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As automated software development tools have become commonplace, proven proficiencies are increasingly being required by employers. Original Software (http://www.origsoft.com), a leader in software test automation, is providing developers, testers, quality professionals and consultants with hands-on training and certification for their automated software testing platform, TestBench for iSeries systems.

Possibly of interest for iSeries admins. - dcparris]

Open Channel Solutions (OCS) has signed an exclusive distribution agreement to move an open source compliance management software suite developed by Black Duck Software.

Let’s face it, not everyone is a tech junkie at this stage in their life (I know that I am not) but the further one gets in their college career, the closer we get to the corporate realm, and it is important to note one of the most interesting tech issue revolutionizing our world, open source programming.

Cost and flexibility were key considerations when a British Columbia university chose open-source software to upgrade its electronic learning system and enable more than 1,800 students to take advantage of new developments in online communication.

[Nice score for Moodle! - dcparris]

PC-BSD is one of the newest additions to the BSD family. The focus for this project is to create a user-friendly desktop experience based on FreeBSD and it has quickly garnered attention from media and the community. Kris Moore founder and lead developer of PC-BSD took some time off to answer a few questions about the past and current state of the project in general and its relation to KDE in particular.

Google last week released in beta a bundle of online communications tools that corporate users can customize for their domains. They include e-mail, instant messaging and calendars.

[Might be of peripheral interest to our readers - dcparris]

Linux has a cult-like following among enthusiasts and believers in the open source movement, who brush off the underlying philosophy of locked source code and consider it a hindrance to the progress of software development.

[This is one of the better articles I have seen on the subject. - dcparris]

It is becoming clearer that the costly and unsecure Windows platform is losing attractiveness for both end-users and authorities. This is why an Indian state has chosen Linux for its high-schools rather than Windows.

10 years ago, on October 14th 1996, Matthias Ettrich announced a project to create a complete and consistent GUI for the prospering Linux operating system. The project grew and matured and now it is 2006 and KDE is one of the largest Free Software projects. To celebrate this anniversary the KDE project encourages the community to organise events all over the world, to meet and party and celebrate Free Software.

Last Wednesday was Konqueror Bug Day. The aim was to either confirm or close as many unconfirmed Konqueror bugs as possible, known as bug triage.

ANALYSIS: Five years after the first internet bubble burst, we're now witnessing the backlash against Web 2.0 and a plethora of me-too business plans, marketing pitches and analyst reports exploiting the nebulous phrase.

Every year DesktopLinux.com carries out an online poll on the desktop use of Linux. 14,535 users participated in this year's poll, the representativeness of which is -- as in the case of all online polls of this kind -- somewhat compromised by the fact that all participants took part of their own accord. In addition it is likely that the majority of participants were Linux users from the United States; which suggests that transposing the results to Germany will be rather difficult.

Want to learn the Linux computer operating system? If you're an Amelia County high school student, the opportunity is there.

Years after the event, I still remember it. Sixth grade had rolled around and my parents, having come to the conclusion that I need to learn to dance, signed me up for ballroom lessons, along with every other student in the local school system.

OpenSolaris isn't a true open-source project, but rather a "facade," because Sun Microsystems doesn't share control of it with outsiders, according to IBM executives.

OpenOffice.org Premium can be downloaded from the SourceForge Web site, but is available only for Windows. A native Mac OS X version of the suite will be previewed in France in September.

[You can also grab the accessories from the SourceForge site, if you already have OOo. - dcparris]

The OpenDocument Fellowship is tendering a conversion toolkit from HTML+CSS files into OpenDocument Text.

Software doesn't just appear on the shelves by magic. That program shrink-wrapped inside the box along with the indecipherable manual and 12-paragraph disclaimer notice actually came to you by way of an elaborate path, through the most rigid quality control on the planet. Here, shared for the first time with the general public, are the inside details of the program development cycle.

[Scroll down to second entry - dcparris]

The Danish debates about open standards continues. Over at Ingeniøren, we are covering the development extensively and continuously, but only in Danish. On Monday, we brought a story with roughly the same title as this entry’s title. The story is about the so-called Rambøll-report, which is a report about the costs related to switching to open standards for document formats in the Danish government. The report is made by Rambøll Management, a Danish consultancy, on behalf of The Danish Open Source Business Association (OSL).

CompuLab has introduced a 2.7 x 2.3-inch computer-on-module (COM) based on a 500MHz AMD Geode LX800 processor. In addition to its x86-compatible processor, the CM-iGLX integrates display, disk, USB, and networking controllers, and boasts fanless operation over an extended temperature range.