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Zenoss: New dog masters old monitoring tricks 30 November, 2007 12:50:00
Zenoss Core 2.1 impresses with object-based approach, strong device discovery, native Windows monitoring, and open source extensibilitySince the dawn of the business network, there has been a need to ensure that the network services provided to the enterprise are alive and responsive. Traditionally, in midsized businesses, this role has been filled by complex, closed source, and fantastically expensive solutions from manufacturers such as BMC, CA, HP, and IBM. And while these extravagant expenses make no customer happy, many users of these packages also complain of their complexity. Enough administrators have spent enough time wrangling with their monitoring systems to make a lot of smart people imagine that there must be a better way. - +
Networking's greatest debates in Software 29 October, 2007 07:42:58
Classic debates include Open source vs. commercial software, Software-as-a-service vs. packaged applications,and Novell NetWare vs. Microsoft networkingA Look at the all time greatest controversies in the history of the networking industry. - +
IT people, places and things that matter 24 December, 2007 07:23:06
For their ability to draw your attention, these 10 people, places and things stand out as newsmakers that matterWhat makes a top newsmaker? Sometimes a company generates lots of buzz by doing particularly innovative things, or someone with a catalyzing personality gains notoriety. Other times a hot new product or a spectacular disaster gets the attention of the masses. - +
Open-source upheaval 26 September, 2007 15:15:21
"I don't use the word 'evil,'" says Mike Evans -- though he acknowledges that some of his customers do see proprietary commercial software vendors that way. - +
Sun seeks developer help to make Solaris ubiquitous 31 August, 2007 09:00:16
Hoping to achieve for Solaris the kind of ubiquity already enjoyed by Java.Sun Microsystems has ambitious plans for the commercial and open-source versions of its Solaris operating system, hoping to achieve for Solaris the kind of ubiquity already enjoyed by Java. To come close to reaching that goal, Sun needs to reach out more to developers and endeavor to overcome some long-held prejudices against the OS.
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Adobe Systems Wednesday unveiled a new version of its Flex SDK development tool set, code-named Moxie, along with plans to provide its code to the open-source community.
The next version of the standards-based language and programming model, slated to ship by the end of the year, will be available under the Mozilla Public License (MPL) now used by the Mozilla Foundation and by Sun Microsystems for its Open Solaris operating system, Adobe said.
MPL requires that changes made to the code be kept under the MPL licence, and those who make the changes cannot freely distribute the altered code.
The open-source move was prompted by the increasing use of the Flex tools to build rich Internet applications -- Web applications that include the rich features of desktop applications but the ease of maintenance of a Web application, said Phil Costa, director of product management for Flex.
"[Flex] has reached a critical mass of people developing on the technology and partners extending the technology that by moving it into an open-source project, we can really grow the community and get the developers more involved in extending Flex," he said.
"[The MPL] strikes the right balance between being true to the spirit of open source ... but also being friendly to the needs of commercial vendors like ourselves," Costa said.
Adobe in June will be setting up a Web site where daily builds for the next version of Flex SDK will be posted, he added. The site will include a public bug database for users to enter bug reports or other enhancement requests.
Flex SDK and other Flex products will still be available under commercial licenses.
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Sybase and Logica Partner To Mobilise The Supply Chain 29 August, 2008 09:47:00
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Microsoft® takes legal action against software pirates
Recently Microsoft took legal action against individuals and resellers for distributing and selling unauthorised Microsoft software.
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