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    Open-source software is successfully displacing proprietary applications in many large companies and eating into the annual revenues of proprietary software vendors by US$60 billion a year, according to research.

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    One Linux Australia past president thinks so. In other Linux.conf.au coverage, a leading IT lawyer claims that an expensive and ineffective patent regime is hampering the work of Australia's software community.

  • Jitterbit goes open source for application 'glue'

    A start-up company called Jitterbit has set out to enter the crowded market for integration software using open source and a modular product design.

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    Microsoft's allegations that open source infringed on its patents may never make it to the courts. So why make such a fuss over the claims?

  • Read the blog post - Steven Deare

    Primed for desktop Linux

    The consultants that rolled out one of Australia's biggest known Linux desktop project are set to take on the big boys.

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    We look at the virtual machine software market's three principal players: Microsoft, VMware and Xen.

  • Is the FOSS community divided?

    One Linux Australia past president thinks so. In other Linux.conf.au coverage, a leading IT lawyer claims that an expensive and ineffective patent regime is hampering the work of Australia's software community.

  • Is open source ready for big business?

    The New South Wales government has unveiled a panel of preferred open-source software suppliers but what does it really mean? Well, the answer depends on who's doing the asking.

  • Sandals and ponytail set cramp Linux

    The lax dress code of the open-source community is one of the reasons behind the software's slow uptake in commercial environments, says former Massachusetts CIO Peter Quinn.

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    The new version of Microsoft's Windows CE code-sharing agreement must be popular because vendors have signed up to it, says the software giant.

  • Tech Guide: Letting in Linux

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  • UnitedLinux: the key to Australian take-up?

    Four Linux companies have joined forces to develop a common core version of the OS for businesses, but a local analyst doubts a unified approach is enough to encourage take-up by Australian businesses.

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