The ability for developers to rapidly iterate and innovate new database offerings based on open source allowed for the creation of literally dozens of new databases. Some of these—such as Cassandra, ...

When someone buys a new smartphone, often they're preoccupied with the camera specs or the size of the screen or its storage capabilities. It's easy to overlook one of the most foundational aspects of ...

Nothing is bigger these days than data, data, data. We have more data than ever before, and we have more ways to store and analyze it—SQL databases, NoSQL databases, distributed OLTP databases, ...

One of a growing cadre of open-source companies, Zimbra will add joint document creation and sharing to its messaging and collaboration software at the LinuxWorld conference on Monday. The company, ...

Almost two months after September’s five-part series on open source ERP and business management software packages, questions are still coming in on how I could “possibly have missed” some of the ...

Looking to widen its developer audience, IBM signs a partnership with Zend to bolster use of the PHP scripting language. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech and cutting-edge ...

Open source products comprise the work of many collaborators -- sometimes thousands of them, and often separated by oceans. Each person works on small portions of a project, and anyone is welcome to ...

The latest trends and issues around the use of open source software in the enterprise. Open source database company Percona has been on the (virtual) road these past few weeks, hosting its web-based ...

A university-developed online service will let blind and visually impaired people surf the Web without having to download complex or buy costly client software. Developed by University of Washington ...

While many proprietary project management tools are available on the market, open-source project management software provides an alternative for those who prefer to use free, customizable and ...