The University of the Western Cape has received two grants totalling almost R5 million to enhance its IT systems and promote open source software.
ACS Online has developed an enterprise resource planning solution based on Sun Microsystems and open source technology for local dairy farmers.
The Impi Linux 2 open source distribution has been released.
The University of the Western Cape (UWC) has established a unit to develop free software focusing on higher education in Africa.
In today`s technology round up: Security risk in Google search tool, open source BPM apps, and Half-Life 2 due in November.
Novell will utilise its patent portfolio to defend against potential intellectual property attacks by others on its open source products.
Inus Gouws, consultant at Computer Associates Africa, discusses the business case for open source software with an emphasis on Linux.
Telecoms companies are at a crossroads between proprietary and open standards, says HP.
Zazu Internet/Rumba has introduced a R49-a-month Web hosting offering running on an open source platform.
Open source has matured to the point where it cannot be ignored by decision-makers, believes Inus Gouws, consultant at Computer Associates Africa.
In today`s technology roundup: Kodak vs Sun suit moves forward, new cool, quiet laptops, and latest mobiles vulnerable to attacks.
Sadalbari Open Software now offers JBoss open source J2EE training and support in SA.
The Novell SuSE Linux Professional 9.2 will be available next month.