open source phenomenon

When you say ‘open source’, you may be clear about what you mean. However, others are twisting the term for their own ends, says open-source expert Mark Taylor.
Like me, you’ve probably read articles on how free software, or open source, is going to thrive in 2009, and how businesses everywhere are going to survive the recession [...]

Open-Source Solutions Catch Fire with VARs

By Herman Mehling: Many channel partners discover open-source solutions are easier to sell, more profitable to service and can offer better margins than more traditional proprietary products.
There’s a love affair brewing between channel partners and open source. After flying below the radar for several years, open-source solutions are gaining altitude in the channel as VARs [...]

Deleting options in multiple select/option boxes when value is selected

Query:
I have a complex form with, amongst other input types, 18 drop down select boxes which all are affected of the change of values in one of the 18 select boxes – no matter which one. Well, to make it more simple, let us just say I have 5 select boxes instead of 18.
Each select [...]

Textbox that Gives in Real Time the Number of Points

Query :
I have a register form with 3 int fields (HP, MP and STRG) where the user can choose a number from 1 to 20 with a combobox (for each value), but, the total can’t be bigger than 40.
I want to make a textbox that gives in real time the number of points that the [...]

Acer Beefs Up 18.4-Inch Notebook with Core 2 Quad Power

It’s not likely to appear on many airline tray tables — it measures 12 by 17.5 by 2 inches and weighs 9 pounds — but the latest version of Acer’s Aspire 8930G notebook will thrill multimedia and gaming fans with enough room on a desk, den, or coffee table. The Aspire 8930G-7665 steps up from [...]

Gyration Air Mouse with MotionSense Review

What’s worse than hearing a bad speech or presentation? Hearing one from a speaker who looks fixedly down reading cue cards or PowerPoint slides without making eye contact with the audience — or who’s busy manipulating a mouse or notebook touchpad instead of noticing the attendee who’s had her hand raised for the last five [...]

Indian Data Center Market Grow by 75-80% in Next 3 Years

The Indian data center market which is currently estimated to be $983 million is growing at 25-30% every year, the fastest across the globe. Specifically, data center outsourcing is expected to grow by 75-80% over the next 3 years. Companies in the past were concerned about outsourcing their data center because of issues like security, [...]

Will a Linux Certification Help to Get Job?

Will a Linux certification help you get a Linux job? The answer is: “Probably.”
There are a host of Linux certifications. They range from the high-end Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) and Novell’s Novell Linux Certified Engineer (NLCE ) to ones that are appropriate for entry-level Linux system managers, such as the Linux Professional [...]

Benioff Laughs Off Salesforce’s Looming Rivals

SAN FRANCISCO — Salesforce.com is putting more of its money where its mouth is, preparing to more than double its datacenter footprint as it competes with enterprise software giants like Oracle, SAP and Microsoft.
But it was that mouth that stole the show yesterday at Dreamforce 2008, the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) vendor’s annual user conference.
Marc Benioff, Salesforce’s [...]

Salesforce Intros Force.com for Google App Engine

In a move that will open up new vistas for application developers, Salesforce.com, which now styles itself the enterprise cloud computing company, today expanded its global strategic alliance with Google.
The on-demand CRM firm has announced the availability of its Force.com platform as a service (PaaS) for the Google App Engine application development platform, which lets [...]