Posts Tagged ‘Companies’

Why Webscale Companies Need open Source

Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it. George Santayana wasn’t talking about open source when he said that, of course, but it applies to the lessons of proprietary software just as well. Those who haven’t learned why open source is important are doomed to rely on proprietary solutions

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Twitter Loves Open Source: Just Not as Much as Status.net

News is making the rounds that Twitter has put up a directory showing all the open source projects it loves , which in real terms means the projects that Twitter contributes to.

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Twitter Loves Open Source: Just Not as Much as Status.net

So VMware bought Zimbra: now what?

Many of you no doubt already know about VMware’s snagging of Zimbra away from the clutches of Yahoo! If I’m a Zimbra employee or executive, I might be breathing a sigh or relief, or I might be disappointed. But one thing’s for sure – I’m definitely wondering what’s next

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Where SaaS Fits in the Race for Control of the Vertical Integration Market

Companies that use software, hardware and Web services to deliver a fully-integrated computing experience to the user may be destined to win the arms race in the vertical integration market. Today’s guest editor, Rafael Laguna, CEO of Open-Xchange , shares his thoughts about why Software as a Servic (SaaS) is poised to become the strategic weapon in the battle for control of an exploding industry. Open Data and the Cloud By Rafael Laguna, CEO, Open-Xchange Remember IBM’s vertical integration play in the 1980′s

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