Norway encourages use of open source software (Miami Herald) Published on Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:03:37 GMT Norway pledged funds Monday to stimulate public sector use of the free open source software OpenOffice to reduce its dependency on Microsoft Corp. and other major software producers. Click Here for Other Details

Red Hat CEO Whitehurst Talks About Slowdown, Virtualization, Linux (InformationWeek) Published on Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:34:19 GMT In an exclusive interview, Red Hat's Jim Whitehurst opens up about the open source software firm's short-term prospects in troubled times and longer-term opportunities for growth. Click Here for Other Details

Norway gets chilly with Microsoft, warms to OpenOffice (The New Zealand Herald) Published on Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:53:56 GMT OSLO, Norway - Norway has pledged funds to stimulate public sector use of the free open source software OpenOffice to reduce its dependency on Microsoft and other major software producers. Click Here for Other Details

BlueStar sparks energy services with SOA (InfoWorld via Yahoo! News) Published on Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:00:00 GMT These days, the electrical power business has taken on a complexity akin to that of commodities trading. Deregulation, alternate energy sources, and customers seeking protection from rising prices have opened a world of opportunity to nimble electricity retailers such as BlueStar Energy Services, which -- thanks to a strategic investment in SOA, much of it open source -- has made the most of it. Click Here for Other Details

Hosting firm takedown bags 500,000 bots (ARNnet) Published on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:11:23 GMT Infected PCs still operational but unable to receive instructions from malware after shutdown of rogue ISP McColo. Click Here for Other Details

Developers draw clients, employees from around world (Knoxville News Sentinel) Published on Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:11:35 GMT At 7 a.m. most mornings, a staff meeting takes place in Knoxville that spans a couple of oceans and two continents. The meeting, via two 62-inch plasma monitors, brings together executives of local software developer Efficience and its programmers who are situated in an office of their own in Puducherry, India. Click Here for Other Details

Hosting firm takedown bags 500,000 bots (IT World) Published on Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:02:09 GMT The shutdown last week of a U.S.-based Web hosting company crippled more than 500,000 bots, or compromised computers, which no longer are able to receive commands from criminals, a security researcher said Tuesday. Click Here for Other Details

Computer Software Innovations, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2008 Financial Results (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance) Published on Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:30:00 GMT Computer Software Innovations, Inc., CSI Technology Outfitters(TM) today announced its financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008. Click Here for Other Details

ILW.COM - immigration news: Federal Contractors Are Required To Use E-Verify (Immigration Portal) Published on Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:48:47 GMT [Federal Register: November 14, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 221)] [Rules and Regulations] [Page 67651-67705] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr14no08-30] [[Page 67651 Click Here for Other Details

Axcess International Reports Third Quarter 2008 Results (Centre Daily Times) Published on Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:25:05 GMT Axcess International Inc., (OTCBB: AXSI) a leading provider of wireless business activity automation solutions, today reported results for the third quarter ending September 30, 2008. Click Here for Other Details

Norway encourages use of open source software - The Associated Press Published on Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:52:35 GMT Palluxo! - Mac Dose of All Things Apple Norway encourages use of open source software The Associated Press - Nov 17, 2008 OpenOffice is based on Sun Microsystems Inc.'s StarOffice software. Santa Clara, Calif.-based Sun released the source code of the programs in 2000 in hopes ... Sun Updates StarOffice 9 For Microsoft Office, Macintosh InformationWeek all 161 news articles Click Here for Other Details

Open source questions answered and myths debunked - ITWeb Published on Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:29:33 GMT Open source questions answered and myths debunked ITWeb, South Africa - Nov 17, 2008 For some open source proponents, it's a philosophical thing ? a belief that software and its code should be free (albeit in a philosophical rather than ... Click Here for Other Details

CAL Business Solutions Invests in Microsoft Source Code ... - PR Web (press release) Published on Thu, 23 Oct 2008 07:33:44 GMT CAL Business Solutions Invests in Microsoft Source Code ... PR Web (press release), WA - Oct 23, 2008 ... expertise in accounting software solutions, today announced a significant investment in the Microsoft Source Code Authorization Program to become Source ... Click Here for Other Details

ERP5 World Forum Defines Road Map for the Future - Newswire Today (press release) Published on Tue, 18 Nov 2008 07:13:12 GMT ERP5 World Forum Defines Road Map for the Future Newswire Today (press release), UK - 23 hours ago The source code is freely available under the GNU General Public License. Nexedi (nexedi.com) is the creator and leader of the ERP5 open source ERP project. ... Click Here for Other Details

Red Hat CEO Whitehurst Talks About Slowdown, Virtualization and Linux - InformationWeek Published on Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:22:43 GMT Red Hat CEO Whitehurst Talks About Slowdown, Virtualization and Linux InformationWeek, NY - 11 hours ago In an exclusive interview, Red Hat's Jim Whitehurst opens up about the open source software firm's short-term prospects in troubled times and longer-term ... Click Here for Other Details

Open source revolution - SmartCompany.com.au Published on Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:58:12 GMT Open source revolution SmartCompany.com.au, Australia - Nov 10, 2008 Open-source software, promoted by the Initiative, generally refers to applications for which the source programming code is public and completely free. ... Click Here for Other Details

Education IT chiefs debate open source - NetworkWorld.com Published on Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:21:41 GMT Education IT chiefs debate open source NetworkWorld.com, MA - Oct 30, 2008 It adds a critical licensing change, however, to protect certain kinds of patents that might be held by software donors, and organizes code development ... Click Here for Other Details

Hosting firm takedown bags 500000 bots - ITworld.com Published on Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:50:06 GMT Hosting firm takedown bags 500000 bots ITworld.com, MA - 9 hours ago That would indicate that a third-party -- someone who didn't have the Srizbi source code, and thus a way to figure out the protocols for sending new orders ... Click Here for Other Details

Sun shines dimly in Big Blue's shadow - InfoWorld Published on Thu, 06 Nov 2008 11:05:30 GMT Sun shines dimly in Big Blue's shadow InfoWorld, CA - Nov 6, 2008 Lately Sun has cast itself as, among other things, a leading open-source software company. It has spent the last few years open sourcing the Java platform, ... Click Here for Other Details

Global Sources reports third quarter results - FOXBusiness Published on Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:14:50 GMT Global Sources reports third quarter results FOXBusiness - Nov 12, 2008 For those in the Hong Kong area, the replay dial-in number is (852) 3011-4541, and the pass code is 67291896#. Global Sources is a leading ... Keynote Reports Fiscal Fourth Quarter and Year End 2008 Results Trading Markets (press release) all 508 news articles Click Here for Other Details