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Vyatta Open Arcade Classic Raises Funds for Open-Source Projects
Vyatta, the leader in Linux-based networking, raised more than $5,000 for five open-source technology projects during its inaugural Vyatta Open Arcade Classic held last week. Open-source luminaries - Jeremy Allison of Samba Project, Larry Augustin of VA Linux, Simon Crosby of XenSource, Mike Schroepfer of Mozilla, and Jacob Taylor of SugarCRM - chose the charity projects. The proceeds will be evenly divided among the projects, including Samba Project, Free Software Foundation, Linux Foundation, SQLite, and Extjs.

Open Invention Network Extends The Linux Ecosystem As TomTom Becomes Licensee
Open Invention Network™ (OIN), the company formed to enable and protect Linux, today extended the Linux ecosystem with the signing of TomTom as a licensee. By becoming a licensee, TomTom has joined the growing list of companies that recognize the importance of participating in a substantial community of Linux supporters and leveraging the Open Invention Network to further spur open source innovation.

Sun Accelerates Growth of UltraSPARC(R) CMT Eco System; Releases OpenSPARC(TM) T2 Processor RTL to Open Source Community and Joins Five Major Universi
Sun Microsystems Inc. (Nasdaq:JAVA) today delivered on the commitment it made in August by providing the OpenSPARC(TM) T2 RTL (register transfer level) processor design to the free and open source community via the GPL license. The OpenSPARC T2 processor is based on the UltraSPARC(R) T2 processor, the world's fastest commodity processor with eight cores and eight threads per core running the Solaris(TM) 10 Operating System (OS).

Jitterbit Offers Simple, Cost Effective Active Directory Integration Solutions
Open Source Solution Integrates the popular Directory Management software with Enterprise Applications

IBG Releases Software Toolkit for Analysis of Level 3 Fingerprint Features
Software Developed Under NIJ Research Grant is Free Under Open Source License.

Marten Mickos, Head of Sun Microsystems Database Group Joins Innovation Insider Show on BlogTalkRadio to Discuss Latest Trends in Open Source Softwar
This week's Innovation Insider, a Sun Internet Radio show focused on the latest developments in the technology industry, will feature Marten Mickos, Senior Vice president, Database Group for Sun Microsystems and the former CEO of MySQL. A well recognized thought leader in the open source software space, Marten will be discussing the upcoming Software Freedom Day and the importance of free and open source software to businesses. He will also be talking about the latest news from Sun's Database Group and the major landmarks he has experienced since the acquisition of MySQL by Sun in February 2008.

Acxius Strategic Consulting Partners with Red Hat
Acxius Strategic Consulting partners with Red Hat to help customers take advantage of the benefits of using open source software including Linux.

FOSS Factory Inc. Announces $25,000 Prize for Free/Open Source Software Development
Up to $25,000 will go to developers who add voice and video chat to Pidgin, a popular instant messaging client released under the GNU General Public License (GPL). The prize is being offered to promote a new bounty-based free/open source software (FOSS) funding website.

Open Source Software vs. Proprietary Software
Is open source the right option for your online training, teaching, or learning efforts? This articles compares the difference between open source and proprietary software. Open source software has become mainstream. Applications such as the Firefox Web browser and Linux operating system are available to aid in all areas of operation, including teaching and learning. Open source software has become a strong contender in online training and e-learning sectors. As technology continues to evolve, more open source offerings will continue to emerge in the area of e-learning, continuously changing the landscape of online teaching and learning both in academia and business fields. Open source software has grown to include: Learning management sys ...

Intellisophic to Contribute to Wikia's Open Source Search Project
Movement to make search more open and transparent continues to gain momentum as Intellisophic agrees to open-source its text categorization software