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DEFINITION: Shared source is a software licensing concept that is more open than the proprietary approach to licensing but more restricted than the open source model. Under a shared source program license, authorized parties are granted full or partial access to source code. Typically, those granted access can view source code but cannot alter it for any commercial purpose. Some shared source programs allow … Definition continues below.
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Open Source Integration Software in the Enterprise sponsored by Red Hat WHITE PAPER: Check out this informative resource for key deployment criteria of open source software and learn how you can leverage open source software for a variety of integration projects, including data center integration, SOA initiatives, and middleware strategies. Posted: 10 Jun 2013 \| Published: 31 Mar 2013 TOPICS: Application Integration \| Middleware \| Open Source \| Open Source Software \| SOA \| Systems Integration \| Web Services

Powerful Linux in the Data Center sponsored by Symantec Corporation WHITE PAPER: This resource highlights the key features and benefits of new tools that are enabling high performance Linux environments. Learn more about advanced solutions for disaster recovery, business continuity, and server and storage management in physical and virtual, Linux-based landscapes. Posted: 29 May 2013 \| Published: 29 May 2013 TOPICS: Data Center Design \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Disaster Recovery \| High Performance Computing \| Linux \| Open Source \| Storage Management

KVM Security in the Cloud: A Choice That Matters sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: The resource overviews KVM security and its use in virtualized, multi-tenant cloud scenarios. Examine how open source virtualization leverages SE Linux and its tight integration with Linux kernel to provide a secure computing environment for both end-users and service providers. Posted: 06 May 2013 \| Published: 06 May 2013 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Cloud Management \| Cloud Security \| Linux \| Linux Server Hardware \| Open Source \| Virtual Machine \| Virtual Machine Monitor

Beware Freeware: Choosing an Antivirus and Endpoint Protection Solution sponsored by Symantec Corporation WHITE PAPER: This comprehensive whitepaper explores the pros and cons of freeware offerings, consumer antivirus products, and small business endpoint packages to help you determine which option would work best for your SMB. Posted: 25 Feb 2013 \| Published: 25 Feb 2013 TOPICS: Anti-Spam Software \| Anti-Spyware Software \| Data Security \| Endpoint Security \| Firewall Management \| Intrusion Detection \| Intrusion Prevention \| Licensing \| Malware \| Managed Security Services \| Open Source \| Open Source Software \| Security Best Practices \| Security Management \| Security Software \| Small Businesses \| SMBs

Navigating DevOps: Meister over Maven sponsored by OpenMake Software WHITE PAPER: Explore this white paper to find a comparison of open source tools such as Ant and Maven and their ability to manage the development of Java code. Learn how well each integrates with Eclipse and enforces standardization. Read more to decide which platform would work best for your organization. Posted: 29 Oct 2012 \| Published: 29 Oct 2012 TOPICS: Embedded Systems Software \| Integrated Development Environments \| Java \| Open Source \| Open Source Software \| SOA

Maximize strategic flexibility by building an open hybrid cloud sponsored by Red Hat WHITE PAPER: Access this white paper to discover the benefits of implementing an open, hybrid cloud. Learn how your business can reap the benefits of public and private clouds without security or compliance risks. Posted: 19 Oct 2012 \| Published: 19 Oct 2012 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Cloud Management \| Hybrid clouds \| Linux \| Open Source \| Operating Systems \| Private Cloud \| Public Cloud

Special Report on Steria sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com WHITE PAPER: This 5 page special report from Computer Weekly gives you the facts on Steria, its strategy, products and services and reviews its financial performance. Posted: 14 Sep 2012 \| Published: 14 Sep 2012 TOPICS: Applications Management \| Applications Management Software \| Business Process Outsourcing \| Cloud Computing \| Consulting Services Industry \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Services \| Open Source \| Open Source Software \| Oracle (Product) \| Outsourcing \| Public Sector \| SAP (Product) \| Security \| Systems Integration \| Systems Integration Services \| Testing

Migrating Oracle Workloads sponsored by Red Hat and HP WHITE PAPER: Access this white paper to learn how your organization can benefit from adopting an open source Linux platform. Discover a modern alternative to UNIX systems that offer equal or higher performance at a lower cost. Posted: 16 Jul 2012 \| Published: 16 Jul 2012 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| Linux \| Open Source \| Operating Systems \| Systems Management \| UNIX

Red Hat enterprise virtualization 3.0 feature comparison sponsored by Red Hat WHITE PAPER: Access this white paper for a comparison of the leading virtualization platform providers. Discover which solution came out ahead by offering a fully open-source, enterprise-ready virtualization platform that is competitive in pricing and functionality. Posted: 12 Jul 2012 \| Published: 12 Jul 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| Linux \| Open Source \| Operating Systems \| Server Virtualization \| Systems Management \| VMware

Improve Control and Flexibility Across Physical, Virtual and Cloud Environments sponsored by SUSE WHITE PAPER: This customer showcase paper explains how five organisations are using SUSE Linux Enterprise today to improve data center efficiency and responsiveness and can balance control and flexibility to provide high-performing business services in your existing environment. Posted: 11 Jun 2012 \| Published: 08 Jun 2012 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Data Center Management \| Desktop Virtualization \| Linux \| Open Source \| Server Virtualization

Migrating from VMware to Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization sponsored by DLT Solutions Red Hat WHITE PAPER: Implementing more than one virtualization platform can be a smart move for organizations seeking to maximize virtualization returns and lower TCO. This essential resource reveals the top reasons why businesses should consider migrating from VMware to an open source virtualization platform, and offers tips for how to accomplish the V2V migration. Posted: 30 Jul 2012 \| Published: 30 Jul 2012 TOPICS: Linux \| Open Source \| Server Virtualization \| V2V Migration \| Virtual Machine \| Virtual Machine Migration \| VMware

Why the future of the cloud is open sponsored by Red Hat WHITE PAPER: Explore the characteristics of open cloud, and discover how adopting a truly open cloud delivers the maximum business value in this essential resource. Posted: 25 Jul 2012 \| Published: 25 Jul 2012 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Hybrid clouds \| Open Source \| Private Cloud \| Public Cloud \| Server Virtualization

RHEV for Desktops: Competitive Pricing Whitepaper sponsored by Red Hat WHITE PAPER: This document compares the pricing of Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Desktops (RHEV) with the pricing of VMware View 5 for desktop virtualization. Access a detailed price comparison for the use cases of 100 virtual desktops. Posted: 25 May 2012 \| Published: 25 May 2012 TOPICS: Desktop Management \| Desktop Virtualization \| Open Source \| Server Consolidation \| Server Hardware \| Server Management \| Server Provisioning \| Server Virtualization \| VDI \| Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

CIO Quickpulse: Drivers for Enterprise Virtualization Diversification sponsored by Red Hat WHITE PAPER: Considering adopting second-vendor virtualization to increase diversity, data center power and agility? This resource describes the appeal of open source solutions over proprietary vendor solutions. Posted: 25 May 2012 \| Published: 25 May 2012 TOPICS: Linux \| Open Source \| Server Consolidation \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization \| Vendor Selection \| Vendors

Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization and Real-World Application Performance sponsored by Red Hat WHITE PAPER: Compare the performance of real enterprise workloads and applications such as SAP, Oracle database and IBM DB2 on Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV) in this brief summary. Discover how you can leverage an open source virtualization platform to gain 96 percent or more bare metal performance. Posted: 21 May 2012 \| Published: 31 Dec 2011 TOPICS: Application Performance Management \| Open Source \| Server Consolidation \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization \| Virtual Machine

JBoss Enterprise BRMS Overview: Business Rules and the Red Hat Open Source Way sponsored by Red Hat WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper for an overview of JBoss Enterprise BRMS – an open source system that automates decisions by using simple rules development, access, and change management. Learn about the features and benefits of this system, as well as why BRMSs are important for the success of your business. Posted: 07 May 2012 \| Published: 20 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Business Process Automation \| Decision Support Systems \| Open Source \| Open Source Software \| SOA

JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform and JBoss Enterprise Data Services Platform: Value Proposition and Differentiation sponsored by Red Hat WHITE PAPER: Read this technical paper to get an overview of JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform and JBoss Enterprise Data Services Platform. Learn how the two systems work together to make your data accessible in real-time, automate processes, and respond to and manage business events more effectively. Posted: 20 Apr 2012 \| Published: 20 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Data Integration \| ESB \| JBoss \| Open Source \| SOA

iLog to JBoss BRMS Migration Guide sponsored by Red Hat WHITE PAPER: Every business rules management system (BRMS) migration project requires detailed planning to ensure success. When you are ready to embark on your BRMS migration, read this technical white paper to arm yourself with the necessary information and tools for planning and implementing your move successfully. Posted: 20 Apr 2012 \| Published: 20 Apr 2012 TOPICS: JBoss \| Open Source \| Open Source Software \| SOA \| Software Migration

Gap Analysis: The Case for Data Services sponsored by Red Hat WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to fully understand the need for data services in today’s organizations. Then, learn why the best approach to fulfilling your data services needs might come in form of open source SOA – a cost-effective strategy for seamlessly integrating data services into your business. Posted: 19 Apr 2012 \| Published: 19 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Data Governance \| Data Integration \| Data Management \| JBoss \| Open Source \| Open Source Software \| SOA

OpenStack Powered Clouds: The Business Case sponsored by Dell, Inc. and AMD WHITE PAPER: Businesses are increasingly turning to IaaS to expand cloud services offerings without increasing overhead or infrastructure costs. Discover how Dell's OpenStack Powered Cloud Solutions help organizations quickly deliver high-performance, cost-efficent clouds. Posted: 20 Mar 2012 \| Published: 19 Mar 2012 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Data Center Management \| Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) \| Open Source \| Outsourcing \| Server Hardware \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization

CRX 2.2 from Adobe—the development platform for today’s complex, content environment sponsored by Adobe Systems, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Read this comprehensive white paper on Adobe CRX to learn how this enterprise content management (ECM) platform provides developers with a stable, open, well-documented and extensible content and query model. Posted: 02 Mar 2012 \| Published: 02 Mar 2012 TOPICS: Content Management \| Content Management Systems \| Enterprise Content Management \| Enterprise Content Management Software \| Java \| Open Source \| Open Source Software

Intel® Cloud Builders Guide: Power Management & Security within Open Source Private Cloud with Intel & OpenStack sponsored by Intel WHITE PAPER: Security and compliance are primary concerns that are slowing cloud adoption in many enterprises. This white paper discusses open, standards-based cloud computing solutions designed to safely support scalable cloud infrastructures. Learn how you can leverage these technologies to ensure a highly efficient and secure cloud experience. Posted: 29 Feb 2012 \| Published: 01 Sep 2011 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Cloud Management \| Cloud Security \| Data Center Management \| Data Center Power Management \| Open Source \| Server Management

Why the Future of the Cloud is Open sponsored by Red Hat/Cisco/Intel WHITE PAPER: Explore 3 approaches to building a cloud in this white paper. Discover why building an open cloud is the best strategy to unlock the full efficiency, agility, and cost benefits of cloud computing, and learn what the essential requirements of building an open cloud are. Posted: 29 Feb 2012 \| Published: 29 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Data Center Management \| Hybrid clouds \| IT Infrastructure \| Linux \| Open Source \| Server Virtualization

KVM: Hypervisor Security You Can Depend On sponsored by Red Hat & IBM WHITE PAPER: Implementing secure virtual and cloud environments is a major concern for businesses. Discover how KVM hypervisors provide the security businesses need with features such mandatory access control and hardware-based isolation, and compare its performance against other general-purpose x86 hypervisors. Posted: 20 Feb 2012 \| Published: 17 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Cloud Security \| Open Source \| Security \| Server Consolidation \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization \| Virtual Machine \| Virtualization Security

Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.0 on IBM System X – a Smarter Choice sponsored by Red Hat & IBM WHITE PAPER: Organizations stand to gain cost-savings of 40-75% from server consolidation and reduced data center space and power needs. Discover how a Red Hat and IBM partnership can help deliver enterprise-ready virtualization solutions that offer increased performance, scalability, security and manageability. Posted: 17 Feb 2012 \| Published: 17 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Management \| Open Source \| Server Consolidation \| Server Hardware \| Server Virtualization \| TCO \| Virtual Machine

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OPEN SOURCE DEFINITION (continued): … only viewing of code; others allow non-commercial alteration and/or redistribution. Microsoft originated the shared source approach, which has since been adopted by other major industry players, including Hewlett-Packard and Sun Microsystems.The shared source model offers fewer benefits than the open source model. It lacks, for example, the collaborative improvement process promoted by the open source approach. However, even the ability to view source code can be helpful. Shared source code can help developers ensure compatibility with existing programs and can make it easier to review source …
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