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Ruby on Rails rolls into the enterprise
At the Professional Ruby Conference in Boston this week, Ruby on Rails users explained how the open-source Web application framework can be used in a number of ways.
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Managing far-flung developers, open-source-style Enterprises that are outsourcing their software development could stand to learn some management and process techniques from the open-source community.
Microsoft exec touts 'mixed-source' environments In the past five years, Microsoft has signed 500 licensing deals for other companies to use its patents, an executive says. Key among these are the 'deep' agreements with Novell, which will result in Linux-Windows interoperability in a number of areas, including document formats, accessibility, systems management and virtualization.
Review: The T-Mobile G1 'Google phone' is a tweaker's delight The first phone with Google's Android operating system boasts excellent ergonomics and call quality, but it's held back by the lack of basic features such as a standard headphone jack.
Q&A: Schwartz says financial meltdown plays into Sun's hands In an interview, Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz said the economic downturn will make IT managers more open to technology changes — and claimed that will work to his company's advantage.
Review: Open-source Drupal turns pro Acquia's commercially supported Drupal distribution comes with a network that delivers patches and security updates.
Opinion: Web-based software: Trap or treasure? Is the loss of control over your data, thoughts or pretty much anything else you have on the Web a trade-off with the ability to share? Larry Borsato says yes.
Installing Linux apps: A few good tips Getting new software installed on Linux doesn't have to be hard, but it can differ depending on what you're installing.
Linux examined: Xandros Professional Xandros, an unabashedly commercial distro of Linux, does its best to be user-friendly. Thanks to an easy install and emphasis on commercial apps, it succeeds for the most part.
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By helping Intel with loosened 'Vista Capable' requirements, Microsoft 'severely damaged' its credibility, said an HP exec in a newly unsealed Feb. 2006 e-mail.
(Source: Novell) IT managers are increasingly excited about SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 from Novell and the many benefits provided by its included Xen* virtualization technology. Among these benefits are server consolidation, workload isolation and disaster recovery through dynamic server migration-which are motivating more organizations to migrate to Linux.
"Revelations about the "Junk PC" scheme in which Microsoft allowed PCs to be sold as "Vista Capable" even though they..."
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"If you believe Microsoft, an independent study by ClickStream Technologies found Microsoft Office, to be far more popular than OpenOffice.org,..."
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"I want Sun, which has really embraced open source in the last few years, to make it, but it's just..."
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"From the outside looking in, it may always seem like it's always about Linux taking on Windows, Solaris, or Mac..."
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Computerworld Technology Briefing: An open-source path to optimal virtualization
Download this Technology Briefing now! (Source: Novell/IBM/Intel) Virtualization is about a lot more than just lowering total cost of ownership. In fact users that have taken an open source path to virtualization have realized the additional, mission-critical benefit of markedly reduced IT complexity, as well as a more flexible infrastructure that is easier to change to meet shifting, often unpredictable business requirements. Download this executive briefing
From Laggard to Leader: Transforming the Data Center
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Rapid application development, rapid results
Download this special report now! (Source: Intersystems) All too many businesses suffer from IT infrastructures that are a hodge-podge of disconnected databases and applications. What's needed is the ability rapidly develop connected applications under a unified service-oriented architecture. InterSystems Ensemble integration environment and Cache database are effective tools in answering this need, delivering a rapid ROI. Download this white paper
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