Subject: Hinkle on FOSS: "It's Far More than a Fad"

From: "Enterprise Open Source Magazine" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 17:36:20 -0400

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Helmi Launches Open Source Rich Internet Application Platform
Works with existing development tools such as Eclipse and JBoss
by Enterprise Open Source News Desk
(October 12, 2006) - 'Where users see power, depth and elegance in Web 2.0 and AJAX applications, developers see complexity, skill-set gaps and implementation headaches,' said Jorden Woods, CEO of Helmi in the U.S., as Helmi Technologies, Inc. today announced the launch of the first beta open source release for its RIA Platform v2.0, aimed at 'easing the developers' burden' as Woods expressed it.

In the Name of Web 2.0
IBM expands open source contributions
by Enterprise Open Source News Desk
(October 12, 2006) - IBM is making new contributions to the open source movement in support of Web 2.0 technologies, according to the company's CTO for emerging Internet technologies David Boloker. Boloker describes Web 2.0 as a "perfect storm" for enabling new kinds of collaborations among businesses and their constituents. The contributions include enhancements to the Eclipse AJAX Technology Framework (ATF) and the Mozilla Foundation.

OSDL Announces the Availability of Portland 1.0
Portland 1.0 Releases Unified Interface For Desktop Graphical Environments
by Enterprise Open Source News Desk
(October 12, 2006) - Open Source Development Labs (OSDL), the global consortium dedicated to accelerating the adoption of Linux and open source software, and freedesktop.org, the open source project focused on interoperability and shared technology for X Window System desktops, today announced the general availability of Portland 1.0.

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IBM's developerWorks

developerWorks, the skills-building hub of IBM's developer community, with nearly 5.5 million registered users, today unveiled a new Ajax resource center. This consolidated one-stop shop for Ajax content is the latest addition to IBM's arsenal of tools designed to help developers create more interactive Web applications with Ajax technologies. You'll find the Ajax resource center in the new developerWorks Web development zone which gathers together technical resources for PHP, ATOM, RSS, Ruby, and Web development frameworks like Spring, Shale, Struts, Rails, and Tapestry. For more information, please visit: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/ajax.

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Optaros Enhances Next-Generation Internet Practice with Pentaho's BI Suite
Open Source Firms Optaros and Pentaho Announce Strategic Partnership
by Enterprise Open Source News Desk
(October 12, 2006) - Optaros announced a strategic partnership with Pentaho, provider of open source business intelligence (BI) software. The alliance enables Optaros to integrate Pentaho's enhanced analysis capabilities with its enterprise-class next generation internet (NGI) applications, providing companies with a complete set of tools for achieving their business goals.

Interface21 and Terracotta Extend Collaboration To Support Clustering JVM With Spring
Terracotta For Spring Answers Enterprise Demand For Open Source Framework With Drop-in Availability
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(October 12, 2006) - Terracotta announced the availability of Terracotta for Spring, arming developers with plug-in capacity, high availability and scalability for Spring applications with no additional infrastructure or code required.

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"HP Five" Charged
Criminal charges against Patricia Dunn and four HP investigators
by Enterprise Open Source News Desk
(October 12, 2006) - California's Attorney General Bill Lockyer made good on his threat Wednesday and brought criminal charges against former HP chairman Patricia Dunn and four HP investigators. HP CEO Mark Hurd was not charged. Neither was former HP general counsel Ann Baskins. She resigned from the company minutes before she took the Fifth Amendment to avoid testifying at a Capitol Hill hearing into the HP pretexting scandal last Thursday.

MySQL Gets Its Own Backup
Zmanda runs open source backup
by Enterprise Open Source News Desk
(October 12, 2006) - Zmanda, the year-old California start-up, has run up an enterprise-grade open source backup and recovery solution specifically for MySQL databases called, pointedly enough, Zmanda Recovery Manager (ZRM) for MySQL.

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