Bjarne Stroustrup, the creator of the C++ programming language, once said that "our civilization runs on software." This statement is impressively backed by reality, in which software controls a huge ...

We trace the rise of free open source software—code that can be freely modified and shared—from philosophical outlier to modern powerhouse Underlying every piece of software you use is source code ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I track enterprise software application development & data management. The information technology industry’s problem is that it ...

(2) The ever-increasing complexity of software. Modern operating systems and applications are huge in size compared to software in personal computers in the late 1970s and early 1980s. They are ...

Software that comes with a computer, tablet or smartphone. The operating system is the primary pre-installed software component. However, there may be several pre-installed applications as well, in ...

The concept of software as a service (SaaS) took hold at a time when IT executives were getting supremely fed up with the ballooning costs of packaged enterprise software. Not only did they have to ...

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...