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Rapid7 buys Metaploit, remains committed to open source

Rapid7 buys Metaploit, remains committed to open source

Metasploit, the organization behind the Metasploit Project, a popular open-source tool for exploit research, has been acquired by vulnerability management provider Rapid7.
Chuck Miller Oct 22 2009 10:27AM Security
Open source PBX marks ten years

Open source PBX marks ten years

Dorm room creation downloaded 5,500 times a day.
Staff Writers Oct 9 2009 11:54AM Software
CodePlex: Microsoft's last chance at opening up

CodePlex: Microsoft's last chance at opening up

Open source community sceptical over vendor's open source aims.
Lilia Guan Sep 14 2009 4:12PM Software
Microsoft launches an open source foundation

Microsoft launches an open source foundation

Codeplex is with us.
Nick Farrell Sep 14 2009 7:39AM Software
LAMP coders celebrate deep space transmission

LAMP coders celebrate deep space transmission

Open source site turned around in under 40 hours cops huge traffic.
Brett Winterford Aug 28 2009 3:43PM Oddware
Moonlight 2.0 beta adds Silverlight 3.0 features

Moonlight 2.0 beta adds Silverlight 3.0 features

Open source version of Microsoft platform updated.
Daniel Robinson Aug 19 2009 6:35AM Software
Hacked Windows 7 appears on file-share sites

Hacked Windows 7 appears on file-share sites

Lenovo source code key goes walkabout.
David Neal Aug 1 2009 7:30AM Software
Microsoft may have been forced into GPL release

Microsoft may have been forced into GPL release

Commitment to open source less than first thought.
Iain Thomson Jul 24 2009 2:32PM Software
Adobe open sources Flash Media framework

Adobe open sources Flash Media framework

To help push Flash adoption.
Ian Williams Jul 22 2009 6:40AM Software
Commercial software should learn from open source

Commercial software should learn from open source

Says Ubuntu community manager.
Shaun Nichols Jul 8 2009 3:11PM Software
Programmer charged with stealing Goldman code freed on bail

Programmer charged with stealing Goldman code freed on bail

A software programmer charged with copying secret financial-trading code from Goldman Sachs computers is out on US$750,000 bail.
Chuck Miller Jul 8 2009 11:03AM Security
Swedish hacker indicted for Cisco attack

Swedish hacker indicted for Cisco attack

A 21 year old Swedish hacker has been indicted for attacks on Cisco that saw the networking giant’s source code stolen.
Iain Thomson May 7 2009 1:15PM Networking
Novell glows from US$434m fling with Microsoft

Novell glows from US$434m fling with Microsoft

Novell's alliance director can't see Microsoft making a bid for the company, despite a US$434 million partnership that has spanned a blissful two and a half years.
Liz Tay May 5 2009 6:05AM Software
Why do Brits love open source?

Why do Brits love open source?

UK is the sixth most open-source software-friendly country in the world - behind Australia, according to research.
Martin Courtney Apr 27 2009 6:52AM Software
Top ten predictions from the Oracle-Sun merger

Top ten predictions from the Oracle-Sun merger

Oracle is expected to exit hardware businesses, cut staff, exit open source and focus on Java, MySQL and Solaris as part of its US$7.4 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems.
Brett Winterford Apr 22 2009 6:24AM Hardware
Sun and Microsoft make cases to Linux developers

Sun and Microsoft make cases to Linux developers

Advocates for the three major enterprise operating systems traded barbs and made an uneasy peace at a special event in San Francisco on Wednesday.
Shaun Nichols Apr 10 2009 6:34AM Software
Australia steps slowly closer to patent reform

Australia steps slowly closer to patent reform

The Federal Government has this week called for written submissions on proposed reforms to Australia's Intellectual Property system.
Liz Tay Mar 31 2009 8:55AM Strategy
"High-priority" Firefox patch being readied

"High-priority" Firefox patch being readied

A new patch for Firefox is being readied for shipment early next week to fix a vulnerability detected this week.
Greg Masters Mar 27 2009 10:48AM Security
BOM-ANU deploy $30m Sun supercomputer

BOM-ANU deploy $30m Sun supercomputer

The Australian Bureau of Meteorology will be the first major weather forecasting site worldwide to run on an open source stack as part of a $30 million-plus supercomputer rollout.
Staff Writers Mar 19 2009 1:32PM Hardware
Top 10 most recession-proof technologies

Top 10 most recession-proof technologies

Times may have been tough before, but few economic slumps have been on the level of the global recession currently gripping the planet.
Iain Thomson Mar 9 2009 9:03AM Software

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