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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 …
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Recent Vendor Reports on Open Source Software
The Oracle Database Administrator of Tomorrow: The Impact of New Technologies sponsored by Quest Software WHITE PAPER: Posted: 23 Jun 2008 \| Published: 23 Jun 2008 SUMMARY: Learn about the common challenges you'll face, and discover how you must grow and evolve in your role as a DBA in order to keep up with new technologies. Read this valuable white paper today. TOPICS: Clustering \| Database Administration \| Database Administrators \| Database Performance Management Software \| Databases \| Linux \| Open Source Software \| Oracle (Product) \| XML

Collaboration Without Boundaries sponsored by Red Hat WHITE PAPER: Posted: 20 Apr 2008 \| Published: 01 Apr 2008 SUMMARY: Download this white paper now to learn how to leverage Lotus collaboration software powered by Red Hat Enterprise Linux to improve organizational effectiveness and achieve a more secure, more scalable platform for collaboration and messaging. TOPICS: Collaboration \| Domino \| Linux \| Lotus Notes \| Messaging Security \| Messaging Software \| Open Source Software \| Open Systems Standards

Hybrid IT Management: Getting the Best from Open & Closed Source sponsored by GroundWork Open Source, Inc. WEBCAST: Posted: 02 Apr 2008 \| When: Available On Demand SUMMARY: Learn how IT can maintain high service levels previously delivered by software from HP OpenView and IBM Tivoli but at significant cost savings. TOPICS: Application Deployment \| Open Source Software \| Open Systems Standards \| Systems Management Services \| Systems Management Software \| TCO

ROC Maestro for Open Systems - Simplify Job Scheduling Administration sponsored by ROC Software SOFTWARE LISTING: Posted: 26 Mar 2008 \| Published: 01 Mar 2008 SUMMARY: ROC Maestro for Open Systems, a key component of the ROC Enterprise Suite™, provides a very easy method for scheduling and managing workloads, processes, dependencies and events across complex, heterogeneous IT environments. TOPICS: Job Scheduling \| Job Scheduling Software \| Linux \| Network Management \| Open Source Software \| Open Systems \| Open Systems Standards \| Print Management \| Print Management Software \| Printing Utilities \| Server Consolidation \| UNIX

The New Economics of Virtualization - The Impact of Open Source, Hardware-Assist and Native Virtualization sponsored by Virtual Iron Software, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Posted: 10 Mar 2008 \| Published: 01 Jan 2007 SUMMARY: A new wave of virtualization-related technologies has emerged that address these challenges and improve upon the efficiency and value of virtualization. TOPICS: Data Center Management \| Hardware \| IT Infrastructure \| Load Balancing \| Open Source \| Open Source Software \| Operating Systems \| Server Consolidation \| Server Virtualization \| Virtual Machine Monitor

From OpenView to Open Source sponsored by GroundWork Open Source, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Posted: 06 Mar 2008 \| Published: 01 May 2005 SUMMARY: Discover why businesses are using open source platforms to minimize costs, speed deployment and minimize the complexity of typical monitoring systems. TOPICS: Application Deployment \| Application Monitoring \| Application Performance Management \| Open Source \| Open Source Software \| Systems Management Software \| TCO

Putting Snort to Work sponsored by Information Security Magazine JOURNAL ARTICLE: Posted: 04 Oct 2007 \| Published: 01 Oct 2007 SUMMARY: Open source Knoppix-NSM is a complete network security monitoring system on a single CD. TOPICS: Intrusion Detection Systems \| Network Monitoring \| Network Security \| Open Source Software

Editor's Desk sponsored by Information Security Magazine JOURNAL ARTICLE: Posted: 03 Oct 2007 \| Published: 01 Oct 2007 SUMMARY: Popular open source security products are being commercialized, changing the way customers and vendors view "the community." TOPICS: Application Security \| Open Source Software

Application Development: Special Report sponsored by CIO Decisions JOURNAL ARTICLE: Posted: 05 Sep 2007 \| Published: 01 Sep 2007 SUMMARY: Forget the build vs. buy debate. Today's midmarket CIOs take a mashup approach to create software that's right for the business. TOPICS: Application Development \| Application Development and Integration Services \| Open Source Software \| SOA \| Software as a Service \| Software Development Tools \| Software Project Management \| Web Services

OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE DEFINITION (continued): …

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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