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DEFINITION: Bochs (pronounced "box") is an open source PC emulator that supports a wide variety of operating systems. The program, which was written by Kevin Lawton, is copyrighted by MandrakeSoft S.A. and distributed under the GNU Lesser General Public License.Bochs can be used to run applications in a second operating system without having to use two different computers or a dual boot system. The emulator  … 
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What's New in Apache Lucene 2.9
sponsored by Lucid Imagination
WHITE PAPER: Since its introduction nearly 10 years ago, Apache Lucene has become a competitive player for developing extensible, high-performance full-text search solutions. This white paper describes the new features and improvements in the latest version, Apache Lucene 2.9.
Posted: 03 Nov 2009 | Published: 03 Nov 2009


Starting a Search Application
sponsored by Lucid Imagination
WHITE PAPER: There are many ways that people come to the conclusion that they need a search application, and a variety of ways in which they can then proceed. Here are some of the steps that users often consider (or maybe should consider) before they're ready to start building an application.
Posted: 03 Nov 2009 | Published: 03 Nov 2009


Guidelines for Managers: What Lucene and Solr Open Source Search can do for Enterprise Search
sponsored by Lucid Imagination
WHITE PAPER: This paper provides some ways to think about your enterprise search requirements from both technological and economic perspectives, explains why a Lucene/Solr-based approach can be optimal, and describes how Lucid Imagination can help you to design, develop, and deploy the necessary search solution.
Posted: 03 Nov 2009 | Published: 03 Nov 2009


Good Information is Hard to Find: Guidelines for Managers Considering Open Source Enterprise Search
sponsored by Lucid Imagination
WHITE PAPER: Lucid Imagination brings market-leading expertise to open source enterprise search, and can help any organization quickly design and optimize search solutions based on Lucene and Solr.
Posted: 03 Nov 2009 | Published: 03 Nov 2009


Open Source Search: What's New in Apache Solr 1.4
sponsored by Lucid Imagination
WHITE PAPER: Apache Solr is the definitive application development implementation for Lucene, and it is the leading open source search platform. This white paper describes the new features and improvements in the latest version, Apache Solr 1.4.
Posted: 03 Nov 2009 | Published: 03 Nov 2009


Deploying Business Intelligence on Sun Fire X4275 Servers
sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Based on open source software and powerful Sun hardware technology, the Sun Business Intelligence Solution for Web Infrastructure provides an easy to manage, enterprise-class, and highly scalable Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing solution that features a low total cost of ownership.
Posted: 12 Oct 2009 | Published: 12 Oct 2009


Technical White Paper: Best Practices for deploying Citrix XenApp on XenServer on HP ProLiant servers
sponsored by HP, Citrix, and Intel
WHITE PAPER: This techncial paper explores a number of options for using Citrix XenServer to consolidate 32-bit workloads on both x86 and x64 Microsoft® Windows® platforms, with emphasis on best practices, tuning, and tips for a server based computing environment.
Posted: 12 Oct 2009 | Published: 12 Oct 2009


Using Pentaho Business Intelligence and MySQL™ Database With Sun™ Storage 7000 Unified Storage System
sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This project demonstrates the feasibility of using the Sun™ Storage 7000 Unified Storage System as a repository for the MySQL™ database with the Pentaho Business Intelligence (BI) application. This proof-of-concept study provides steps to configure this setup, using Pentaho BI tools and MySQL database servers.
Posted: 09 Oct 2009 | Published: 09 Oct 2009


Red Hat Open Source Security
sponsored by Red Hat
WHITE PAPER: Red Hat, the world's leading provider of open source solutions, is committed to utilizing the principles of open source to provide enterprise-level security to its customers. This paper reviews open source software development principles and process and how those lead to more secure software.
Posted: 08 Oct 2009 | Published: 08 Oct 2009


Red Hat Enterprise Linux Beats Microsoft Windows Server 2008 in Value
sponsored by Red Hat
WHITE PAPER: In this whitepaper, Enterprise Linux and Windows Server 2008 are compared over a six-year period, with various e-commerce configurations covering small, medium, and large business scenarios.
Posted: 08 Oct 2009 | Published: 08 Oct 2009


Leveraging SUSE Linux Enterprise and HP Platforms for Business-Critical Workload Deployments
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
WHITE PAPER: This IDC White Paper takes an in-depth look at the use of Linux as a commercial solution in business-critical environments. It offers a deeper review of SUSE Linux Enterprise (SLE) and HP's portfolio of standards-based server solutions.
Posted: 30 Sep 2009 | Published: 30 Sep 2009


Red Hat Open Source Security
sponsored by Red Hat
WHITE PAPER: The open source development model allows innovation to happen rapidly in all areas—including security. The Red Hat development process leads the industry in providing innovative and secure solutions, and includes a dedicated Security Response Team whose speed and reliability is among the best in the industry.
Posted: 24 Sep 2009 | Published: 24 Sep 2009


Red Hat Enterprise Linux Beats Microsoft Windows Server 2008 in Value
sponsored by Red Hat
WHITE PAPER: Evaluate the savings, performance, and overall value of a Red Hat Enterprise Linux deployment versus a Microsoft Windows Server 2008 deployment. In this whitepaper, the two systems are compared over a six-year period, with various e-commerce configurations covering small, medium, and large business scenarios.
Posted: 24 Sep 2009 | Published: 24 Sep 2009


Red Hat Enterprise Linux Leads the Way with Web Applications
sponsored by Red Hat
WHITE PAPER: Independent tests performed under industry benchmark standards find that Red Hat Enterprise Linux is the leading platform for running web servers - as well as Java applications and other large-scale online transaction processing tools in popular use by Internet vendors.
Posted: 24 Sep 2009 | Published: 24 Sep 2009


Leveraging Open Source Business Intelligence across Your Organization
sponsored by Actuate
WHITE PAPER: Download this white paper to learn about overcoming the technical challenges and misconceptions around delivering open source BI, as well as developing and maximizing the use of open source BI.
Posted: 10 Sep 2009 | Published: 10 Sep 2009


How to Cost Effectively Deploy Open Source Business Intelligence
sponsored by Actuate
WHITE PAPER: This white paper is intended for IT managers, project leads, and developers who must implement open source business intelligence (BI) to support the ever growing business user needs. You will learn how to add new reporting features and functions to your applications without any scalability issues and more.
Posted: 09 Sep 2009 | Published: 09 Sep 2009


Achieving PCI Compliance with Red Hat Enterprise Linux
sponsored by Red Hat
WHITE PAPER: While enterprises are often able to achieve compliance during an audit, they often have difficulty maintaining compliance on an ongoing basis. Learn how Red Hat Enterprise Linux's built-in features will allow your business to develop a robust implementation for managing all security necessary to achieve and maintain compliance on an on-going basis.
Posted: 20 Aug 2009 | Published: 20 Aug 2009


Deploying Web 2.0 Applications on Sun Servers and the OpenSolaris™ Operating System
sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Today, many sites are using open source solutions and platforms as a way to ensure applications can scale as needed. Understanding the challenges faced by Web 2.0 customers, Sun created Olio. This Sun BluePrints™ article describes a reasonably sized, scalable Web 2.0 deployment.
Posted: 13 Aug 2009 | Published: 13 Aug 2009


Migrating From UNIX/ RISC To Red Hat Enterprise Linux® On Intel® Processor-Based Servers
sponsored by Red Hat and Intel
WHITE PAPER: Red Hat Enterprise Linux running on Intel® processor-based servers is helping companies cut TCO by up to 50 percent and more versus comparable UNIX/RISC solutions, while providing a better foundation for growth. This white paper outlines the key benefits of migration and provides a step-by-step guide to conducting a successful transition.
Posted: 10 Aug 2009 | Published: 10 Aug 2009


Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Your Solaris Alternative
sponsored by Red Hat and Intel
WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper will review some key features and benefits of both Solaris and Red Hat Enterprise Linux. We will also explain why Red Hat Enterprise Linux is an ideal solution for enterprises that are facing Sun and SPARC's uncertain future, whether you are considering launching a new IT production environment or migrating a legacy environment...
Posted: 10 Aug 2009 | Published: 10 Aug 2009


Migrate From Unix To Linux In Six Steps
sponsored by Red Hat and Intel
WHITE PAPER: CIOs are increasingly aware that the Linux® platform offers a low-risk, robust, and value-for-money alternative to traditional UNIX® platforms. This whitepaper will list and describe a simple, six-step process for migrating from UNIX to Linux.
Posted: 10 Aug 2009 | Published: 10 Aug 2009


8 Questions You Should Ask About Linux Systems Management
sponsored by Red Hat
WHITE PAPER: IT organizations are always looking for ways to save money and time without compromising on issues like security or compliance. Exploring the value of your systems management solution is a lot easier when you know the right questions to ask. We have a few suggestions for how to get started.
Posted: 29 Jul 2009 | Published: 29 Jul 2009


Integrating Data in the Information System, an Open Source Approach
sponsored by Talend
WHITE PAPER: This White Paper describes a number of real-life applications and databases interoperability scenarios and explains how an Open Source approach helps in solving interoperability challenges. Read this paper to learn more about successfully connecting new technology deployments with existing infrastructure.
Posted: 28 Jul 2009 | Published: 28 Jul 2009


Open Sesame: Why Open Source BI, Data Integration, and Data Warehousing Solutions are Gaining in Acceptance - by Dr Claudia Imhoff
sponsored by Talend
WHITE PAPER: This paper examines the challenges faced by organizations today regarding their BI, data integration, and data warehousing environments, why traditional solutions fall short, and the rise of upstart open source companies. Read on to learn more about open source BI, data integration, and data warehousing solutions.
Posted: 28 Jul 2009 | Published: 28 Jul 2009


Red Hat Service-Oriented Architecture
sponsored by JBoss, a Division of Red Hat
WHITE PAPER: Red Hat can alleviate common infrastructure problems by moving organizations toward service-oriented architectures (SOA). High-quality, low-cost, SOA-enabled solutions from Red Hat and JBoss let customers focus their resources on the applications and business processes that differentiate their business and give them a competitive advantage.
Posted: 20 Jul 2009 | Published: 20 Jul 2009

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OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE DEFINITION (continued): … Bochs (pronounced "box") is an open source PC emulator that supports a wide variety of operating systems. The program, which was written by Kevin Lawton, is copyrighted by MandrakeSoft S.A. and distributed under the GNU Lesser General Public License.Bochs can be used to run applications in a second operating system without having to use two different computers or a dual boot system. The emulator allows users to run Windows programs on a non-x86 or Unix machine and to run legacy applications or games on non-compatible computers. It is also useful for testing and debugging new operating systems.
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