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EnterpriseDB goes mission critical at Sony Online Entertainment
The Sony Online Entertainment deal with EnterpriseDB means that open source software has once again cruised into a mission critical space. Article | 20 Mar 2006
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Virtualization vendors jostle for position in wake of Red Hat's virtual play
Virtualization market leader VMware has critiqued Red Hat's integrated virtualization program as inefficient, but other vendors see this move as a positive play for the market. Article | 17 Mar 2006
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Opinion: Five reasons why you should never use PostgreSQL -- ever
In an effort to dispel some FUD, Jason Gilmore's opines on several of the most commonplace reasons for not investigating PostgreSQL. Article | 14 Mar 2006
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Former Interwoven exec: Follow me and switch to open source CMS
Open source content management software is going to turn the CMS market on its head this year, says Kevin Cochrane. In this Q&A, he explains why open source CMS is hot, hot enough to lure him away from proprietary CMS vendor Interwoven. Article | 02 Mar 2006
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Golden's Rules: How to modify SugarCRM safely
My recent work with a SugarCRM project shown me, once again, one great thing about open source software: You aren't limited to the functionality of a product as delivered. Column | 22 Feb 2006
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Column: Why open source databases are ripe for acquisition in 2006
Is the clout of open source databases, expected to grow to a $1 billion market by 2008, going to lead to their demise by acquisition? This columnist ponders the meaning of Oracle's Sleepycat and Innobase acquisitions, and MySQL's anti-acquisition sta... Article | 21 Feb 2006
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Acquisitions expert: What's behind Oracle's open source buys?
Find out what's behind Oracle's open source vendor buying spree in this interview with mergers, funding, and acquisitions due diligence expert Douglas Levin, CEO of Black Duck Software. Article | 16 Feb 2006
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SCALE Linux Desktop 10 news revisited, revised
Novell's Linux desktop 10 will include improved file sharing, security and interoperability features, plus support for Visual Basic macros in Excel. Article | 15 Feb 2006
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Challenges remain for open source systems management
The addition of an open systems management application to the current mix of proprietary offerings is a strong start in a new direction for open source software, but some analysts still see a long, challenging road ahead. Article | 01 Feb 2006
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Mining the untapped potential of open source content management
Is the open source content management system an arena of 'largely untapped potential' as one reader suggested? One expert in the field responds in this exclusive interview. Article | 11 Jan 2006