Open Source Development News & More


Java and .NET Camps Split Over SOA

But use of .NET shows decrease in survey results.

IBM and Novell Team on Open Source App Server

Companies rev up the open source application server market with partnership deal.

Microsoft Web Server Threatens Open Source Leader

IIS makes big gains on Apache in last month.

Tibco Ramps Up Open Source AJAX

Company donates its message bus technology to OpenAjax Alliance.

Crosstalk: Opinions From the Open XML Debate

Microsoft's OOXML format, newly embraced by Massachusetts' IT Division as an open standard, produced divided views along the way toward approval.

Mass. Approves Microsoft Office Document Format

The state had originally said "No" to Office.

SourceLabs Unveils Enterprise Java OSS

Company's open source software (OSS) product offers break from proprietary solution lock-in.

Deki Wiki Hayes: It's a Wiki and a Platform

Open source solution combines collaboration tool with application development capability.

Microsoft Reaches Out to OSS With Web Site

New site to promote OSS harmony went live Thursday.

Microsoft Expansion on Horizon

Company moving far beyond software development.

Open Source Gains Edge in Alfresco Survey

Company survey of its members finds Linux preferred over Windows for software deployments.

PrismTech To Offer Mission-Critical SOA Solution

The company's DDS-based solution adds quality-of-service and scalability to service-oriented architectures (SOAs).

Enterprise Open Source Gets Some Guidance

Resources are springing up to connect businesses with best-of-breed open source solutions.

SOA News: Iona's Open Source Initiative

Last week, companies announced various product deals and developments in the service-oriented architecture (SOA) space. The big news was an open source play by Iona Technologies.

IBM Loosens Its Open Standards Patent Rights

Company aims to increase software interoperability by not asserting rights to more than 150 Web technology patents.