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When the Linux Foundation wanted to estimate the TCO of Linux , they did so using the Red Hat sponsored Fedora project . Wednesday, SYS-CON Media heralded the arrival of Fedora 10 . The l... More >
Tuesday brought with it news that Apple was facing a patent infringement lawsuit concerning the iPhone. I'm not sure how successful those lawsuits will be -- I haven't looked at the filings. But ap... More >
When my coworker sent me a link to this piece from The Register , her comment was, "I know you just wish SCO would just go away." Of course, I do. No, wait -- didn't SCO already go away? Apparen... More >
In a San Diego Business Journal piece published Monday, Wade Lindenberger responded to former House Speaker Newt Gingrich's call for the repeal of Sarbanes-Oxley. In short, he said Sarbanes-Oxley... More >
A year ago in September, I first learned of and wrote about a company called Dimdim . It offers Web conferencing on an open source platform, and the basic functionality is free. The hosted commercia... More >
Executive pay has been of particular interest to regulators for years, but it came into sharp focus after the stock option backdating scandal came to light. Companies were investigated . Executive... More >
Ubuntu is moving further into the mainstream consumer space. The Linux distro made news last year when parent company Canonical brokered a deal with Dell to preload Ubuntu on certain Dell de... More >
The same group that took the Sarbanes-Oxley Road Show around the world has a brand-new offering. Compliance Home reported Thursday that the SOX Institute has released the first volume in its Sa... More >
Not long after T-Mobile and HTC released the very first Android handset, news broke that a flaw had been discovered in the Android code base. Though the flaw has since been corrected, representat... More >
In the midst of searching for a new CEO , Yahoo is also still going about its business. To that end, CNET 's Stephen Shankland reports, the company is releasing its BrowserPlus software as open s... More >
Well, just when Psystar had gone off my radar, it's back. The company, which found itself in legal hot water with Apple after it began selling a Mac clone, filed an antitrust countersuit against ... More >
Covering governance and compliance, I have the opportunity to speak with a wide variety of people who are focused on different aspects of the compliance process -- whether they represent regulatory ... More >
CNET News blogger and Alfresco VP Matt Asay makes an interesting point in Tuesday's post, "Open Source Rules in a Bad Economy." It's not the first time I've seen it, nor is it the first tim... More >
Audit firm PricewaterhouseCoopers and software maker CA are partnering to offer companies a governance risk and compliance (GRC) solution that will "help reduce the risk of business interruption due ... More >
Sun Microsystems isn't exactly celebrating as the end of the year approaches. The company that open sourced Java and Solaris and then surprised everyone by acquiring open source database company M... More >
CFO.com reports that industry insiders are doing all they can to snag President-elect Obama's attention now -- before he takes office. As if the man doesn't have enough to do in this transition pe... More >
Paying for open source seems an odd idea to some people. But as Serdar Yegulalp pointed out in his InformationWeek blog, Alfresco VP and CNET News blogger Matt Asay spoke to several CTOs this... More >
BusinessFinance reported Wednesday that demand for governance, risk and compliance (GRC) professionals is strong , as are their corresponding salaries, despite the down economy. Robert Half Managem... More >
A struggling Sun Microsystems joined forces with IBM earlier this month to launch the Open Document Format (ODF) Toolkit Union , an open source project aimed at making it easier for developers to ... More >
A heavier IT burden than Sarbanes-Oxley or the Patriot Act . That's what some say is coming in the regulations that will result from the country's financial meltdown. Like I told my boss ea... More >
Early this year, SpringSource acquired Covalent Technologies , continuing an open source consolidation trend we've been watching for some time now. Tuesday, the company behind the Spring framework... More >
The Securities and Exchange Commission is serious about enforcement . Data released Monday reveals that 2008 may be a record year for the number of SEC enforcement settlements. InvestmentNews... More >
The results of the latest Alfresco Open Source Barometer are in. As is my custom , I wanted to point out some of the highlights. In a blog post , Alfresco's chief marketing officer, Ian Ho... More >
Sun Microsystems is banking on the open source concept again -- this time with its storage business. The Wall Street Journal reported Monday the computer maker's latest hardware is what is being ... More >
Business school professors from Villanova and the University of Virginia are wondering how in the world external auditors who reviewed the policies and internal controls procedures of firms like Lehm... More >
Thursday, CNET News blogger Matt Asay pointed to a fascinating observation made by Republican political consultant Alex Castellanos during CNN's election coverage. Castellanos, who most recently ... More >
Before the credit crisis hit, the Securities and Exchange Commission and financial industry regulators were ready to begin moving publicly traded companies from U.S. Generally Acceptable Accounting... More >
In the midst of the historic nature of this week's election, I stopped thinking about Sarbanes-Oxley for a couple of days. So for a moment on Thursday, I was caught off guard to see this headline at ... More >
Microsoft's BizSpark program is designed to help startups get on their feet -- and familiar with Microsoft technology and software. BizSpark is open to privately-funded ventures that have been in bus... More >
In contrast with state governments , which don't seem to be doing much with open source software even in a time of economic strain, corporate technology buyers are serious about using open source to... More >
Last week Motorola announced that it would be shifting gears in its smartphone business to focus on Google's Android platform. In fact, the company's co-CEO, said it would be limiting its efforts t... More >
In the last couple of weeks, I've written about how the economy is affecting CFO responsibilities , how it could affect audit firms , and how it will impact the nation's biggest banks -- at least... More >
I've already written about open source software being at least part of the answer to voting machine glitches . But is it the answer to government IT infrastructure? According to Tech News World , s... More >
Scrolling through open source news today, I found a Market Watch release about open source e-pharmacy software . Different groups within the health care industry have taken an open source approa... More >
T-Mobile and HTC got there first. Then Motorola announced it would be launching its own Android handset next year. Now, rumors are flying that Asus will also release an Android phone next year. &n... More >
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