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25 open-source releases coming this year
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
Google expands enterprise offerings
As you will recall, just a few short weeks ago, Google expanded its enterprise offerings with Google Apps Team Edition, a
Shame on you, Google
It's not much of a stretch to call Google one of the most trusted companies in tech. Unlike Microsoft, any wireless carrier or virtually any hardware vendor, consumers tend to trust Google and
Intel pulls out of OLPC project
Everyone's favorite on-again-off-again couple, Intel and the OLPC project are back in the news again and this time, it looks like the breakup might be permanent. As you'll recall, after months of
Bill Gates: IT savvy needed to succeed
Now that he's phasing himself out of day-to-day operations at Microsoft, chairman Bill Gates has a bit more time on his hands. Apparently he's spending that time
Facebook sells stake, partners with RIM
Call it a sign of the times: Microsoft has announced that it has acquired a 1.6 percent stake in social networking service Facebook for $240 million--a deal that values the website at $15 billion.
SGI adds x86 servers, ready to exit bankruptcy?
Silicon Graphics, still struggling to survive after going bankrupt in May, now is launching a line of x86 servers. Its high-end servers use Intel Itanium chips, which haven't been very popular in the marketplace. The new servers, called Altix XE, are intended for Linux clustering and use Intel's latest dual-core Xeon chips--the 5100 "Woodcrest" series. SGI also announced a new midrange blade server, the Altix 450. ( Email …
IBM plans open-source style for new tools
IBM said it will open-source the core of its upcoming Rational Jazz collaboration and IT governance software. IBM will consider following the open-source model for its whole range of Rational products if developers approve of the Jazz program, the division's VP explained. Timeframes for Jazz's availability and the code release are not clear, nor is IBM revealing which public licenses it will use. Hopefully they will pick the standard GPL and not something controversial as Sun Microsystems …
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Open-source collaboration meets VoIP
Asterisk and Zimbra, the popular open-source programs for IP telephony and calendaring/collaboration, respectively, are partnering to make new software together. The main advantage will be click-to-call (or conference) integration from directly inside Zimbra software. This sort of feature will be designed with what Asterisk called zimlets--code snippets based on open standards.
For more on the partnership:
- read this internetnews.com article
