CUPS 1.4.0 with DDK and Improved Bonjour
Sep 01, 2009The common Unix printing system (CUPS) is now available as version 1.4.0. In addition to a variety of improvements, the free print server now includes the driver development kit (DDK).
more »Gartner Recommends Open Source for ECM
Aug 31, 2009Gartner, Inc. provides organizations a little checklist to avoid problems in Enterprise Content Management (ECM).
more »Tuxera Closes ExFAT Patent Agreement with Microsoft
Aug 28, 2009Tuxera, the Finnish company behind the NTFS-3G open source driver, on its own initiative entered into an agreement with Microsoft over exFAT drivers.
more »MegaPanzer: Parts of Possible Govware Trojan Released under GPL
Aug 28, 2009The name Ruben Unteregger may well become more newsworthy in the next few days. Unteregger has been working at the Swiss ERA IT Solutions company to develop the trojans MegaPanzer and MiniPanzer and has released the code under GPL.
more »Open Group Publishes New Documents to Assist SOA
Aug 28, 2009Open Group seeks to create standards in order to better gauge the readiness of enterprises for service oriented architecture (SOA), with its service integration maturity model (OSIMM). The SOA governance framework is intended to help towards this end.
more »Synctool 4.0 Fine Tunes Cluster Configuration
Aug 27, 2009Synctool, a configuration managemment tool that synchronizes computer clusters, is available in a new 4.0 version. The software underwent some internal rework and picks up new features.
more »Linux Moves Ahead in Smartphone Markets
Aug 24, 2009New studies have shown Windows Mobile to have around a 10% share of the smartphone market. Now Samsung wants to migrate its phones to a Linux system.
more »2 + 8 = Glass: Android Desktop Phone Seeking Market Entry
Aug 24, 2009The Android based, VoIP-capable Glass phone with a chip each for operating system and telephony plus an 8" touchscreen is supposed to welcome a new era in business telephony.
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