Oracle Chief Executive Officer Larry Ellison is considering the release of Oracle's own version of Linux after realising the purchase of one of the two major Linux vendors was not cost-effective, according to a story in the Financial Times.
When considering a migration to open source software, it’s good to keep in mind the mistakes of those who have tried before and so avoid falling into the same traps they did.
The open source software model’s assault on traditional applications is contining with the recent release of the Pentaho open source Business Intelligence project’s latest version, Business Intelligence Professional Edition Platform.
The IT staff at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have to be prepared to work with just about anything. The institute’s computing employees manage a delicate balancing act, promoting core IT standards for security and networking while still giving each of the institute’s departments the freedom to choose their own technology platforms and applications.
Owens Forest Products’ IT department took the traditional path of many smaller companies: a custom ERP system using tools such as Microsoft SQL Server, ASP.Net and Business Objects’ Crystal Reports.
The Public Trust is undergoing a major IT makeover, which includes the option of moving to open source at some later stage.
The days of selling software through the traditional commercial model are numbered, as open source is becoming the model of choice, says Greg Stein, chairman of the Apache Software Foundation.
The Australian Computer Society has emphatically come out in support of open source software, claiming Australia should embrace it on the grounds it fosters innovation and can boost ICT employment.
Former Massachusetts state government CIO Peter Quinn believes that any technology leader, in the public or private sector, who is not supporting and implementing open standards should resign.
After listening to Microsoft’s Bill Hilf, one delegate at the recent government IT managers’ forum, Govis, was heard to say, “You’d almost believe Microsoft was the leading supporter of open source software.”
Delegates to the Govis open source seminar had a chance to compare the government’s just-published Guide to Legal Issues in Using Open Source Software with its Australian equivalent.
The success of Linux and other open source projects has depended heavily on the support and investment of major IT companies, Oracle chief executive Officer Larry Ellison says.
Midland Memorial Hospital in Texas hopes to have the bulk of its electronic health record (EHR) system up and running on open-source software by late spring or early summer, says David Whiles, the hospital's IS director.
Vyatta, an open-source router company, released the first beta version of its WAN router code late last month, with the aim of becoming networking's equivalent of Linux or Firefox.
The State Services Commission’s IT branch has produced a guide to help government agencies minimise the legal risks of losing part of their intellectual property, or being accused of misusing someone else’s, when rolling out open source solutions.