So do we. After the Sun TM made its official open source licensing announcement, SourceKibitzer the portal where you can find metrics of Open Source projects written in Java has dared to kibitz the Suns implementation of Java. We started with Java Compiler from OpenJDK community. (See the results here - http://www.sourcekibitzer.org/index.p hp?option=com_skproject&task=view&projectid=javac).

The Paragent IT management application, known for its sophisticated web-based interface and ease-of-use, eschews the traditional complaint of open source software being difficult to use, or only for those comfortable at the command-line. This isnt a half-hearted move, said Tim Ritchey, CEO of Paragent. The open source community is getting the same code we run on our production servers. Paragent is hosting the open source project on Google Code at http://code.google.com/p/paragent. The open source code is available free for download by anyone.

SUNNYVALE, Calif. - TWIKI.NET, the leading provider of open source enterprise collaboration solutions, announced a new release of open source TWiki.
TWiki version 4.2 software includes a new WYSIWYG editor that is easy to use and can significantly reduce the learning curve for first time users. It also offers support for a SQL like query language to aide the end-user in building wiki applications.
This software release coincides with the open source project migration to a new Sun FireTM T5220 server, a Sun Fire X4450 server and a Sun StorageTekTM 5320 NAS Gateway System contributed by Sun Microsystems.

Joint open source project offers the first end-to-end open source BI, ETL, and data warehouse.

September 11, 2008 --
SUNNYVALE, Calif., August 28, 2008 TWIKI.NET, the leading provider of open source enterprise collaboration solutions, announced a new release of open source TWiki.
TWiki version 4.2 software includes a new WYSIWYG editor that is easy to use and can significantly reduce the learning curve for first time users. It also offers support for a SQL like query language to aide the end-user in building wiki applications.
This software release coincides with the open source project migration to a new Sun FireTM T5220 server, a Sun Fire X4450 server and a Sun StorageTekTM 5320 NAS Gateway System contributed by Sun Microsystems.

) February 9, 2009 -- Open source software development in Russia is one of the most important directives for Igor Schegolev - the Head of the Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications of the Russian Federation.

On February 5, 2009 Igor Schegolev, the Head of the Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications of the Russian Federation, met with Werner Knoblich, Red Hat Vice President for EMEA at the Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications of the Russian Federation, and other industry leaders.

Veda Informatics have launched www.open-source-developers.com, to offer website development services using open source technologies. It is to be focused on the needs of individuals and small businesses.

BROOMFIELD, CO - The Open Source Census, a global, collaborative project to collect and share quantitative data on the use of open source software, today announced at the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo it has identified more than 275,000 open source installations on more than 2,000 machines.
Kim Weins, senior vice president of products and marketing at OpenLogic, presented a status of the Census results Wednesday before the 9:00 a.m. Oracle keynote at LinuxWorld.
Firefox ranked as the most installed open source project. Zlib, Xerces, Xalan, and Wget are the second, third, fourth, and fifth, respectively. Participants span a wide variety of company sizes, geographies, and industries.
Main themes found by The Open Source Census revealed in today's presentation are:

) May 5, 2009 -- ICEsoft™ Technologies, Inc., a leading global provider of open source enterprise Java technologies and sponsor of the award winning ICEfaces® open source project, today announced a new addition to its open source product portfolio. ICEpdf®, ICEsoft's Java PDF library and engine, is now available under the MPL open source license.

ICEpdf is a lightweight open source Java PDF rendering library that can be easily integrated within any Java-based client application or deployed on a server in headless mode as a PDF servlet (JSP or JSF). ICEpdf is ideal for providing PDF viewing and navigation as well as PDF content conversion and extraction without the hassles of Java-to-native integration issues.

Jaspersoft passes 10 million downloads, contributes to 350 open source BI projects and attracts nearly 120,000 registered members globally.

Publicly Available Library to Help Developer Community Optimize Use of Open Source and Learn From Successful Architectures.

BROOMFIELD, Colo.OpenLogic, Inc., a provider of enterprise open source software solutions encompassing hundreds of open source packages, today announced year-end statistics on enterprise open source adoption based on an analysis of OpenLogic's enterprise customers.
Key Trends for 2007:
Increased adoption of open source: On average, enterprises reported using 94 different open source packages, up 26 % from 75 in 2006.

The Linux Box is now part of Open Source for America, a unified voice for the promotion of open source in the U.S.

) September 29, 2008 --
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAVA) today announced the winners of the OpenJDK
Community Innovators' Challenge designed to fuel innovation around
the OpenJDK project. The contest was part of Sun's Open

Open source web development is an approach to design, develop website for better satisfying your business needs

The team at MobiForms are proud to announce the release of MobiForms 4.0. MobiForms version 4.0 has been certified with the open-source HSQLDB database. MobiForms includes a free copy of HSQLDB for server, standalone or mobile database applications, complementing the MobiForms Developer tool and the Mobiforms runtime interpreter. MobiForms offers all the tools in one box for the creation and deployment of any type of mobile application from surveys to field service, from signature capture to bar coding.
New features include timers, SMTP email and commands that dynamically change object attributes at runtime like font colours and sizes. The Deployment Wizard has been extended to include more device and operating environment combinations, and a tab for database deployment.

Business Intelligence consultants expect more interest in open source, open standards BI software in times of economic downturn. As companies try to save money, open source BI provides an effective alternative to expensive proprietary software. Lower IT spending not only delivers immediate savings but also secures higher competitiveness in the long term.

Zarafa benefits from growing demand for integrated open source software.

) January 29, 2009 -- CDNetworks (KOSDAQ: 073710), a top-three global, full-service content delivery network (CDN), today announced that it is providing SourceForge.net, the world's largest Open Source software development website, with state-of-the-art mirror sites in the US and Asia, to support its thousands of Open Source projects and millions of developers. CDNetworks is providing these services at no charge to SourceForge.net as part of its effort to support the free development and exchange of software in the Open Source community.

) February 17, 2009 -- Software company, The Development Cloud has announced that it is to distribute 50% of the revenues of its commercial software products to contributors of the associated open source software projects allowing contributors to earn uncapped financial rewards.

All proprietary code for products sold by The Development Cloud is to be transferred to open source projects for input from the global development community as well as internal development teams. Contributors to these projects whose input is included in the commercial versions of each product will receive a percentage of product revenues as decided by a regular committee with independent representation.

Tim Joslyn, co-founder of the Development Cloud explains:

BROOMFIELD, Colo. - OpenLogic, Inc., a provider of enterprise open source software solutions encompassing hundreds of open source packages, today announced that the number of certified open source packages available in the OpenLogic Certified Library surpassed 400. In addition, OpenLogic broadened functionality of OpenLogic Exchange (OLEX) Enterprise Edition, the industrys first Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution for comprehensive sourcing and governance of open source in the enterprise.
OpenLogic Expands Certified Library, Adds Open Source Comparison Matrix

Coverity Open Source Strategist David Maxwell Joins Open Source Licensing Debate with Eclipse Foundation and Alfresco on August 31st.

Coverity Open Source Strategist David Maxwell Joins Open Source Licensing Debate with Eclipse Foundation and Alfresco on August 31st

) September 14, 2009 -- WaveMaker Software™, the only Open-source Platform as a Service (Open PaaS), announced the release of WaveMaker 5.2. This release introduces one-click deployment to Amazon EC2, making WaveMaker the most easy-to-use cloud development solution.

With WaveMaker 5.2, building cloud applications is as easy as 1-2-3:

1. Leverage existing assets: WaveMaker can re-use existing data, web services and code.

2. Create self-service user interface: WaveMaker's client framework enables end-users to do their own configuration.

3. One-click cloud deployment: WaveMaker's one-click deployment manager moves application directly to Amazon EC2.

Improvements to WaveMaker 5.2

Funambol, the leading provider of Mobile 2.0 messaging software powered by open source, today announced that the AGPLv3 has received formal approval by the Open Source Initiative (OSI). Funambol led the process of the licenses approval by the OSI after adopting AGPLv3 in November. It was the first company to adopt the license, which closes the ASP loophole.

Zenoss Inc., a leading provider of open source network, systems and application management software, today announced its Platinum Sponsorship of PyCon 2008, the worlds largest Python conference, to be held March 14-15 at the Crowne Plaza Chicago OHare. Written in Python and deployed in thousands of organizations around the world, Zenoss has become the most popular IT monitoring and management product on Sourceforge.net. Python is a popular open-source programming language that is used and supported by leading enterprise software providers including Google, Microsoft and Sun, who are also sponsors of PyCon.

) September 18, 2008 --
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAVA) today announced the winners of the
OpenSolaris(TM) Community Innovation Awards Program, designed to fuel
innovation around OpenSolaris.
The OpenSolaris program included both a contest and a student grant
component and was part of Sun's Open

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA KnowledgeTree, the leading provider of Open Source document management software for small to medium-sized organizations and departmental users, today announced the availability of KnowledgeTree Open Source Edition 3.5 licensed under the new GNU General Public License (GPL) version 3.
"The new GNU GPL version 3 is modern, well-structured and a significant achievement for the Free Software Foundation (FSF). We believe that it will provide a strong mechanism for the KnowledgeTree open source community to co-create and share document management functionality, " said Daniel Chalef, KnowledgeTree COO.

Open-Xchange Inc., the leading independent open source alternative to Microsoft Exchange, today announced that it has joined the Eclipse Foundation as a new member.
"Open-Xchange is the only independent, open source collaboration software project and product and as such, we are committed to embracing a fully open development framework that is cross platform and that embraces industry standards," said Rafael Laguna, CEO, Open-Xchange. "Today, we are inviting the Eclipse community to fully participate in the evolution of our open communication platform and by doing so, offering contributors and industry partners long-term security to continue independent development."

ANNAPOLIS, MD - Zenoss Inc., a leading provider of open source network, systems and application management software, today announced its Gold Sponsorship of the newly-formed non-profit Twisted Software Foundation (TSF), which provides a venue for individuals and organizations to contribute to the development of open source technologies.

Excel Software is shipping a new version of the WinA&D modeling tool and WinTranslator reengineering tool that supports PHP software design, code generation and model generation from code.
PHP is a modern scripting language for procedural and object-oriented programming. It drives popular web sites that often grow into large-scale development projects. WinA&D adds PHP modeling enhancements and code generation from class diagrams or structure charts. Often PHP programs provide the glue between web pages and a database engine. Data models drawn in WinA&D can generate the SQL schema.

) July 29, 2009 -- The winners of the 2009 SourceForge Community Choice Awards have been announced and PortableApps.com is the big winner. PortableApps.com swept 4 of the 12 categories in the annual open source awards including Best Project which saw nearly 5,000 projects nominated for awards. PortableApps.com then experienced its 100 millionth portable software download from their website, securing their status as the world's most popular portable software platform.

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Linux company IPSYSTEMS Inc announced today the beginning of its month-long celebration of the company's eighth year in the Philippine open source industry.
Our eight years in the business has been marked by an increasing number of Philippine small and medium sized enteprises (SMEs) being educated and knowledgable on Linux, and actually making use of open source software to help them achieve their business goals. We feel very happy with this achievement, as this has always been our mission. said Patricia B. Celis, VP for sales and marketing.

Leading Provider of Open Source Collaboration Software Among the Best Positioned to Spur Linux and Open Source Adoption in Coming Year.

) November 20, 2008 -- CorraTech, the leading global open source software services firm, today announced the launch of two new outsourcing solutions for Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) interested in open source. CorraTech also announced it has expanded its Open Source Center of Excellence (OSCOE) and open source development and support operations in India.

) March 24, 2009 -- Open Source Bridge, a new conference designed to increase collaboration in the open source community across a broad range of disciplines, announced today that Ward Cunningham, father of the wiki; Kurt von Finck, Communications Manager for Monty Program AB; and Portland Mayor Sam Adams have been named as initial keynote presenters for the conference to be held June 17-19, 2009, in Portland, Oregon. Nearly 50 presenters have already responded to a call for presentation proposals.

Open Source Bridge

Conference and Workshop on Java Enterprise, Agile, JDK, Mobile, Spring, BPEL, EJB 3, Eclipse, Java EE, Cloud Computing and more.
If you work on Java theres no way you can afford to miss the Daring Java Conference @ Developer Summit 2008, being held May 22-23 in Bangalore. And theres no reason to either. The first-of-its-kind conference offers the ultimate value of leading-edge skills and luminary speakers from the works over. From frameworks and middleware technologies to Open Source Java, Java Mobile, and real time technologies, you will come back to work more productive and valuable to your company. So if youre keen on taking your knowledge and your capabilities beyond mere industry standards, you know where you need to be!

) January 6, 2009 -- Extentech Inc. announces open source Java Alternative to Sharepoint and Google Docs.

Eight-year spreadsheet veteran, Extentech Inc. today released the 1.0 version of ExtenXLS 360 --a document collaboration server for agile businesses.

CHICAGO PyCon 2008, the sixth annual Python community conference, will be held in Chicago from March 14 to 16, 2008 at the Crowne Plaza Chicago OHare Hotel. Business leaders, developers, and enthusiasts will gather for the largest and most comprehensive Python meeting in history. Python, the popular open source programming language that is increasingly seen as an alternative to Java, is currently used by thousands of organizations including Google, Industrial Light & Magic, iRobot, NASA, and YouTube.

Company to Conduct 3rd Annual Survey on Open Source Systems Management Trends.