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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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11 Questions Every CIO Should Ask Their IT Manager sponsored by Red Hat WHITE PAPER: What is your IT really costing you? Could you be doing more with the technology you have? Could you reduce costs and provide better service to your organization? Read Red Hat's suggestions on 11 questions every CIO should ask their IT manager, and how Red Hat open source solutions can help. Posted: 19 Jun 2009 \| Published: 19 Jun 2009 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Cost Benefit Analysis \| Data Center Consolidation \| Grid Computing \| Information Technology End Users \| Inventory Management \| IT Best Practices \| IT Management \| IT Managers \| Linux \| Open Source \| Open Source Software \| Operating System Virtualization \| Server Accelerators \| Server Consolidation \| Server Virtualization \| Software as a Service

Open Source in the Next Computing Wave sponsored by Red Hat WHITE PAPER: The current economic climate is forcing more systematic thinking about costs in general, including those associated with overall complexity and the security and resiliency of large distributed infrastructures. These trends intersect in powerful ways; a new wave of computing is gathering momentum as a result. And open source is playing a major role. Posted: 18 Jun 2009 \| Published: 18 Jun 2009 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Collaborative Applications Software \| Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| Distributed Computing \| Distributed Data Management \| Linux \| Open Source \| Open Source Software \| SaaS ERP \| Server Virtualization \| Server Virtualization Software \| Software as a Service

Increase Application Scalability and Improve System Utilization with Sun™ Logical Domains sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Sun's built-in, no-cost Logical Domains (LDoms) virtualization technology allows applications to effectively leverage these processors. This white paper describes how LDoms can be applied in different scenarios to increase application scalability and system utilization. Posted: 05 Jun 2009 \| Published: 05 Jun 2009 TOPICS: Capacity Planning \| Data Center Consolidation \| Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| Open Source \| Operating Systems \| Server Consolidation \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization

Differentiating With Technical Support, a JBoss Customer Support Study sponsored by JBoss, a Division of Red Hat WHITE PAPER: Strategic organizations are increasingly looking for ways to lower the total cost of ownership (TCO) of their technology assets while improving the return on their investment. In this white paper, you will discover how expert customer support services can have a dramatic impact on both as you explore the success of JBoss middleware technology. Posted: 02 Jun 2009 \| Published: 02 Jun 2009 TOPICS: Application Development \| Customer Loyalty \| Enterprise Applications Software \| Middleware \| Open Source \| ROI \| SLA \| SOA \| TCO

Putting Open Source to the Test: The Making of JBoss Enterprise Middleware sponsored by JBoss, a Division of Red Hat WHITE PAPER: This paper is intended primarily for senior IT managers responsible for enterprise architecture, application development, and application operations. Managers evaluating middleware solutions will gain a deeper understanding of how JBoss Enterprise Middleware products are developed and why they offer an ideal platform for the development... Posted: 02 Jun 2009 \| Published: 02 Jun 2009 TOPICS: Application Development \| Application Server Software \| Enterprise Architectures \| ISVs \| IT Managers \| Middleware \| Open Source \| SLA

IBM® Lotus® Domino® Server Performance on Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 5 sponsored by Red Hat WHITE PAPER: This paper gives a brief introduction to the Lotus Domino performance benchmarking concepts and methodology. It will also outline the detailed procedures for running the Server Load Utility with the N8Mail Workload. Finally, it presents the performance results of Lotus Domino Server on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) for simulated workloads. Posted: 18 May 2009 \| Published: 18 May 2009 TOPICS: Benchmark Testing \| Domino \| GUI \| Linux \| Linux Server Hardware \| Lotus Notes \| Messaging Middleware \| Open Source \| Scalability Testing \| Server Management

Troubleshooting Slow Networks with Wireshark sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, we examine how to use Wireshark, the world's most popular open-source network analyzer, to troubleshoot some of the top causes of poor network performance, including high latency, packet loss, inefficient window sizes, intercepting devices, and application dependencies. Posted: 13 May 2009 \| Published: 13 May 2009 TOPICS: Network Analyzer Hardware \| Network Analyzer Software \| Network Configuration Management \| Network Management \| Network Management Protocols \| Network Managers \| Network Operating Systems \| Network Performance \| Network Performance Management Software \| Open Source \| Open Source Software \| Packet Switching \| Performance Testing

Security on a Budget sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: We need to establish cost-effective security as a standard practice. This should be a long-term goal, not just one inspired by a tough economy. This paper explores several innovative ideas to help your organization save money on company security. Posted: 01 May 2009 \| Published: 01 May 2009 TOPICS: Economic Environment \| Open Source \| Open Source Software \| Security Best Practices \| Security Management \| Security Policies \| Security Spending \| Security Threats

WAS Comparison Paper: Application Server Choices: Important Considerations in Selecting an Application Server sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This competitive snapshot compares and reviews some prominent open source application server offerings, particularly those from BEA, Oracle and IBM®. Posted: 12 Feb 2009 \| Published: 12 Feb 2009 TOPICS: Application Server Software \| Interoperability \| J2EE \| Load Balancing \| Network Applications Software \| Network Infrastructure \| Open Source \| SOA

Practical Open Source Data Integration Case Studies & Implementation Examples sponsored by Talend WHITE PAPER: This document presents a few selected case studies, illustrating real-life implementations of open source data integration and its associated benefits. Posted: 11 Feb 2009 \| Published: 11 Feb 2009 TOPICS: Data Integration \| Data Quality \| Databases \| Open Source \| Web Services

How it is Used: Enterprise Open Source Data Integration sponsored by Talend WHITE PAPER: The results of the survey clearly show that open source data integration solutions are mature enough for mission-critical enterprise use in every arena. Posted: 11 Feb 2009 \| Published: 11 Feb 2009 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Data Integration \| Data Migration \| Databases \| IT Managers \| Open Source

Bloor Research - Data Integration Platforms Market Update sponsored by Talend WHITE PAPER: Talend is an open source provider of data integration products, it has a business model and organisation that more closely resembles that of a conventional software vendor, while still leveraging the open source model. Posted: 11 Feb 2009 \| Published: 11 Feb 2009 TOPICS: Content Management \| Data Integration \| Data Migration \| Metadata \| Open Source \| SOA \| Spreadsheets

Integrating SAP Data in the Information System Using Open Source Data Integration sponsored by Talend WHITE PAPER: This Technical Note discusses Talend's data integration capabilities for SAP and covers Talend's SAP connectors, as well as additional SAP-dedicated tools. Posted: 11 Feb 2009 \| Published: 11 Feb 2009 TOPICS: CRM \| Data Integration \| Data Quality \| Metadata \| Open Source \| Productivity

Best Practices and State of the Art Tools for Modern GUI Creation sponsored by Instantiations WHITE PAPER: GUI building tools allow developers to spend less time and money creating Java GUIs, because they can focus on creating application-specific functionality rather than coding the low-level logic required for GUIs to run. Posted: 04 Feb 2009 \| Published: 04 Feb 2009 TOPICS: Best Practices \| Enterprise \| GUI \| Integrated Development Environments \| Java \| Open Source \| Productivity \| Quality Control

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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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