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Art Museum Finds Beauty in Channel Providers
Since opening in 1955, the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute has built a reputation for offering the public an opportunity to view a wealth of art and artifacts. Less artful were the systems that supported the Williamstown, Mass., institute’s business processes. The museum’s human resources system—a manual system that was largely disconnected from the…
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What to Make of Oracle vs. Red Hat?
The tremors from Oracle’s recent decision to support its own version of Red Hat Linux less expensively than Red Hat does are still being felt in the Linux community. Red Hat’s official statement is, “The opportunity for open source just got bigger. Oracle’s announcement further validates Red Hat’s technical leadership. We will continue to optimize…
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A Managed Security Solution for the SMB Set
Douglas Cottle knows something about security. For years, Cottle worked as an engineer for McAfee before starting his own venture, Secure Resolutions, based in Mesa, Ariz. The idea was to create a small company that would provide anti-malware, anti-spam, anti-virus, patching and other security solutions. Cottle started the company in 2000 and currently employees 25…
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Caspio to Give SMBs a Break from Database Coding
Caspio announced today the unveiling of Caspio Bridge SOHO (small office/home office), a free package that will give small and midsize business users the opportunity to construct Web database applications without programming. Frank Zamani, founder and CEO of Caspio, based in Sunnyvale, Calif., said in an interview that he developed this package because he likes…
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Red Hat Exec: Oracle Linux Move ‘Positive for Us’
Red Hat executives are putting on a brave face and looking at Oracle’s Unbreakable Linux announcement as a positive for them, saying it is an acknowledgement that the future of software is open source and that its Enterprise Linux software is the gold standard. Oracle on Oct. 25 announced that it will provide the same…
