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The sour economy is causing industries and individuals alike to tighten their belts in just about all areas of spending, including software. Downloading free and low-cost open-source software is often an attractive alternative to proprietary commercial products. The potential for enterprises and other users to switch from high-priced software to open-source alternatives poses a new opportunity for open-source developers...

Terra Soft Solutions, the developer of Yellow Dog Linux (YDL), has been acquired by the Japanese software firm Fixstars Corporation, a developer of Cell Broadband Engine solutions ...

Search and databases often have troubled relationships. Web-based search utilities have become essential business tools. The database is the lifeblood of many a business' record-keeping system. Both are vital -- just don't try to put the two together or integrate spreadsheets and other documents with them ...

Web developers have many options for the servlet containers they use to host Java apps. Included in these choices are both classic proprietary and a host of open source containers. For the typical Java application developer, the container that holds one or more Java applications together is fairly transparent ...

Putting Iolo Technologies' System Mechanic 8.0 throughits paces was a long-overdue reunion with an old friend of sorts. Ihad used a much earlier version when it was a different label yearsago. I had forgotten how adept the program's design was even back thenat rooting out the hundreds of glitches and clutter that fall into thedeep recesses of the Windows operating system...

University of Delaware's Dr. Ian Appelbaum is looking to "spin" hisresearch on the magnetic properties of electrons to get moreelectronic enhancements from semiconductors ...

"SOA transition" is buzz term growing in popularity among IT managers, especially when they meet with corporate boardroom residents. Businesses are transitioning into service-oriented architecture by tapping into the increasing number of SOA products software makers are creating to meet this new interest ...

Caution: Just because your company has a payment card industry (PCI)compliance certificate, don't assume your data is perfectly safe and secure. Youcan still suffer a breach ...

Getting reliable and reasonably priced tech support for an ailing computer is time-consuming and frustrating. PC users at home, school and work face malfunctions caused by human error, software failure and hardware configuration glitches ...

Engine Yard, a software developer of clouddeployment and open source tools for Ruby on Rails applications, lastweek released an open source framework for building fast, high-performance Ruby applications. Called "Merb," the programming tool issimilar to Ruby on Rails ...

Open source software is often an unsung hero in the online gaming universe. Game engines are complex applications with core functionalities provided by numerous modules. These include arendering engine for 2-D or 3-D graphics and a physics engine or collision detection and response calculator. In addition, game developers have to provide for sound, scripting, animation, artificial intelligence, networking, streaming, memory management, threading and a scene graph...

Cisco Systems announced on Tuesday the extension of its Application Extension Platform (AXP) as well as a contest for developers to provide new applications ...

AppDeploy, an online community for both systemsmanagement professionals and application and computer administrators has released a free software tool called "AppDeployRepackager." The tool is the industry's first free applicationdedicated to the complex task of Windows Installer repackaging, according to the company ...

RealNetworks released its controversial RealDVD movie ripping application last week but within days removed the program from its Web site due to a legal feud with the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) ...

Google and Yahoo are so well established in my daily Internet search routine that I wasn't expecting to find anything new with a beta engine from a start-up search company. But ubExact had more than one pleasant surprise in how it lets users search ...

Open source adoption is growing rapidly, but adopters in U.S. arelagging behind European enthusiasm, according to software provider OpenLogic ...

The age of mobile computing is upon us. Small form-factor laptops,even smaller netbooks and smartphones keep us continuouslyconnected with colleagues, family, friends and our bosses around theclock ...

OK. You've heard of Linux. It's another operating system for acomputer. But why use it when you can choose between Windows and Macs?Unless you run business-class servers, Linux isn't really somethingconsumers really need to hear about, right? ...

To a lot of computer users, the concept of biometric authentication is limited to thumb drive reader devices, eye scanners and voice pattern recognition. Such technologies still face stiff competition in most enterprise circles, where passwords and user tokens seemingly work well enough and are quicker and cheaper to deploy ...

Internet security firm IronPort Systems announced on Monday an enhanced layer of protection for its Web Security appliance S-Series with the addition of Exploit Filtering technology ...