open source technologies

IT World: "Certainly, open source has left the proprietary software world in turmoil over the past few years, as Linux, the Apache Web server, Perl, Apache, Hadoop, OpenOffice, GIMP and dozens of other programs put the pinch on their commercial counterparts.

But what are tomorrow's open source heavy hitters?"

Linux and Open Source: "So, it does not matter that the cloud is built primarily on open source technologies, notably Linux?"

CENATIC Foundation: "The CENATIC Foundation, in keeping with its objective of raising awareness about open source technologies, regularly releases research reports that study the different aspects of open source software."

Sun Microsystems, a leader in Java and open source technologies, put market "speculation to rest" today.

“You are a brand,” Steve Yegge, technology prodigy and renowned industry blogger, told listeners in a podcast on software marketing last July.

Yegge stressed that branding is essential for open source technologies that strive to compete with Microsoft and other proprietary vendors.

Among those tapped to deliver keynotes at this year’s fourth annual Red Hat Summit are some traditional choices, those who will likely tout the benefits of using open source technologies.

Speakers include John Halamka, the CIO of Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Center, and Jim Whitehurst, the president and CEO of Red Hat Inc.