HP Airs Open Source Governance Tools And Services (TechWeb via Yahoo! News)
The company’s resource sites and software are designed to prevent IT managers from being blindsided when open source code comes in the door.
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Vista more secure than XP and open source (TechWorld)
Fewer reported flaws than all the others, says Redmond. Windows Vista was hit by significantly fewer publicly disclosed security flaws in its first year than Windows XP and open source rivals in their first years, according to a report from Microsoft.
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Ohloh Goes Open Source (LinuxElectrons)
Bellevue , WA – Ohloh, an open source network for people who create and use open source software, has said that it is open sourcing its technology.
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Google to Host Terabytes of Open-Source Scientific Data (Wired News)
Google is planning to launch a new product that will allow researchers to store open-source datasets for free, allowing anyone with an internet connection access to terabytes of scientific data.
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Every (Open-Source) Software Project needs a Business Model (Addict 3D)
S’mythology: “Most software developers have little interest in entrepreneurship, but an open-source software project will survive and thrive only by delivering value into a market (users) with business partners (contributors) and against competitors…”
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Schools to Increase Spending on Open-Source Software (PC World)
Educational institutions worldwide will increase spending on open-source software and services through 2012, survey says.
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Schools boost open source spending (Infomatics)
Educational institutions are predicted to increase their investment in open source software and services from $286.2 million today to $489.9 million by 2012.
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HP Airs Open Source Governance Tools And Services (InformationWeek)
The company’s resource sites and software are designed to prevent IT managers from being blindsided when open source code comes in the door.
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Schools to Increase Spending on Open-Source Software (PC World via Yahoo! News)
Educational institutions will increase spending on open-source software and services over the next few years, but that doesn’t mean proprietary software will be left in the dark, according to a new report covering 14 countries.
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Schools to raise spending on open source (TechWorld)
But proprietary software will still feature. Educational institutions will increase spending on open-source software and services over the next few years, but that doesn’t mean proprietary software will be left in the dark, according to a new report covering 14 countries.
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