Red Hat Blows Out Its Q3: The Data Behind the Numbers
Red Hat continues to demonstrate its dominance of the enterprise Linux market. The company reported a blow-out third quarter, with total revenue of $135.4 million, an increase of 28% from the year ago...
View ArticleGnuCash - Keep Your Cash (or lack thereof) in Order
GnuCash is a personal finance and accounting application created to keep you crazy organized. It can do simple things like recording expenses and take care of register transactions, but it can also...
View ArticleGartner et al Fixing the Price for the Entire Industry?
Earlier today we mentioned some of the latest FUD from Gartner, which was directed at the GNU/Linux server/desktop in particular. Always remember the Gartner-Microsoft connection and also remember how...
View ArticleTop 10 Linux financial tools
Many people don’t realize the wealth of applications available for Linux — and that includes financial software. Jack Wallen introduces 10 Linux apps that will meet your financial needs, whether you...
View ArticleDid Microsoft Scheme Financial Strangulations Against OLPC?
Antitrust exhibits show how Microsoft was treating -- internally -- the OLPC threat (with GNU/Linux)
View ArticleFavorite Personal Financial Applications
I spend a lot of time on my personal bookkeeping, so I very much appreciate how this is one job that computers have made easier. Keeping good records is everything when you're in business for yourself.
View ArticleWall Street Opens Doors to Open Source Technologies
With the financial meltdown eroding IT budgets, large investment banks, hedge funds and other financial institutions have been forced to rethink their attitudes toward open source technology.
View ArticleLondon Stock Exchange to abandon failed Windows platform
Anyone who was ever fool enough to believe that Microsoft software was good enough to be used for a mission-critical operation had their face slapped this September when the LSE (London Stock...
View ArticleOpen Source Makes Big Gains at the London Stock Exchange
At first sight, news that the London Stock Exchange (LSE) is moving from the Microsoft .Net-based TradElect to the GNU/Linux-based MillenniumIT system, is just another win for free software. But the...
View ArticleWhy the London Stock Exchange went for Linux
The London Stock Exchange will switch to a Linux-based platform trading system, but it's not because of a love of open source.
View ArticleState of Mozilla and 2008 Financial Statements
Today we are posting our audited financial statements and tax form for 2008. We have also posted our FAQ. As in past years, I’ll use this event as an opportunity to review both our financial status and...
View ArticleDanish ministry leaves out open source savings in report on police budget
In a report requested by the parliament on the Police budget, the Danish ministry of Finance has left out recommendations by its consultants to switch to open source, which would result in savings of a...
View ArticleRed Hat Bulls In Charge
Shares of Red Hat, Inc. booked a new 52 week high today by trading above $32.19, traders are definitely monitoring Red Hat's price action to see if this move attracts further buying into the stock.
View ArticlePersonal Finance Manager KMyMoney 4.5 Released
This is the first version based on KDE Platform 4. Some new features are: better documentation, support for the latest version of AqBanking, improved usability of the online banking features, KWallet...
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