AT&T is studying Linux on the desktop as a possible replacment for its 70,000 Windows desktops, but analysts aren't sure that AT&T is all that serious about making the switch.
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The German company prepares to release its third version of Open-Xchange Server, which it open-sourced under the GPL in August. A supported product will be available at a price.
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Investment fund sells hundreds of thousands of shares, but still has major stake--and voice--in SCO's future.
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This article introduces you to ODBC programming with Apache Derby or IBM Cloudscape as the backend data source. You'll learn how ODBC applications differ from embedded SQL applications, how to set up Apache Derby as an ODBC data source, and how an ODBC application is structured. In addition, the author covers error handling and includes an example.
Open-source spam blocker gets legal makeover with switch to Apache license. Oh, and tech upgrades.
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For a Notes developer who has to deliver well-written applications that provide solid Java code, Eclipse delivers debugging, refactoring, and source control. This article shows you how to take advantage of the Eclipse IDE to develop Java agents for Lotus Notes/Domino.
IBM's new semantic technology enables companies to make better use of their information by enabling software to be more intelligent, adaptive, and efficient. It consists of three major areas; Ontology Specification Languages, Ontology Management Systems and Ontology Query Languages. The following semantic technologies are from IBM research labs from around the world:
Here's a related article that shows how to perform root-cause analysis with the Autonomic Management Engine and ABLE components.
- IBM Integrated Ontology Development Toolkit
- Ontology Management System
- Ontology-based Web Services for Business Integration
- Emerging Technologies Toolkit
- Agent Building and Learning Environment (ABLE)
Here's a related article that shows how to perform root-cause analysis with the Autonomic Management Engine and ABLE components.
MPAA hits wrong target with "shoot-in-the-dark approach" in movie copyright fight, says Linux Australia.
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A new report sees growing opportunity for the open-source operating system to displace Windows in small offices.
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A California upstart says the open-source business model makes sense for network monitoring, a services-intensive area.
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Many programmers are moving to Eclipse, the popular, open source development environment. For programmers familiar with Borland's free JBuilder X Foundation edition, this article starts with a brief comparison of both IDEs' features, ease of use, and stability, and then demonstrates essential tasks in Eclipse -- and shows how they differ from JBuilder -- so you can decide if Eclipse is right for you.
Analysts say a new standard version of Linux should go a long way to raise the platform's chances in the enterprise by improving open-source software's interoperability.
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To help bolster its Linux operating system, Novell and partners are setting up a new initiative to help customers and companies port applications to Linux.
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UML is like a collection of tools, a craftsman's toolbox which provides the skilled craftsman the ability to work on different aspects of a task. The domain specific language approach seems to be working towards what some in the industry term "Software Factories". In this vision there are no craftsman, no master tradesman, journeyman, only task specific production line workers. The following blog entry by Alan Brown, who is responsible for future product strategy of IBM Rational's Design, discusses both software development models and shares whats best suited for overal quality of a SW solution.
A number of software makers and well-known IT vendors have agreed to endorse the Free Standards Group's latest Linux standard to help create common ground for companies building open-source technologies.
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As it readies Solaris 10, Sun develops an open-source project modeled on Apple's Darwin and Red Hat's Fedora.
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The Linux adversary again demands evidence from Big Blue and cites allegedly contradictory testimony.
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JRuby combines the object-oriented strength of Smalltalk, the expressiveness of Perl, and the flexibility of the Java class libraries into a single, efficient rapid development framework for the Java platform. This article introduces JRuby, a sophisticated addition to your Java development toolbox.
OpenPower line to make debut Monday as Big Blue looks beyond the chip's high-end niche, CNET News.com has learned.
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In a bid to expand the customer base for its database software, Sybase Inc. released on Tuesday a free, limited version of its software for deployment on Linux systems.
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