Most important software trend in decades, says IDC.
Nearly on a par with commercial software, finds survey.
Vendor squabbling is a recipe for confusion, says Gartner.
Community-based project checks free and open source software.
Two brothers sent down in major sting.
23 lawsuits filed in California and Florida.
Technology provides analysis of 'glide technique'.
IT needs to loosen control without losing control, warns Gartner.
Hardware and software makers seek to offset spiralling development costs.
Open architecture allows easy access to plug-ins.
The future of e-commerce is based on P2P, says Harvard professor.
Software giant promises to 'democratise video game development'.
Yankee Group expects 'tremendous benefits' from virtual appliances.
Unified communications battle lines being drawn.
NEC and Northwestern University team unveil compression technology.
BDC-2202 drive allows users to play Blu-ray films and read and write to DVDand CD.
But Apple TV update still off the air.
Framework also extends support for CentOS.
Imaging software revamped.
Sony capitalises on Blu-Ray's victory in the high definition disc battle.
