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63 Open Source Replacements for Popular Financial Software
July 12, 2011 – 8:39 pm | No Comment

Datamation: “Whether you’re looking for financial software to manage your personal finances, your small business or for a large enterprise, the open source community offers a lot of options.”

TI introduces simple-to-use OpenLink(TM) Bluetooth® and Wi-Fi® connectivity inside the WiLink(TM) 6.0 solution for …
July 11, 2011 – 10:16 am | No Comment

DALLAS, July 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) today premiered its first module platform housing the WiLink(TM) 6.0 (WL1271) single-chip, wireless combo solution with TI’s open source, Linux-based OpenLink(TM) drivers. The OpenLink drivers are built on the community-validated mac80211 Wi-Fi driver and BlueZ Bluetooth ® protocol stack. The first in a [...]

For the good of all of us: CERN launches open source hardware effort
July 8, 2011 – 10:37 am | No Comment

Open source software is used extensively by CERN, the particle physics lab behind the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) experiments. In fact, the organization even maintains its very own Linux distribution—based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux—called Scientific Linux CERN . Inspired by the productivity of Linux development, a group of CERN engineers have decided to bring [...]

The Uzebox: An open source hardware games console
July 6, 2011 – 3:33 pm | No Comment

Computer World: “Open source hardware is still more niche than its software counterpart, but projects like the Uzebox show that freedom in the IT world is not just about your Web browser or your phone’s OS.”

Ubuntu Linux ‘Natty Narwhal’ debuts in PHL
July 5, 2011 – 6:42 am | No Comment

Linux and open-source software fans can now keep up with Windows and Mac users with the release of the latest flavor of popular Linux distribution Ubuntu.

Executive offers peek under the Red Hat
July 3, 2011 – 6:12 am | No Comment

Making money from “open source’’ software – computer programs available free of charge – once seemed crazy. But Red Hat Inc. has prospered by selling service and support for open source programs such as the Linux operating system. Although headquartered in Raleigh, N.C., most Red Hat software is engineered in Westford. Paul Cormier, Red Hat’s [...]

Tired of paying for Windows? Try Linux instead
June 30, 2011 – 11:26 am | No Comment

(Credit: Ubuntu) Surprising revelation: for the last month or so, I’ve been using a Linux-powered laptop as my primary work machine. Linux, of course, is the free, open-source alternative to Windows and Mac operating systems. I’ve fiddled with it from time to time, but never considered it a viable replacement for either one.  Mind you, [...]

Ztelco and Computer Support of San Diego Partner to Offer Customers a Choice for Their Hosted VOIP and Hosted PBX …
June 28, 2011 – 5:02 am | No Comment

Customers can now choose between Linux or Microsoft Windows for their Hosted VOIP and Hosted PBX solutions. Whether customers are looking for the value of open source or the ease of administration for Windows, Ztelco and Computer Support of San Diego can offer their customers the best solution for their needs, not just the solution [...]