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Open source support firm SourceLabs bags $7m
News SourceLabs was launched about two years ago around the idea of offering corporate customers support for open source software products, particularly Linux, the Apache web server, MySQL database and Java development software.
[October 27, 2006, 9:20]
Open source InfoCard rival gets heavyweight support
News IBM is expected to support Higgins in its products sometime next year. But with IBM and Novell, the Higgins Project has attracted big-name support, Neuenschwander said. The companies plan to contribute to an open source initiative code-named...
[February 27, 2006, 15:50]
One-stop shop for open-source support launched
News Open-source support specialists Credativ has launched the Open Source Support Centre (OSSC), which aims to provide support for a range of community-developed software from Linux to MySQL. Halls believes there is plenty of demand for this type of...
[November 13, 2007, 5:00]
Denmark urges govt support for open source
News While a number of governments in Europe and elsewhere are eyeing open source software as a way of cutting costs and stimulating localised software development, the Danish study goes a step further, arguing that public sector support for open...
[October 23, 2003, 18:15]
SugarCRM hopes support will sweeten open-source package
News Open-source software start-up SugarCRM plans to introduce support services for its free contact management product on Thursday, part of a big push to lure customers away from high-priced, proprietary programs.
[September 7, 2004, 13:55]
Open-Xchange adds cross-platform support
News Commercial support may be offered later in the year for OS X and Solaris, according to Frank Hoberg, CEO of Netline. German software company Netline on Tuesday released the latest version of its open-source collaboration server Open-Xchange Server 5.
[April 12, 2005, 17:10]
EC's open-source study wins broad support
News The European Commission-sponsored report which urged organisations to consider deploying open-source software has won widespread support from key industry figures. Mark Taylor, founder of the Open Source Consortium, echoed his support for the...
[January 18, 2007, 16:02]
Office 2007 adds Open Document support
News The service pack includes a collection of stability and performance updates as well as support for more file formats including Open Document Format (ODF) and Portable Document Format (PDF) files. Microsoft had said last May that it would add...
[April 29, 2009, 12:56]
Coalition seeks US gov't support for open source
News Several open-source software companies and many other organisations have formed a consortium called Open Source for America to persuade the US government to use more of the collaboratively developed software, to participate in its development, and...
[July 23, 2009, 17:06]
Sun listens to customers and adds PostgreSQL support
News Sun has thrown its weight behind PostgreSQL, announcing plans to distribute and support the open source database. The server and software company said Thursday that it will integrate PostgreSQL into Solaris, and will begin offering support services...
[November 18, 2005, 9:10]
EC pledges to promote open standards
News The European Commission has pledged to support open standards and promote interoperability, to avoid vendor lock-in of European governments to any one technology. For all future IT developments and procurement procedures, the Commission shall...
[June 11, 2008, 17:31]
Linux adds InfiniBand support
News Linux leader Linus Torvalds on Saturday accepted support for the InfiniBand high-speed networking technology into the latest version of the Linux kernel, the core software at the heart of the open source operating system.
[January 21, 2005, 16:20]
Government shows caution on open standards
News The government has pledged its support for open standards and interoperability through its e-Government Interoperability Framework, but warned that there is no such thing as a document-storage panacea, according to The Register.
[June 11, 2007, 15:45]
Open-source audio wins MP3 player support
News The device, which will also support connections with Linux-based computers, may be the most open-source-friendly MP3 player yet released on the market. The release of the open-source support for the Neuros could be a welcome development for tech...
[February 25, 2003, 9:59]
Schwartz swipes at the GPL
News Sun president Jonathan Schwartz on Tuesday proclaimed ardent support for the open source software realm but criticised the GPL. Schwartz also predicted that companies that pledge support for open source software but that keep their own products...
[April 6, 2005, 13:50]
Consortium launched to support OpenDocument
News The Open Document Fellowship was launched on Monday to add momentum to what appears to be a growing movement to support the open standard for the production, storage and dissemination of documents. The timing of the creation of a "fellowship" to...
[October 10, 2005, 17:50]
Services firm launches open source stack
News SourceLabs, a start-up that aims to make money by providing support services for bundles of open source tools, is offering its first free "stack" of software components. A number of small companies are building their businesses by offering services...
[March 31, 2005, 12:05]
Shadow chancellor slams government over open source
News George Osborne, the shadow chancellor, has criticised the government over its apparent lack of support for open-source software. And he was careful to avoid implying that to support open source was to condemn proprietary vendors such as Microsoft.
[March 8, 2007, 12:28]
Open source specialists offered tech support bounty
News OpenLogic, an open source software and services provider, has launched a programme to offer commercial support for more than 150 open source products, including the Apache Web server, the PostgreSQL database and the Python programming language...
[May 9, 2006, 11:10]
Novell reveals Linux philosophy
News Linux convert Novell proclaimed its strong support for open-source programming Wednesday, but made the case for a pragmatic approach that blends in its own proprietary applications. SuSE was the first Linux seller to support IBM's entire server...
[January 22, 2004, 8:20]
