Stories about: Custom Technology

Sun Microsystems's focus on releasing software products such as Java and its Solaris operating system as open-source technologies leads to a question that Jonathan Schwartz, the company's president and CEO, asks rhetorically: "How do we make money on this?"

If you're looking for an alternative to the large, incumbent groupware packages but don't want to uproot anything, take a look at Scalix's Community Edition for Linux.

Enterprises on the lookout for an alternative to proprietary CRM applications can take a step to open source and get commercial support from local service providers.

Some technology industry insiders say there seems to be a little bit of Linux just about everywhere in the corporate IT shops of Australia. But it can sometimes be difficult to quantify exactly where and how much.

Industry murmurs about a lack of commercial support for Linux are justified, according to Education in the Workplace Institute director Ihian Mackenzie who believes the "free" nature of Linux is stifling its penetration in the business market.

Open systems software distributor, Custom Technology, has signed a distribution partnership with Scalix Corporation to bring its Linux-based messaging server solution to the Australian market.

Linux’s increased popularity as the preferred platform for many corporate mail servers means the operating system is becoming increasingly targeted by computer viruses. Looking to capture some of this AV market space, MicroWorld Technologies has released a test version of its Linux antivirus product.