Sun Micro >> Java, OpenOffice, NetBeans, Virtual Box, xVM, Glassfish, OpenSolaris, ZFS, MySQL
I'm sort of nervous and excited at the same time to thing what could happen to these products... Hands down, Sun Micro is one of the largest contributors to OSS - but has limited development in the past.
The IBM buyout could mean a GPL'ed ZFS and OpenSolaris, a complete xVM, and an improved MySQL.... Then again, it just might mean end of life for some things.... We shall see....
I really don't think I could compare the built-in tools of Win XP and Vista to that of an open source application like Z-zip, which is constantly maintained to provide the most secure and optimal archiving experience. Plus, from what I can tell, 7-zip provides far better compression than Winzip or the Win XP and Vista solutions.
Try xTuple.... Has a lot of the same user-friendliness as Quickbooks - but doesn't lack features like some other accounting/sales/CRM/inventory systems.
It's enterprise-class and you can buy support from the vendor.
Firefox instead of IE (yeah, you'll save money by not having to remove all the magically installing spyware)
MySQL or PostgreSQL instead of MSSQL (come on people, open source is about choice - use whatever open source dbms you want and quit fussing!)
xTuple instead of Quickbooks (great enterprise-class accounting/sales/CRM/inventory software that can truly rival the "polished quality" of Quickbooks with pretty much the same features)
Any undisclosed third party use of your PHI (personal health information) is a direct violation of the HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)...
If anyone finds out about the unapproved disclosure of your and anyone's PHI to a third party without your permission - immediately report this fraud to CMS (the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
This is a serious violation for the health provider involved and can mean a fine of up to $25,000 PER VIOLATION!
Your government makes all efforts to protect your PHI - just try becoming a HIPAA Compliant office:)
Open source is not just a term for the IT world my friend... Open source is a term that represents the free exchange of ideas and "innovations". The fact that we all work together to actually make the Internet possible makes the Internet an open source effort. No, we don't write code to make the TCP/IP stack or write code for Cisco routers, but we do create our own blogs, articles, and links that essentially build the Internet. If it were not for people like me and you adding our content (just like a programmer adds code) the Internet would just be a bunch of websites created by corporations like Microsoft. The Internet IS and open source involvement because it is developed by a community just as software is developed by a community...
Ha! The article directly below this one states that someone has developed an app to graph or diagram SQL statements... Now, that's innovation - and it didn't require any Microsoft products to be harmed during testing or development!
Oh by the way, the Internet itself is an open source effort and I can't imagine anything more innovative or groundbreaking than the most advanced communications medium ever created!
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IBM >> Linux, Eclipse
Sun Micro >> Java, OpenOffice, NetBeans, Virtual Box, xVM, Glassfish, OpenSolaris, ZFS, MySQL
I'm sort of nervous and excited at the same time to thing what could happen to these products... Hands down, Sun Micro is one of the largest contributors to OSS - but has limited development in the past.
The IBM buyout could mean a GPL'ed ZFS and OpenSolaris, a complete xVM, and an improved MySQL.... Then again, it just might mean end of life for some things.... We shall see....
Um, I think we just read "what this buys you" Reduced bottlenecking, faster read/write... I'd like to see this on cheaper hardware...
You're right... I was the team leader for FLUX UI...
Coming up with a new UI concept is difficult, but sometimes there is a little negligence on the developer's part to actually implement the concept.
But I think that will be changing with Project Renaissance - mainly because everyone knows the UI is broken and needs a little TLC.
I really don't think I could compare the built-in tools of Win XP and Vista to that of an open source application like Z-zip, which is constantly maintained to provide the most secure and optimal archiving experience. Plus, from what I can tell, 7-zip provides far better compression than Winzip or the Win XP and Vista solutions.
Try Zimbra - it's a perfect replacement for Exchange.
I believe xTuple has a point-of-sale application that you can install in addition or in place of the full application.
Try xTuple.... Has a lot of the same user-friendliness as Quickbooks - but doesn't lack features like some other accounting/sales/CRM/inventory systems.
It's enterprise-class and you can buy support from the vendor.
OpenOffice instead of MS Office
7-zip instead of WinZip
Alfresco for document management and workflow
Zimbra (or Google Apps) instead of Exchange
Firefox instead of IE (yeah, you'll save money by not having to remove all the magically installing spyware)
MySQL or PostgreSQL instead of MSSQL (come on people, open source is about choice - use whatever open source dbms you want and quit fussing!)
xTuple instead of Quickbooks (great enterprise-class accounting/sales/CRM/inventory software that can truly rival the "polished quality" of Quickbooks with pretty much the same features)
Gizmo's got everything you need - plus you can escape the world of Skype! It does video, voice, chat, and conference...
Actually, CMS states that anyone who handles or has access to PHI (the medical term Personal Health Information) must be compliant to HIPAA.
People who must be compliant are called covered entities. Again, ANYONE who has access to PHI must be compliant.
Any undisclosed third party use of your PHI (personal health information) is a direct violation of the HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)... If anyone finds out about the unapproved disclosure of your and anyone's PHI to a third party without your permission - immediately report this fraud to CMS (the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) This is a serious violation for the health provider involved and can mean a fine of up to $25,000 PER VIOLATION! Your government makes all efforts to protect your PHI - just try becoming a HIPAA Compliant office :)
Open source is not just a term for the IT world my friend... Open source is a term that represents the free exchange of ideas and "innovations". The fact that we all work together to actually make the Internet possible makes the Internet an open source effort. No, we don't write code to make the TCP/IP stack or write code for Cisco routers, but we do create our own blogs, articles, and links that essentially build the Internet. If it were not for people like me and you adding our content (just like a programmer adds code) the Internet would just be a bunch of websites created by corporations like Microsoft. The Internet IS and open source involvement because it is developed by a community just as software is developed by a community...
"open source software doesn't innovate"
Ha! The article directly below this one states that someone has developed an app to graph or diagram SQL statements... Now, that's innovation - and it didn't require any Microsoft products to be harmed during testing or development!
Oh by the way, the Internet itself is an open source effort and I can't imagine anything more innovative or groundbreaking than the most advanced communications medium ever created!