[quote]1) Where can I find a decent Intranet Application? 2) What about a good Groupware application? 3) What about a custom search engine for our intranet pages?[/quote]These questions are asked quite frequently in hundreds of forums.One obvious solution is to approach a software development company and obtain a custom built product. However to take this approach one needs to first know what features and functionality is desired. Then on the other hand in some instances the need does not warrant ...

What is OpenSource?Open Source Initiative (OSI) is a non-profit corporation dedicated to managing and promoting the Open Source Definition for the good of the community, specifically through the OSI Certified Open Source Software certification mark and program . You can read about successful software products that have these properties, and about our certification mark and program, which allow you to be confident that software really is "Open Source." We also make copies of approved open source licenses here.The basic idea ...

Are you looking for innovative ways to increase your ROI, your bottom line and downright save a ton of money on your IT costs? Let me answer that for you! Of course you are, you would not be a savvy business owner if you did not seek out ways to stretch your money. Drum roll please, introducing Open Source technology a new way for small businesses to even the playing field with their enterprise and big boy competitors.Why is this ...

Commercial web application systems used to be expensive at one time. With the advent of open source solutions such applications are not only available for free but in many cases they are superior to commercial systems.Now anyone can have access to advanced systems and scripts such as content management systems, forums, auction scripts, ecommerce systems, shopping carts, photgallery applications and more. Some example scripts are provided below.Content Management Systems * Drupal* Mambo Open Source* PHPNuke* PostNuke* XOOPSE-Commerce Systems * OsCommerceImage ...

Did you know that the most powerful software and web applications are all free? Yes that's right, just about every commercial software or web application you know of is most likely available as a free Open Source project/clone."Why haven't I heard of this Open Source stuff???" There is good reason for not seeing advertising for open source software in ppc search engines, if you had a free product, you would not be likely to pay for top advertising spots, or ...

There are many open source content management software solutions available on the internet. Just a quick perusal of the search results for "CMS" and "Content management system" on Sourceforge or any of the other popular open source software websites will yield a virtual cornucopia of CMS tools, modules, plug-ins and engines and templates.Written using PHP and generally relying on mySQL or a similar database to store configuration values and content, these open source content management solutions generally provide an excellent ...