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Need to do forms development sans Access or Filemaker? Want rapid Web apps without Ruby on Rails? Want a rich Internet interface and abhor Ajax? Need PostgreSQL development, but don't do PHP? Just want a Java application without the, well, Java? Why not check out the once:radix Web-based RAD environment from once:technologies. And, by the way, did I mention it's open source?

Local software company Once:technologies has released what it claims is the first browser-based Web 2.0 development platform as an open source project.

FileMaker has released version 9 of its namesake database software, FileMaker Pro, with new integration features that will simplify access to SQL data sources and Web publishing with PHP.

Lack of a business-grade accounting system tailored for Australia's onerous taxation system has long kept even the most die-hard Linux fans tied to Windows, but all that is set to change with the open source SYMBOL Accounting.

The latest K Desktop Environment (KDE) was released recently, with several improvements and changes in the areas of file formats, support for users with disabilities, and the introduction of a new project management and scheduling application, among other upgrades.

New open source databases users seem to blend the fervor of religious converts with the hardheaded realism of IT professionals.

Open-source databases, including MySQL and PostgreSQL, are marching into the enterprise via their inclusion in major Linux distributions, which are quickly growing in usage on middle-tier servers and back-end clusters. Beyond Linux distributions, such as Red Hat and SuSE, open-source databases are now also being bundled with Sun Microsystems' LX50 and Solaris 9 operating systems. In addition, Apple has begun shipping MySQL with its Mac OS X Server software.

Musicians might recognize the name Ernie Ball as an icon credited with being an electric guitar industry pioneer. Ernie Ball Inc., the global manufacturer of guitar strings, electric guitars and basses, that bears his name, is now making a name for itself as a software industry pioneer.

Now that Apple Computer Inc. is shipping their new Xserve hardware, XserveRack.com, a new Mac OS X-based US Web hosting service using Apple's new Xserve rack-mount server hardware is getting ready to open for business.