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What's Holding OpenOffice Back?
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Why doesn't free trump expensive? Every Microsoft product has a free, open source counterpart created by dedicated programmers who loathe everything the company stands for. The free stuff is darn good. Yet companies and individuals continue to buy billions of dollars worth of Microsoft products.Lou Dolinar2008-07-06T04:00:00-07:00Applications
Why doesn't free trump expensive? Every Microsoft product has a free, open source counterpart created by dedicated programmers who loathe everything the company stands for. The free stuff is darn good. Yet companies and individuals continue to buy billions of dollars worth of Microsoft products. To be fair, Microsoft software is sometimes better than the competition's. But quality isn't the only factor: The company has spent years digging moats around its castle, building digital walls to keep other vendors out and users in.
]]>2008-07-06T04:00:00-07:002008-07-06T07:23:04-07:00Virtual Worlds: An Untapped Healthcare Marketing Resource
http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/63632.html
Second Life is part of a new media category known as "virtual worlds," an area that has been receiving a lot of attention recently. The channel's ascension begs the question: What possibilities exist for SL's use in pharma/healthcare marketing and sales? To better answer this, I recently went on an expedition to see what SL applications presently exist and which are being talked about, both in-world and out.Craig DeLarge2008-07-05T04:00:00-07:00Virtual Worlds
Second Life is part of a new media category known as "virtual worlds," an area that has been receiving a lot of attention recently. The channel's ascension begs the question: What possibilities exist for SL's use in pharma/healthcare marketing and sales? To better answer this, I recently went on an expedition to see what SL applications presently exist and which are being talked about, both in-world and out. Virtual worlds, massive multi-player online games, online simulations -- in these alternate worlds, one's avatar is able to interact with its surroundings.
]]>2008-07-05T04:00:00-07:002008-07-05T14:13:59-07:00Eclipse Release Is Great but Doesn't Reach the Cloud
http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/63659.html
Not all trains run on time, but the Eclipse Foundation has kept to its schedule with its annual release train, this year named "Ganymede." For the third year in a row, the Eclipse community has delivered, on the same day as in previous years, numerous software updates across a wide range of projects.Dana Gardner2008-07-03T04:00:00-07:00Developer
Not all trains run on time, but the Eclipse Foundation has kept to its schedule with its annual release train, this year named "Ganymede." For the third year in a row, the Eclipse community has delivered, on the same day as in previous years, numerous software updates across a wide range of projects. This year's iteration includes software that spans 23 projects and represents over 18 million lines of code. Highlights of the release include the new p2 provisioning platform, new Equinox security features, new Ecore modeling tools, and support for SOA.
]]>2008-07-03T04:00:00-07:002008-07-06T13:37:54-07:00With Linspire in Its Belly, Xandros Eyes Expansion
http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/63657.html
Custom Linux provider Xandros announced Wednesday that it has acquired Linspire, developer of the CNR software distribution facility, and the Linspire and Freespire Linux desktop operating systems. Xandros will use the combined technologies, expertise and market presence of the two companies to support its goal to becoming a one-stop Linux solutions company.Jack M. Germain2008-07-02T08:50:25-07:00Business
Custom Linux provider Xandros announced Wednesday that it has acquired Linspire, developer of the CNR software distribution facility, and the Linspire and Freespire Linux desktop operating systems. Xandros, which also develops Linux desktop and server products along with advanced cross-platform Windows-Linux management tools, will use the combined technologies, expertise and market presence of the two companies to support its goal to becoming a one-stop Linux solutions company.
]]>2008-07-02T08:50:25-07:002008-07-02T09:13:18-07:00How Nokia's Symbian Move Helps Google
http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/63651.html
Nokia rocked the wireless industry June 24 with news it would purchase the portion of Symbian, a maker of mobile-phone software, that it didn't already own -- and then give away the software for nothing. The prospect of free software would surely lure users away from competing cell phone software makers including Google.Olga Kharif2008-07-02T04:00:00-07:00Mobile
Nokia rocked the wireless industry June 24 with news it would purchase the portion of Symbian, a maker of mobile-phone software, that it didn't already own -- and then give away the software for nothing. The prospect of free software would surely lure users away from competing cell phone software makers including Google, which in the past year threw its hat into the cell phone software ring by spearheading the creation of Android, an operating system for wireless devices. Or so the argument runs.
]]>2008-07-02T04:00:00-07:002008-07-02T08:41:34-07:00Virtual Worlds: And the Children Shall Lead
http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/63616.html
Virtual worlds, despite all the press attention of late, are still in the early stages of development. Virtual worlds came into existence several years before YouTube, MySpace and Facebook, but their adoption rates pale in comparison to these services. Only 7 percent of Internet gamers ages 13 and older visit a virtual world on a weekly basis, according to a recent Parks Associates survey.Michael Cai2008-07-01T04:00:00-07:00Virtual Worlds
Virtual worlds, despite all the press attention of late, are still in the early stages of development. Virtual worlds came into existence several years before YouTube, MySpace and Facebook, but their adoption rates pale in comparison to these services. Only 7 percent of Internet gamers ages 13 and older visit a virtual world on a weekly basis, compared with 37 percent who visit social networking sites and 41 percent who watch short videos online with the same frequency, according to a recent Parks Associates survey.
]]>2008-07-01T04:00:00-07:002008-07-03T08:23:44-07:00LiPs, LiMo Join Hands in Mobile Linux Fray
http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/63617.html
LiPS and LiMo, two associations representing complementary interests, have agreed to merge their resources to develop a stronger ecosystem around Linux mobile development. The two groups share the same goal -- to develop a strong mobile Linux platform and community. However, they have chosen different means to achieve it. "One was [working on] standards, and one was focused on implementation," said Bill Weinberg, general manager of LiPS.Erika Morphy2008-06-30T10:48:58-07:00Mobile
Two associations representing complementary interests have agreed to merge their resources to develop a stronger ecosystem around Linux mobile development.
The Linux Phone Standards Forum, or LiPS, has been working toward a formal standard for mobile Linux since its formation at the end of 2005. Nearly a year later, the
Linux Mobile Foundation, aka "LiMo," emerged to develop shared implementation practices for an open source mobile platform.
]]>2008-06-30T10:48:58-07:002008-06-30T10:48:20-07:00Linuxy Declarations of Independence
http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/63612.html
Well, the Fourth of July is just a few days away, and all good citizens of the nation we call America must naturally be thinking of the birth of this great land. Not content to be just great, our founding fathers wanted independence as well, and that value is still held dear today.Katherine Noyes2008-06-30T04:00:00-07:00Blogosphere
Well, the Fourth of July is just a few days away, and all good citizens of the nation we call America must naturally be thinking of the birth of this great land. Not content to be just great, our founding fathers wanted independence as well, and that value is still held dear today. Indeed, one might argue that there are few areas of society today in which that's more true than the open source community. After all, what is Linux if not a technology that enables independence -- from Microsoft or any other proprietary technological world?
]]>2008-06-30T04:00:00-07:002008-06-30T10:48:06-07:00MuleSource Whips Galaxy Enterprise SOA Software Into Shape
http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/63610.html
MuleSource, a provider of open source service oriented architecture infrastructure software, on Monday announced the release of Mule Galaxy Enterprise, a solution for storing and managing SOA artifacts with enterprise-class features.Jack M. Germain2008-06-30T06:00:00-07:00Applications
MuleSource, a provider of open source service oriented architecture infrastructure software, on Monday announced the release of Mule Galaxy Enterprise, a solution for storing and managing SOA artifacts with enterprise-class features. Mule Galaxy Enterprise, the first open source SOA governance platform with integrated registry and repository, offers more extensive features than are available in the free Community Edition released in January.
]]>2008-06-30T06:00:00-07:002008-06-27T15:41:25-07:00Post-Gates: How Apple and OSS Are Making For a Better Microsoft
http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/63604.html
A lot of us are focused on Microsoft and Bill Gates this month as Bill's last day at the company he founded and ran to dominance passed last Friday. I've met Bill several times but only really once spoken to him. From a personal aspect, he has mostly been cordial and he once personally came to my rescue back when my career as an independent analyst first started, something I'll never forget.Rob Enderle2008-06-30T04:00:00-07:00Operating Systems
A lot of us are focused on Microsoft and Bill Gates this month as Bill's last day at the company he founded and ran to dominance passed last Friday. I've met Bill several times but only really once spoken to him. From a personal aspect, he has mostly been cordial, and he once personally came to my rescue back when my career as an independent analyst first started, something I'll never forget. Something else I'll never forget was the Windows 95 launch, which in my mind and evidently his, was the high point for Microsoft.
]]>2008-06-30T04:00:00-07:002008-06-30T12:54:34-07:00
Why doesn't free trump expensive? Every Microsoft product has a free, open source counterpart created by dedicated programmers who loathe everything the company stands for. The free stuff is darn good. Yet companies and individuals continue to buy billions of dollars worth of Microsoft products. To be fair, Microsoft software is sometimes better than the competition's. But quality isn't the only factor: The company has spent years digging moats around its castle, building digital walls to keep other vendors out and users in.
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Second Life is part of a new media category known as "virtual worlds," an area that has been receiving a lot of attention recently. The channel's ascension begs the question: What possibilities exist for SL's use in pharma/healthcare marketing and sales? To better answer this, I recently went on an expedition to see what SL applications presently exist and which are being talked about, both in-world and out. Virtual worlds, massive multi-player online games, online simulations -- in these alternate worlds, one's avatar is able to interact with its surroundings.
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Not all trains run on time, but the Eclipse Foundation has kept to its schedule with its annual release train, this year named "Ganymede." For the third year in a row, the Eclipse community has delivered, on the same day as in previous years, numerous software updates across a wide range of projects. This year's iteration includes software that spans 23 projects and represents over 18 million lines of code. Highlights of the release include the new p2 provisioning platform, new Equinox security features, new Ecore modeling tools, and support for SOA.
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Custom Linux provider Xandros announced Wednesday that it has acquired Linspire, developer of the CNR software distribution facility, and the Linspire and Freespire Linux desktop operating systems. Xandros, which also develops Linux desktop and server products along with advanced cross-platform Windows-Linux management tools, will use the combined technologies, expertise and market presence of the two companies to support its goal to becoming a one-stop Linux solutions company.
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Nokia rocked the wireless industry June 24 with news it would purchase the portion of Symbian, a maker of mobile-phone software, that it didn't already own -- and then give away the software for nothing. The prospect of free software would surely lure users away from competing cell phone software makers including Google, which in the past year threw its hat into the cell phone software ring by spearheading the creation of Android, an operating system for wireless devices. Or so the argument runs.
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Virtual worlds, despite all the press attention of late, are still in the early stages of development. Virtual worlds came into existence several years before YouTube, MySpace and Facebook, but their adoption rates pale in comparison to these services. Only 7 percent of Internet gamers ages 13 and older visit a virtual world on a weekly basis, compared with 37 percent who visit social networking sites and 41 percent who watch short videos online with the same frequency, according to a recent Parks Associates survey.
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Two associations representing complementary interests have agreed to merge their resources to develop a stronger ecosystem around Linux mobile development.
The Linux Phone Standards Forum, or LiPS, has been working toward a formal standard for mobile Linux since its formation at the end of 2005. Nearly a year later, the
Linux Mobile Foundation, aka "LiMo," emerged to develop shared implementation practices for an open source mobile platform.
]]>
Well, the Fourth of July is just a few days away, and all good citizens of the nation we call America must naturally be thinking of the birth of this great land. Not content to be just great, our founding fathers wanted independence as well, and that value is still held dear today. Indeed, one might argue that there are few areas of society today in which that's more true than the open source community. After all, what is Linux if not a technology that enables independence -- from Microsoft or any other proprietary technological world?
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MuleSource, a provider of open source service oriented architecture infrastructure software, on Monday announced the release of Mule Galaxy Enterprise, a solution for storing and managing SOA artifacts with enterprise-class features. Mule Galaxy Enterprise, the first open source SOA governance platform with integrated registry and repository, offers more extensive features than are available in the free Community Edition released in January.
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A lot of us are focused on Microsoft and Bill Gates this month as Bill's last day at the company he founded and ran to dominance passed last Friday. I've met Bill several times but only really once spoken to him. From a personal aspect, he has mostly been cordial, and he once personally came to my rescue back when my career as an independent analyst first started, something I'll never forget. Something else I'll never forget was the Windows 95 launch, which in my mind and evidently his, was the high point for Microsoft.
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