Study: Big companies save big from open source
Large companies can save a substantial amount of money by using open source software products, according to a study published Wednesday by the Swiss consultancy Soreon Research GmbH.
Stories by John Blau
US lawmaker pushes mobile phone interests in Iraq
Money could go to companies in countries not supporting US war efforts
SuSE sends desktop Linux home
Alternative OS will be available early next year in a home version designed to integrate with Microsoft Office.
Lucent roams between WLAN and 3G
Lucent Technologies Inc. has successfully demonstrated roaming between a wireless LAN (WLAN) and a 3G (third-generation) mobile broadband network, the company announced Wednesday.
UnitedLinux plans under-$US1000 release
Key aim is to unseat Red Hat from leading position
SAP's Plattner scared of IBM and Microsoft
Hasso Plattner, co-chairman and chief executive officer of SAP AG, admitted Thursday that he's scared of the software industry's two powerhouses, IBM Corp. and Microsoft Corp.
Germany slams brakes on local loop competition
The German upper house of parliament, the Bundesrat, decided last week not to approve an amendment to the national telecommunication bill that would have created greater competition in local telephone networks, a spokeswoman for the Bundesrat says.
Napster files for bankruptcy, Bertelsmann still keen
Napster filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday, just two weeks after its major creditor, the German media group Bertelsmann AG, had agreed to acquire the troubled Internet music service.