Open source software
Open source software (OSS) has become an important part of many enterprise IT strategies, and OSS products are available to support a wide range of IT needs. Products such as Linux, Apache, Ubuntu, MySQL and Firefox are widely used. We look at the latest trends and technologies.
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Feature
16 Dec 2025
Court rule that fuelled Post Office’s prosecution rampage: Everything you need to know
This guide contains essential information about the legal rule that enabled the Post Office to wrongly prosecute subpostmasters Continue Reading
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News
15 Dec 2025
Top IT predictions in APAC in 2026
Enterprises across the Asia-Pacific region are expected to prioritise sovereign architectures, double down on securing agentic systems and rewrite their infrastructure playbooks, among other tech trends Continue Reading
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E-Zine
01 Oct 2011
Break free with open source storage
In this edition of IT in Europe, discover how to break free of vendor lock-in with open source storage. Read how IT departments are using open source storage to gain cost-saving advantages. Today's disk systems cost people the largest chunk of their storage spending, and a proprietary system locks them into their vendor’s roadmap and support structure. Continue Reading
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News
31 Jan 2007
Open source ID projects link up with Microsoft
Higgins-Bandit groups develop a new open source tool that could make independent ID systems compatible with Microsoft Windows CardSpace program. Continue Reading
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News
13 Dec 2006
Eclipse adoption rate on the increase
The adoption rate of the open source Eclipse integrated development environment has more than doubled in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, industry analysts have revealed. Continue Reading
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News
22 Aug 2001
Intel's open source warning for Sun
Intel, the chip manufacturing giant, has warned Sun Microsystems that the economic slowdown could drive many enterprises to use... Continue Reading