Open-Source news from FierceCIO

Google is plotting to change the way we print by making it unnecessary to install print drivers on devices for use with particular printers. The company unveiled preliminary designs for a web-based Read more...

Novell said it will make Pulse, its enterprise social networking tool, available for beta testing this week. The technology modifies popular consumer applications, such as micro-blogging and social Read more...

The Open Source Data Center Initiative was launched last week with the idea of applying open-source ideas to the design and construction of data centers. The data center industry is "dominated by a Read more...

Commercial vendors and open-source supporters are launching a new community devoted to free software monitoring tools and applications. MonitoringForge.org launched its site on Tuesday in beta. It Read more...

There are many products on the market to help enterprise IT pros manage IP addresses. Some options are costly and many vary in their ability to efficiently track core network services. Companies, Read more...

It's a good year to be in the market for open-source technology. This week's ComputerWorld.com surveyed what's out there and found plenty of cool new items coming onto the market from browsers and Read more...

The economy is in big trouble, IT jobs are on the line and even outsourced providers are nervous. That's why you need a plan for your tech career. CIO.com says the worst thing you can do is give up Read more...

Are you the ultimate techie, a real geek in the true sense of the word and at the forefront of innovation and change? So much that was once considered the providence of the geek is now common place Read more...

Former chief operating officer of Delta Airlines, now chief executive over at Red Hat wastes no words to convey his beliefs: "The clouds will all run Linux." In an interview with CNET News.com, Read more...

A study released earlier this week was critical of open source software after evaluating 11 such projects over the course of three months. "Open Source Study--How Are Open Source Development Read more...