The most recent Open Source articles from Computing

Carbon Trust funds datacentre simulation project to cut emissions

Ambrose McNevin — 2008-07-02T16:54:00.000Z

Ambrose McNevin, Computing, Wednesday 2 July 2008 at 16:54:00

Open source tool in development to measure workload-based data centre carbon output

The BCS and the Carbon Trust are developing a Java tool to simulate energy use in datacentres in the hope of driving down carbon emissions....

Novell reports linux revenue rise

Computing — 2008-05-30T10:10:00.000Z

Computing, Computing, Friday 30 May 2008 at 10:10:00

Second quarter revenues flat but software maker turns a profit

Software maker Novell reported second quarter Linux revenue of $29m (£14.5m) from flat total revenue of $232m, profit reached $2m compared with a $12m loss for the same period last...

Microsoft experiments with subscription based Office

Computing — 2008-04-21T00:00:00.000Z

Computing, Computing, Monday 21 April 2008 at 00:00:00

Project "Albany" is a first-time trial for subscriptions to use Office products, while China gets Microsoft/Novell enterprise level Linux interoperability

Microsoft is piloting a subscription service for its Office product suite for the first time in the US. The firm said that "Albany" was in beta mode....

Tories would decentralise state information, says David Cameron

Tom Young — 2008-04-04T00:00:00.000Z

Tom Young, Computing, Friday 4 April 2008 at 00:00:00

Large scale, centralised IT projects would be avoided in favour of "modular components"

Tory leader David Cameron has said that the Conservatives would avoid large-scale central IT systems such as the NHS National Programme for IT....

Green light for green patents

Neon Kelly — 2008-01-14T00:00:00.000Z

Neon Kelly, Computing, Monday 14 January 2008 at 00:00:00

Sharing intellectual property will speed up development, say eco collective IT suppliers

The patents for 31 eco-friendly technologies have been released to the public domain under a new green partnership lead by IBM....

Citrix completes Xensource acquisition

Neon Kelly — 2007-10-23T00:00:00.000Z

Neon Kelly, Computing, Tuesday 23 October 2007 at 00:00:00

Deal will help provide server and desktop virtualisation services

Thin-client specialist Citrix Systems has completed its $500m (£245m) acquisition of open source software firm Xensource. The VMWare rival will help Citrix to provide server and desktop virtualisation to businesses....

Online software is in demand

Tom Young — 2007-10-11T00:00:00.000Z

Tom Young, Computing, Thursday 11 October 2007 at 00:00:00

Office software provided over the internet will change licensing models

With software on demand offering the potential to challenge Microsoft’s desktop dominance, some of the IT industry’s biggest names are scrabbling for a piece of the action....

SAP offers £3bn for Business Objects

Tom Young — 2007-10-08T00:00:00.000Z

Tom Young, Computing, Monday 8 October 2007 at 00:00:00

Deal price is 20 per cent premium over share price

Global applications provider SAP is to buy business intelligence specialist Business Objects for €4.8bn (£3.3bn) early next year. The €42 per share offer represents a 20 per cent premium over...

Red hat grows fat on the profits of open source

Tom Young — 2007-10-04T00:00:00.000Z

Tom Young, Computing, Thursday 4 October 2007 at 00:00:00

But the Linux supplier is having trouble digesting its JBoss acquisition

Open source software provider Red Hat has seen a sharp rise in year-on-year second-quarter profits thanks to increased revenues from its Linux operating system subscriptions....

Red Hat grows fat on the profits of open source

Tom Young — 2007-10-04T00:00:00.000Z

Tom Young, Computing, Thursday 4 October 2007 at 00:00:00

But the Linux supplier is having trouble digesting its JBoss acquisition

Open source software provider Red Hat has seen a sharp rise in year-on-year second-quarter profits thanks to increased revenues from its Linux operating system subscriptions....

Last call for paper tickets

Dave Friedlos — 2007-08-28T00:00:00.000Z

Dave Friedlos, Computing, Tuesday 28 August 2007 at 00:00:00

Flights will be 100 per cent e-ticket from June 2008, says Iata

Paper airline tickets will be entirely replaced by electronic alternatives after June next year, says global airline body Iata. The organisation has placed a final order for some 16.5 million...

Wikipedia founder to compete with Google

Neon Kelly — 2007-07-30T00:00:00.000Z

Neon Kelly, Computing, Monday 30 July 2007 at 00:00:00

Wiki-based search engine to launch later this year

Jimmy Wales, the creator of online encyclopedia Wikipedia, has unveiled details of his company's community-developed open source search engine. The new site, due to launch by the end of 2007, will combine human-assisted...

Red Hat sales up on open source growth

Bryan Glick — 2007-06-28T00:00:00.000Z

Bryan Glick, Computing, Thursday 28 June 2007 at 00:00:00

Revenue and subscriptions both increase by more than 40 per cent in first quarter

Open source software specialist Red Hat has increased its sales by more than 40 per cent during the first quarter of the firm’s financial year....

Cambridge University reaches for the stars

Lara Williams — 2007-04-03T00:00:00.000Z

Lara Williams, Computing, Tuesday 3 April 2007 at 00:00:00

Researchers use high performance software for faster astronomical data cataloguing

The Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit (CASU), part of Cambridge University's Institute of Astronomy, has implemented analytical software to accelerate astronomical data cataloguing. University researchers had been struggling with the time available to...

Tories push open source move

Parliamentary reporter — 2007-03-15T00:00:00.000Z

Parliamentary reporter, Computing, Thursday 15 March 2007 at 00:00:00

Shadow chancellor George Osborne estimates open source could save £600m a year

The Conservatives will place more reliance on open source software in government IT if they win the next General Election....