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Linux Standard Base boosts developer features

A beta version of Linux Standard Base (LSB) 4.0 released this week adds developer features to technology intended to reconcile differences between Linux distributions, the Linux Foundation said.



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Former Google, Yahoo employees behind Hadoop startup

A team including former Google, Yahoo and Facebook employees is launching a startup that will provide professional support for Hadoop, an open-source computing platform that makes it easier to write programs that process large amounts of data.

| News | Development | Open Source | SaaS | 10/15/08 at 12:02 pm |


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Seven essential ways to cut your tech costs

Whether your business has just two people or two hundred, these tips can help you cut costs, save money, and let you focus on what's really important: the bottom line.

| Feature | Business | Open Source | 10/14/08 at 2:52 pm |


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Mandriva Linux 2009 released

European software company Mandriva has released the 2009 update to its flagship Linux distribution, Mandriva Linux.

| News | Open Source | Operating systems | 10/13/08 at 3:43 pm |


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