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Russian government agencies have been ordered to move their computer infrastructure to Linux from Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) Windows by 2015, reports eWeek's Fahmida Y. Rashid. An order signed by Prime Read more...

Use of open source software in the enterprise is on the rise, according to a four-year survey by Zenoss Inc. Of 950 respondents at the annual USENIX Large Installation System Administration Read more...

A provocative column recently posted on CIOZone.com raises an interesting issue, which every company faces: The cost of training employees to use new software. Such training is often expensive. In Read more...

The world is ready for open-source software. A new study by IDC says OSS will grow by 22 percent to reach $8 billion by 2013. If you are not considering open source software as you weigh your options Read more...

Open-source software may be an innovative money saver, but IT professionals still have concerns that networks could be vulnerable to viruses, cyberattacks and other intrusions. A new survey from Read more...

It has been the dream and passion of many to create a strong Linux-based competitor to Windows--open-source software freely altered, cheaper and better than proprietary codes. But for all the effort Read more...

Open-source software may be a blessing in disguise for IT offices that are forced to tighten their belts because of economic woes. "The economic slowdown in the United States may actually boost Read more...

It is hard not to root for open-source software development in general and for the feisty Linux operating system in particular. But after achieving double digit growth rates during the last few Read more...

Open-source has become serious business. A new IDC study predicts that the market for stand-alone open-source software will reach $5.8 billion in 2011. In 2006, the market was already worth $1.8 Read more...

Software offers great benefits, but often comes fraught with problems, such as cost, quality, maintenance and usability. Price can be a major issue and one reason is that many types of software Read more...