsoft Open-Source Efforts to Go Â‘Mainstream`

September 10th, 2009 | No Comments

Despite losing a key advocate in its open-source efforts, Microsoft’s focus on advancing its relationship with the open-source community will continue apace.
– Despite losing a key advocate in its open-source efforts,
Microsoft’s focus on advancing its relationship with the open-source
community will continue apace.
Sam Ramji, Microsoft’s senior director of Platform Strategy, is
leaving the company as of Sept. 25 to become interim president of the Code…

Microsoft: The Great Open-Source Advocate?

September 10th, 2009 | No Comments

Microsoft’s launch of the CodePlex Foundation represents the culmination of all the company’s open-source related efforts over the last few years, a Microsoft official said.
– Microsoft’s launch of the CodePlex Foundation represents the culmination of all the company’s open-source related efforts over the last few years, a Microsoft official said.
Sam Ramji, who has been Microsoft’s senior director of Platform
Strategy, spoke to reporters on a news call and said Microso…

Eucalyptus Offers Open-Source VMware-Based Cloud Platform

September 9th, 2009 | No Comments

Eucalyptus Systems, a startup that developed software that enables businesses to create an internal cloud computing environment that’s compatible with Amazon’s EC2, is releasing its first commercial product, the Eucalyptus Enterprise Edition. EEE leverages VMware virtualization technology, including vSphere and ESX, to give businesses more options in transforming their virtualized data centers into on-premises compute clouds.
– Startup vendor Eucalyptus Systems, which has made a name for itself with
open-source technology that enables enterprises to build an internal cloud
computing environment that is compatible with Amazons EC2 public cloud
offering, is launching its first commercial product that supports VMwares
vir…

Microsoft Case Not Aimed At Open-Source Community, Say i4i Execs

August 17th, 2009 | No Comments

Microsoft filed an emergency motion to block a court ruling that would have seen copies of Microsoft Word pulled from store shelves. The chairman and founder of i4i, the small Canadian company that filed the suit against Microsoft for infringing on their XML-related patent, say that while they are very much determined to pursue their case against Redmond, they are not focused on potentially litigating against the open-source community or OpenDocument Format, which utilize the XML format.
– Microsoft filed an emergency motion on Aug. 14 in a
Texas case that would have forced
it to pull Microsoft Word from store shelves and pay a small Canadian company,
i4i, close to $300 million in fines.

In an interview with eWEEK, i4i chairman Loudon Owen and founder Michel Vulpe, the chairman…

Microsoft, Open-Source Community Could Both Avoid Lawsuit Damage

August 15th, 2009 | No Comments

Microsoft found itself ordered to stop selling current versions of Word, as well as pay millions in fines, to a small Canadian company, i4i, over an XML-related patent violation. However, Microsoft has both legal appeals and code-based workarounds that could prevent it from being damaged by the ruling. An analyst suggested that the relevance of i4i’s XML patent may prove short-lived.
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When a U.S. District Court judge in Texas ruled that Microsoft had violated an XML-related patent held by i4i, a small Canadian company, the verdict seemed to potentially threaten both Microsoft and the open-source community.

As part of the verdict, Microsoft was banned from Â“selling, offeri…

How to Bring Open-Source Software into the Enterprise

July 16th, 2009 | No Comments

Open-source software has gained growing acceptance in the enterprise. Once enterprises put in place the same governance, policy and support processes around open-source software as they do with proprietary software, there is no limit to how much open-source software they can bring into their organization. Here, Knowledge Center contributor Carol J. Rizzo offers five tips on how to bring open-source software into your organization in a way that maps to your corporate risk factors, making open-source software no more or less of a risk than proprietary software.
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the past decade, I’ve served as CTO of three different Fortune 500
companies. In each of those companies, one of my primary
responsibilities was to mitigate risks associated with technology.
During the same period, open-source software has gained growing
acceptance in the enterprise. Prope…