Looking to widen its developer audience, IBM signs a partnership with Zend to bolster use of the PHP scripting language. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech and cutting-edge ...

OpenSSL is why you see that little padlock next to a web address in your browser. It's one of the core implementations behind ...

When someone buys a new smartphone, often they're preoccupied with the camera specs or the size of the screen or its storage capabilities. It's easy to overlook one of the most foundational aspects of ...

Open-source software company Tidelift Inc. is heading into the new year with renewed momentum after snagging a $25 million round of funding. The Series B round announced today was led by the ...

(1) For AI systems, see open-source AI. (2) Software that is distributed with its source code so that end user organizations and vendors can modify it for their own purposes. Most open-source licenses ...

InfoWorld's Open Source Hall of Fame recognizes the 36 most important free open source software projects in history (and today) Every year InfoWorld painstakingly selects its Bossie Award winners — ...

This story was originally published Feb. 3, 1998. It is brought to you today as part of our Best of ECT News series. Open source led to a new software development and distribution model that offered ...