Resources

70 Resources for

open-source software

  • Subscribe to this listing via:
  • RSS
  • Email

BNET Resources

Worldwide Revenue from Standalone Open Source Software Will Grow 26% to Reach $5.8 Billion by 2011, IDC Research Indicates
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- The market for standalone open source software OSS is in a significant growth stage, a new study from IDC reveals. Adoption of OSS will accelerate over the forecast period of 2007 through 2011 as barriers to adoption get knocked down. Growth in revenue, however, will lag behind...
Tags: International Data Corp., open-source software, software
Research articles 2007-05-31
Great Open-Source Alternatives
Open-source software has a lot going for it. It's free, it's constantly being improved upon, and it doesn't rely on proprietary formatting. (Did I mention it's free?)  Unfortunately, it can also be confusing to figure out which programs are worthwhile and which ones you need to be a programmer to...
Tags: Open-source Software, Open Source, David Goldenberg
Blog posts 2007-11-26
Aras brings open source model to PLM practitioners, Microsoft users (Manufacturing Business Technology)
The open source software movement has spread to the product development space--and in a somewhat surprising fashion. The open source software movement has spread to the product development space--and in a somewhat surprising fashion.
Tags: manufacturing, Microsoft Corp., open-source software, open source
Research articles 2007-04-01
IDG's InfoWorld Names the Winners of the Best of Open Source Software for 2007
InfoWorld's Bossies Recognize the Best of Open Source Software for Business
Tags: InfoWorld, International Data Group, open-source software, software
Research articles 2007-09-10
IBM's move to reveal patent secrets to open-source software users
Industry observers call IBM Corp.'s move to reveal 500 patent secrets to open-source software users a thinly veiled message to Microsoft Corp. to not mess with communal operating systems such as Linux.
Tags: IBM Corp., open-source software, open source, software
Research articles 2005-01-12
Microsoft Throws Support Behind Novell's Linux Platform
SAN FRANCISCO - Microsoft Corp. has embraced Novell Inc.'s open-source software platform, forming a technological truce between two longtime antagonists who want to make it easier for the still-dominant Windows operating system and the increasingly populaSAN FRANCISCO - Microsoft Corp. has embraced Novell Inc.'s open-source software platform, forming a technological...
Tags: Linux, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Novell Inc., open-source software
Research articles 2007-02-19
Open-source software to replace pricey Microsoft. (Information Technology).
THE government is to push up development of open-source software applications so it can replace the currently-used Microsoft system in government office computers so that they won't have to pay massive copyright fees to Microsoft. THE government is to push up development of open-source...
Tags: information technology, Microsoft Corp., open-source software, software
Research articles 2003-05-05
Open Source Software Grows in Importance to End-User Organizations Providing Rising Services Opportunity for Quality Assurance and Testing, IDC Survey Reveals
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- Based on findings from a recent survey, IDC foresees that open source software and related services will continue to expand in importance to end-user organizations. Additionally, almost 60% of the survey respondents said their company's spending on open source increased in 2007, in terms of relative percentage...
Tags: International Data Corp., open-source software, QA, software, survey
Research articles 2008-04-21
HP First Major Vendor to Certify, Integrate and Support Open Source Software for Customers
Business Editors/High-Tech Writers
Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., open-source software, software
Research articles 2004-06-01
Barracuda Networks Survey Contrasts IT Security Professionals' Views of Open Source Software and Commercial Software
CAMPBELL, Calif. -- Barracuda Networks, Inc., the worldwide leader in email and Web security appliances, today announced the findings of a survey which revealed that IT security professionals have an almost equal preference for deploying open source software (53 percent) versus commercial software (47 percent) in their organizations for similar...
Tags: commercial software, information technology, IT security, open-source software, software, survey
Research articles 2007-10-02
Microsoft at the power point; Open-source software.(Microsoft versus Linux, continued)
Governments like open-source software, but Microsoft does not Governments like open-source software, but Microsoft does not
Tags: Linux, Microsoft Corp., open-source software, software
Research articles 2003-09-13
Black Duck Partners with SourceForge.net to Enable Compliant Business Use of World's Largest Repository of Open Source Software
WALTHAM, Mass. & FREMONT, Calif. -- SourceForge.net Equips Black Duck with Replicated Open Source Software Repository to Speed Online Delivery of License Compliance Information to Businesses
Tags: open-source software, software
Research articles 2005-08-01
Open Source Software - The Case For And Against.
Open source software seems to have attracted significant press coverage in recent months. On the one hand, the media interest has focussed on SCO's claim against IBM for approximately US$3 billion on the basis of allegations that SCO's intellectual Open source software seems to...
Tags: IBM Corp., open-source software, SCO Group Inc., software
Research articles 2004-11-26
Open Source Software Adoption Not Cost-Dependent, New Evans Data Research
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. -- Evans Data Corporation has just published Open Source Vision, the first of four qualitative reports in their new forward looking Vision Series and finds that cost is not the main factor in deciding to adopt open source software for development. The new series of reports provides...
Tags: open-source software, software
Research articles 2005-07-13
Open source software being widely adopted by European companies, says IDC
CORPORATE IT UPDATE-C1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
Tags: International Data Corp., open-source software, software
Research articles 2005-04-19
Patent quality makeover: IBM hopes improvement initiative will drive U.S. innovation.(Front Line)(International Business Machines Corp.)(Brief article)
IBM, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and Open Source Development Labs will undertake an initiative focused on improving U.S. patent quality. The partnership, which will also involve members of the open source software community and aca IBM, the United States Patent and Trademark Office,...
Tags: IBM Corp., open-source software, quality
Research articles 2006-04-01
IDC Reveals the Real Impact of Open Source: Sustaining Innovations and Extending the Useful Life of Software Assets
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- According to a newly released IDC study, the open source software phenomenon has spread far beyond Linux and is gaining enormous momentum. The study, which analyzed IDC surveys from over 5,000 developers in 116 countries, finds that developers worldwide are increasing their use of open source. The...
Tags: International Data Corp., open-source software, open source, software
Research articles 2006-08-14
North Carolina-Based Red Hat Forms Unit to Fund Open-Source Software Firms.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
May 9--DURHAM, N.C.--In its quest to make open-source software a global standard, Red Hat is forming a new venture unit to seed companies that share its vision. May 9--DURHAM, N.C.--In its quest to make open-source software a global standard, Red Hat is forming a...
Tags: open-source software, Red Hat Inc., software
Research articles 2000-05-11
Black Duck Software Joins Open Source Software Institute
WALTHAM, Mass. & STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. -- Black Duck Software, Inc., the leading provider of software compliance management solutions, today announced that it has become a corporate member of the Open Source Software Institute OSSI, a U.S.-based non-profit organization dedicated to the development and implementation of open source software...
Tags: open-source software, open source
Research articles 2005-05-09
UNISYS SETS UP OUTSOURCING CENTER IN SHANGHAI
AsiaInfo Services 04-04-2006 Unisys Sets Up Outsourcing Center in Shanghai SHANGHAI, Apr 04, 2006 SinoCast via COMTEX -- US company Unisys has formally set up a software development and outsourcing services center in Shanghai. The center w ...
Tags: company, open-source software, outsourcing, Unisys Corp.
Research articles 2006-04-04
advertisement
advertisement
Click Here