Explore proprietary technology. Learn about its types, benefits, and real-world examples to understand how it offers businesses a competitive advantage.

The concept of open-source software (OSS) is to share the source code for free with future users. So what happens when companies use the free code of others to develop their own code? Scott Thiel ...

Struggling with software that doesn’t quite fit your needs can be incredibly frustrating. Off-the-shelf solutions often fall short, leaving you to adapt your processes to the software, rather than the ...

For the longest time, open-source was nothing more than a buzzword rattling around the brains of technologists and fans of the Linux operating system. Flash forward a decade or so and open-source has ...

John Ellis is the President and Head of Product for Codethink, a world-class provider of critical, high-performance software projects. Open-source software is publicly available software developed and ...

When starting up, many organisations assume they need to invest in expensive software packages as a platform for their services. However, open source software may provide a cost-effective alternative.

Some people hate the idea of adding proprietary software to their desktop Linux. For these people, there are Linux distributions such as gNewSense that use only free software. For the rest of us, who ...

Debian has released a new live distribution. This new distribution is 100% free software. It's early in development, but Debian Libre Live already has a solid base. The Debian project has released a ...

After a series of entries about security threats from employees, I’d like to turn to something completely different: security issues relating to open source software. For those of you unfamiliar with ...

Its proprietary MoonRay software has been used on movies including 'The Bad Guys' and the upcoming 'Puss in Boots: The Last Wish.' By Carolyn Giardina Tech Editor “We are thrilled to share with the ...