OpenClovis Launches New Application Open Source Projects
Aims to Bring Telco Capability to Popular Enterprise Applications, and Interoperability to Telecom ISV Solutions
PETALUMA, Calif. – Oct. 31, 2006 – OpenClovis, Inc. today announced it will…
PHP Accelerators
PHP Accelerators/Cachers will boost the performance of your PHP applications, by caching the compiled form of php scripts to avoid the overhead of parsing and compiling the code every time the…
Open-Source Vendors at Risk of Being Priced Out
Larry Ellison knew Oracle needed its own operating system, and the Redwood Shores software company had a choice: Build it or buy it.
But Ellison told attendees at last week's Oracle's…
Car PCs mount in dashboards, run Linux
Hong Kong based mini-PC manufacturing specialist SD-Omega has added a pair of high-end models to its extensive line of more than 20 Linux-friendly car PC models. The SD631C and PCI-slot-equipped…
VCs' Open Source Attraction
As VCs continue to demonstrate their willingness to fund young open source companies, many closed source companies are trying to adopt an open source-type business model just to be more appealing…
Oracle welcomes Linux users with support site crash
Oracle today dished out a rude awakening to the Linux users it hopes to support over the long-haul. Its MetaLink support site crashed.
"Oracle Metalink (support website) has been virtually…
A Linux start-up on the path to profits
Ubuntu has been a phenomenon in the desktop Linux niche. But Canonical Chief Executive Mark Shuttleworth, who founded the project, has his eyes on the more lucrative server market.
Despite…
How to advocate for FOSS in schools
As in business, free and open source software (FOSS) is spreading rapidly in educational systems. Yet, despite the growing acceptance, experienced advocates are unanimous in observing that…
Does free software taste great, or is open source less filling?
Which do you like best: the satisfying, rich taste of principle in free software? Or do you prefer the less morally filling and pragmatic goodness of open source? Do you wish people would stop…
Red Hat defiant as market punishes stock
When Red Hat CEO Matthew Szulik said last week that his company would not cut prices, despite Oracle's announcement that it will offer support for half the current going rate, he was talking tough…