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Red Hat publishes Fedora 9 preview

April 22, 2008 4:18 PM PDT

"Most critical release" of freely available Linux distribution is last public release before final version's launch in May.

Census for open-source apps kicks off

April 18, 2008 2:59 PM PDT

Project expects to offer the first detailed look at how businesses are using open-source software and how widespread it's become.
(By Matthew Broersma of ZDNet UK)

U.K. may make last-minute U-turn on OOXML

March 27, 2008 7:54 PM PDT

Microsoft's Office Open XML may win last-minute favor from a key British standards body, but Microsoft would need more votes to change before OOXML becomes a standard.

Gaps found in Microsoft Exchange API documentation

March 10, 2008 6:16 PM PDT

Companies providing alternatives to Exchange are expressing concern over missing information in recently published APIs for Microsoft volume server products.

IBM denies re-entering PC market with Russian deal

March 10, 2008 3:40 PM PDT

Big Blue says it's not getting back into the PC market, despite selling "Microsoft-free" PCs running Linux and OpenOffice in Eastern Europe.

Linux tool speeds up computer forensics for cops

March 6, 2008 4:29 PM PST

Australian students build Linux-based tool that allows investigators to collect forensic data without compromising its integrity.

Making sense of Microsoft and open source

February 22, 2008 1:48 AM PST

The software giant's latest move offers a nice dose of kumbaya to open-source developers, but it goes only so far.

EU regulators cool on Microsoft open-source move

February 22, 2008 9:13 AM PST

Announcement won't affect its antitrust investigations against the software giant, says European Commission.

Canonical distributes Parallels via desktop update

February 6, 2008 7:02 PM PST

Ubuntu users will get access to Parallels Workstation for Linux via the operating system's built-in update tool.

LiMo chief talks rivals, Nokia, and mobile Linux

February 4, 2008 11:40 PM PST

Morgan Gillis discusses the LiMo Foundation's first mobile Linux platform release and why it matters that Nokia bought Trolltech.

Key mobile Linux platform out in March

February 4, 2008 5:01 PM PST

The LiMo Foundation's mobile Linux platform will be released next month, but the API is available to developers immediately.

Torvalds: Linux ready to go green

January 31, 2008 3:01 PM PST

Developer of the Linux kernel says improvements in power-management, energy-diagnosis tools are in the offing.

U.S. open-source group opens chapter in Europe

January 30, 2008 5:00 PM PST

Consortium of companies working on software interoperability cites Europe's abundant open-source projects.

The house that social networking built

March 13, 2008 5:51 PM PDT

The Open Architecture Network's Cameron Sinclair talks about harnessing next-generation Web technologies to proliferate affordable housing around the globe.
Open-source housing for needy

Open-source security moves to next step

January 11, 2008 5:35 PM PST

Eleven projects are certified as secure in government-backed initiative led by source code analysis specialist Coverity.

Wikia Search to offer first peek next week

January 2, 2008 4:44 PM PST

A public alpha of the community-driven, open-source search tool is set to launch Monday.

Year in review: New players enliven open source

December 26, 2007 7:03 PM PST

Yahoo, Google, Adobe, Sun Microsystems, and even Microsoft freshen up the open-source marketplace.

Software-licensing costs predicted to fall

November 19, 2007 2:52 PM PST

Gartner says vendors' profit margins will drop as SaaS, open source, and outsourcing give buyers more bargaining power.

IBM to push 'cloud computing,' using data from afar

November 15, 2007 7:01 AM PST

It seems that IBM is trying to position itself as a leader in the corporate market for cloud computing, which many regard as the next evolutionary step in information technology.
The New York Times

One-stop open-source support launched in U.K.

November 13, 2007 6:07 PM PST

Already successful in Germany, Credativ's open-source support center is now offered in Britain. Aim is to cover myriad community-built apps.