Forrester: Ingres and MySQL Lead Open Source Databases
Jul 14, 2009Market researcher Forrester Research investigated the suitability of database systems for enterprise deployment and found that the Ingres and MySQl alternatives take the lead positions after IBM, Oracle and Microsoft.
more »Chrome OS: Google to Build Its Own Operating System
Jul 09, 2009In the official Google blog, VP of product management Sundar Pichai and engineering director Linus Upson announce plans to develop a Google Chrome OS.
more »Dovecot 1.2 IMAP Server with New Plugins
Jul 08, 2009The new IMAP and POP3 server Dovecot is available in version 1.2. It supports further extensions of the IMAP protocol and provides new plugins.
more »Mono Back and Forth: Already Part of GNOME Standard Installation in Lenny
Jul 07, 2009The Debian community has been arguing over the last few weeks about whether Mono should be part of the standard Debian installation. Now it appears that it has already been an integral part of the sofware ever since Lenny.
more »Gran Canaria Desktop Summit: Better Audio for Free Desktops
Jul 05, 2009On the second day of the Gran Canaria Desktop Summit, Gnome and KDE developers have been focused on topics surrounding meta data, community, and infrastructure. Concerning multimedia, audio support for the open source desktop has proved to be a hot topic.
more »Intelligent GCC-ICC Compiler Stable and in Project Hands
Jul 03, 2009The MILEPOST project for intelligent compilers promoted by the European Community is in a stable version 4.4 and a developer project was started to fine-tune the software.
more »Apple Wary of Ogg Theora: No Agreement Yet on HTML5 Video Standard
Jul 03, 2009Firefox 3.5 and Chrome already support the new video tag of the HTML5 specification. Before it can become a standard, though, more browsers makers have to agree on the codec.
more »PostgreSQL 8.4 Proves Feature-Rich
Jul 02, 2009The free database system PostgreSQL is available in version 8.4 with numerous new features and enhancements.
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