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The drama around Java continues. The battle for Java is becoming more dramatic than a soap opera and many major companies are involved. Oracle (news, site) and the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) (news,site) are in a bitter dispute over licensing issues and ASF threatens to veto Java 7 if
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Poor Java saw so much turmoil recently. Yet, its woes aren't over. The latest blow came from the Apache Software Foundation (ASF). It was triggered by the decision of Oracle (news, site ), the present owner of Java, to introduce additional terms and conditions for licensing Java applications
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It's that time of year again. Digital agency Water & Stone is running its annual survey on the open source content management market. The data proceeds go to benefit the subsequent Open Source CMS Market Share report (see the 2009 and 2008 editions).
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Ephox (news, site) unveils the latest update to its EditLive tool for both professionals and enterprises who write for the Web. Big Boy's Editing Toys EditLive! is a server or cloud-based editing tool for the enterprise or web-services where content is king.
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We've all been watching, wondering if and for how long Oracle and LibreOffice's (news, site) relationship would remain amicable. After only two weeks, any signs of a positive relationship have disappeared as OpenOffice staff pack their things and leave. Libre to Leave Less than two weeks ago, Oracle
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As LibreOffice gains momentum, Oracle (news, site) asserts that the company will stick to its commitment to the OpenOffice.org project. From OpenOffice to LibreOffice Earlier in the month we reported on OpenOffice.org developers breaking away from Oracle in the form of LibreOffice.
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Developers of OpenOffice.org (news, site ) software broke free of Oracle to create a modified version of the software called LibreOffice, that will be free of Oracle oversight. OpenOffice.org is the leading free and open-source office application suite and alternative to Microsoft Office.
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Ever heard a sales pitch that this or the other CMS doesn't require any development? Percussion (news, site ) just added one of those developer-free products to their Web CMS portfolio. Meet Percussion CM1.
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Have a ton of content in many places that you want to pull into a single user or customer experience? You might be interested in Backbase. What is Backbase? Backbase considers Backbase Rich Portal a "portal-less portal.
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This year’s JavaOne conference -- the first to be held under Oracle tutelage -- had a lot to prove. Nine million Java programmers worldwide wanted to see a firm roadmap for Java, and they were given one at the event.
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There's a lot of activity in the open source portal space lately. Today eXo (news, site ) released eXo Platform 3.0, the latest version of their Java-based enterprise portal offering. Let's take a look at what it has to offer.
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The latest dotCMS (news, site) Web Content Management (WCM) system release enhances the project's self-proclaimed "super hero" status with version compare red-lining, added language packs, full site search via Lucene and Nutch, and more. Let's have a quick look. A Point Release with Punch We took a look at the dotCMS v1.9 release back in
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German web content management vendor Innovation Gate Gmbh decided earlier this year to rebrand version 5 of their Java-based product as open source. Let's take a look at what they're offering and where it fits. What is OpenWGA? OpenWGA is a dual licensed, Java-based Web CMS and web application
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Magnolia CMS (news, site) released Magnolia Blossom - a new module for integration with the Spring Framework. The goal is to cater to Java developers who prefer to work in Spring vs. the Magnolia CMS interface.
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