Related Links: Wanted: 19 More of the Top Software People in the World Sung and Unsung i-Technology Heroes Who's Missing from SYS-CON's i-Technology Top Twenty?" Our search for the Twenty Top Software People in the World is nearing completion. In the SYS-CON tradition of empowering readers, we are leaving the final "cut" to you, so here are the top 40 nominations in alphabetical order. Our aim this time round is to whittle this 40 down to our final twenty, not (yet) to arrange those twenty in any order of preference. All you need to do to vote is to go to the Further Details page of any nominee you'd like to see end up in the top half of the poll when we close voting on Christmas Eve, December 24, and cast your vote or votes. To access the Further Details of each nominee just click on their name. Happy voting!   In alphabetical order the nominees are:   Tim Berner... (more)

Searches for Hyundai Vehicles on Cars.com Heat up in June

CHICAGO, July 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyundai, which was recently listed among the top three nameplates in J.D. Power's Initial Quality Study for the first time ever, had several cars see a significant increase in search activity on Cars.com last month. According to the June Cars.com Consumer Search Index, Hyundai's Tucson, Santa Fe, Sonata and Azera all cracked the list of cars with the largest increase in searches last month. "While the increase is due in large part to Hyundai's latest round of incentives and an aggressive new ad campaign, consumers are starting to key in on what studies like J.D. Power's Initial Quality Study have discovered: Hyundai has a quality product and is certainly a force to be reckoned with in the future," said Cars.com editor David Thomas. Fuel-Efficiency Searches Start to Slow Despite gas prices that continue to climb toward near-record leve... (more)

Ingres Signs Reseller Agreement With HVR Software

Ingres Corporation, the leading open source database management company and pioneer of the New Economics of IT, announced today that it has entered into a global reseller agreement with HVR Software b.v. As part of the agreement, Ingres will resell HVR’s Realtime Data Integration software, branded as Ingres HVR. HVR (high volume replicator) is a robust and reliable real-time data integration solution. It has a proven track record in business situations where there is a requirement for high availability and real-time business intelligence. HVR’s performance and scalability allows it to replicate very large databases in real-time. Its design and rich functionality also mean that difficult system migrations can be implemented with minimum effort, downtime, or risk. “Having worked with Ingres for many years, we have always been impressed with its ability to embrace pa... (more)

Canadian Government Agency Interior Health Deploys TippingPoint IPS to Protect Critical Network Infrastructure

TippingPoint, a leader in network security solutions and a division of 3Com, announced that Interior Health, a health authority established by the government of British Columbia, has selected the TippingPoint® Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) to protect its systems from the latest security attacks. Interior Health selected TippingPoint for its Digital Vaccine® (DV) filter sets and overall ease of use. Uncompromising security and simplified management are two of the critical factors that drove the development of TippingPoint’s new IPS Platform. These security requirements are key elements of 3Com’s Secure Network Fabric, which integrates security platforms from TippingPoint with LAN infrastructure equipment from H3C, the enterprise networking brand of 3Com, to provide comprehensive security at any point on the network under a unified policy management. Interior Hea... (more)

Kapow Technologies and Hippo Partner to Streamline Content Migration

Hippo, the leading developer of Web-based, open source Enterprise CMS / Portal software, has partnered with Kapow Technologies, the leader in Web data services for business applications. Under the partnership Kapow's Web Data Server helps companies streamline and automate the process of migrating their existing Web content to Hippo CMS. This allows businesses to perform migration of any Web based content in one tenth of the time and cost associated with traditional methods. Hippo's CCO, Tjeerd Brenninkmeijer said: “We see a wave of companies looking to replace their existing closed source solutions for Hippo's CMS 7. Driving this development are cost saving on licensing and the maturity of our Open Source ECM products as well as a wave of consolidation among vendors, often leaving the client empty handed for updates and upgrades. The migration process to a new solu... (more)

Comm100 Launches Its Free Hosted & User-Friendly Forum Software for Businesses

VANCOUVER, BC -- (Marketwire) -- 12/02/09 -- These days it's imperative for businesses to connect with customers. For businesses wanting an easy to use application to build an online forum, a solution is here. Comm100 Network Corporation, the provider of open source and free hosted customer support software, just launched Comm100 Forum, the free solution to building a business forum. Comm100 Forum makes it easy for businesses to create a forum using their own branding image and domain name. With features such as unlimited forums and users, and tracking of drafts and answered requests, Comm100 Forum is easy to navigate, even for non-tech savvy users. With three simple steps any business can create a community where customers can discuss, ask questions or make comments. Simply register, customize and paste the generated code to the website. "We understand that busine... (more)

Basho Technologies Launches Riak EnterpriseDS for Startups Program

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Basho Technologies, Inc., a provider of distributed data store and analytics software, today launched its Riak EnterpriseDS for Startups program with three innovative startup companies: Cedexis, Teleskele, and a stealth Massachusetts-based startup headed by Thomas Fredell, former CTO of IntraLinks, Inc. Designed to meet the unique needs of early-stage, innovative companies with advanced analytical, data replication, and support needs but who are self-funded or in the pre-institutional funding phase, the program provides qualified clients with licenses to Riak EnterpriseDS (http://www.basho.com/enterpriseds.html) on a pay-what-you-can basis. "The deal is simple: pay what you can, get great code and better service. When we are in a position to pay more we will," said Marty Kagan, CEO and Co-founder of Cedexis (http://www.c... (more)

IPWatchdog.com Blog Named to the ABA Journal Blawg 100

On Monday, November 30, 2009, the ABA Journal released its Third Annual ABA Journal Blawg 100, selecting the IPWatchdog.com blog as one of the top 100 best websites by lawyers, for lawyers. The site is a well-known resource for news and commentary on patent law and related topics, including software, technology, innovation and intellectual property. “It is a tremendous honor to be recognized as having one of the top 100 websites for lawyers by the American Bar Association,” said Gene Quinn, a US patent attorney, President of IPWatchdog, Inc., and the primary author of the IPWatchdog.com blog. “The Internet in general, and blogs specifically, are playing an ever-increasing role in the dissemination of high quality news, information, and analysis, and I am excited to be playing a role in this evolving digital landscape.” For several years, Quinn has been a critic of t... (more)

Pentaho Customer Wins Ventana Research 2009 Leadership Award

ORLANDO, FL -- (Marketwire) -- 12/17/09 -- Pentaho Corporation, the commercial open source alternative for business intelligence (BI), today announced that Centro has won the Ventana Research 2009 Leadership Award in the Marketing Performance category for their exemplary use of business intelligence technology to improve business performance and competitiveness. Implemented in 2008, Centro's use of Pentaho BI Suite Enterprise Edition has increased operational efficiency and driven new revenue through better service to customers. The Ventana Leadership Awards promote organizations and individuals that have contributed to advancing the use of technology to most effectively deliver business success. Judged by the world-renowned research team at Ventana Research, the selected winners demonstrate clear business leadership in bringing together people, process, informatio... (more)

WSIU Expands Channel Operation and Automation with NVerzion and Multi-Tiered Storage with OS Storage

NVerzion, a leading provider of digital broadcasting and television station automation solutions, and Open Source Storage today announced Southern Illinois University, Carbondale station WSIU has completed installation of its new NVerzion automation package that will control 24/7 operation of the station’s three channels, unattended overnight operations, server interface and master control interface, as well as provide a complete media database and interface to the station’s existing traffic system. WSIU has also added Open Source Storage’s award-winning OSVault™ Network Archive, providing a powerful, yet economical data management appliance ensuring the station’s ability to maintain high-speed file exchange, portability, data preservation and longevity in a non-proprietary, open network environment. WSIU Public Broadcasting has been an integral part of the College o... (more)

Internet Engineers Continue to Enhance Internet Security

The OpenDNSSEC project group today announces the availability of its open source software that will make it easier for Internet service providers, web hosting companies and name service operators to enhance Internet security. OpenDNSSEC is available to download at: http://www.OpenDNSSEC.org. Developed by industry leaders including .SE (The Internet Infrastructure Foundation), NLNetLabs, Nominet, Kirei, SURFnet, SIDN and John Dickinson, OpenDNSSEC will seamlessly integrate domain name security extensions (DNSSEC) into already existing IT systems without the need for organisations to change their infrastructure. How does it work? DNSSEC secures the information used to translate domain names (such as nominet.org.uk) to computer addresses by adding to it a cryptographic signature created by a securely held key. When the information is retrieved as a result of a DNS que... (more)