Stories about: Evans Data

Google has begun testing a new service for hosting open-source projects that leverages its famed search engine to help developers find interesting software to which they can contribute.

When the Indiana Department of Education began installing PCs running Linux in schools last year, it installed open-source antivirus software on servers to scan incoming e-mail. But it didn't bother installing antivirus software on the desktop computers.

Borland Software on Tuesday announced an upgrade to its JBuilder IDE. But the future of the commercial IDE market is clouded, with Eclipse providing base technologies for free.

A recent survey of developers who use Linux-based machines found that viruses and hack attacks are very rare occurrences for this subset of the IT world.

The biggest proportion of attacks on Linux systems come from authorized users, and most were enabled by security misconfigurations, according to a new survey of Linux developers from Evans Data.

Companies looking at bringing in Linux often focus on hot-button issues such as security, technical capabilities and, of course, cost. But just as important as these is whether the right applications are available on Linux at all - and if so, whether support is readily available. In other words, finding the right distro means picking the applications first.

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

The spirit of open-source might once have been summed up as "share and share alike." This philosophy has its roots in the GNU General Public License (GPL), which is the license for the Linux kernel (the operating system engine) and most of the core operating system utilities that come with Linux.

The Spring 2004 Linux Development Survey just released by US-based Evans Data Corporation harbours no surprises: SCO's having very little impact on the bigger picture, and Java and Open Source continue their productive interaction.

It's now obvious. Linux is an established force for low-cost, reliable computing power in data center and edge server deployments. Now the penguin has other fish to fry.

It's now obvious. Linux is an established force for low-cost, reliable computing power in data center and edge server deployments. Now the penguin has other fish to fry.