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Five free security software suites
We uncover five of the best free security downloads that you can get for your PC.
Microsoft's quest for shared-source approval
With two outstanding shared-source applications awaiting approval by the Open Source Initiative, we look at the implications for the open source...
Strip mining of open source
Strip mining of open source can be interpreted as the appropriation of free software code for proprietary gain with no intention of feeding code...
How Google Wave could work for businesses
We get inside Google Wave to see what’s on offer for businesses and why you should sign up for your free account.
Q&A: Pamela Jones of Groklaw
Groklaw is the blog that has made a difference. Created as a personal project by Pamela Jones, better known as PJ, in 2003, its stated purpose was...
Taking Symbian open source
Nokia's purchase of Symbian, and promise to take it open source, means three quarters of the world's smartphones could soon be running free software.
Copyright on the tracks
The origins of the free software movement can be traced back to to the hackers of MIT's Tech Model Railroad Club, but more recently model railways...
Becta, open source and education: Too little, too late?
Inertia, fear of the unknown and agreements with vendors have lead to slow adoption of open source and free software in UK schools.
Will IM and SMS overtake email in mobile comms?
With applications such as instant messaging and threaded SMS popping up on handsets, are we getting lazy, or is this the dawn of a new email-free...
Sunny future for cloud computing
Linux, HPC and virtualisation have all lead to the rise of cloud computing, which offers a range of efficiencies to companies willing to set their...
Free Software is good for business
Once the domain of hobbyist software developers, open source software applications - both hosted and locally-installed - are having a major and...
Smoothing the move to Windows 7
Windows 7 promises to be easier to manage, more energy efficient, and more secure than previous Microsoft operating systems. But businesses need to...
Google, and that 5GB free storage
Inside the enterprise: The search giant has officially announced its cloud storage offering. Is this good for business, or another security risk?
A question of piracy
Can software piracy help boost sales, or should vendors give up the battle and set their products free?
Free Linux driver development
Open source drivers will become an imperative, rather than a choice, for device manufacturers who want to break into new markets and extend their...
Automation: Good for business, bad for jobs
New technologies are meant to free up staff for more innovative tasks, but Jennifer Scott believes it will just lead to job losses.
A brief history of Linux and the cosmos
<i>IT PRO</i> looks at how free and open source software is helping academics, researchers and scientists gain a better understanding of space and...
The politics of the command line
Free software has lead to communities of diverse individuals forming to fight for a common cause.
Amazon EC2’s Windows Server free version
Setting up a Windows server on Amazon's AWS is well within the reach of most IT pros, and it can even be free, Steve Cassidy discovers.
Q&A: Becta's Niel McLean defends free PCs for kids
We interview Becta executive director Niel McLean about the Home Access Programme for low-income families, open source in classrooms, and what...
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