Doug Dineley

A low-power Windows for low-power ARM processors

If you hadn’t noticed, we’re in the midst of an incredible boom in enterprise technology development -- and open source is leading it. You’re unlikely to find better proof of that dynamism than this year’s Best of Open Source Software Awards, affectionately known as the Bossies. Have a look for yourself. The result of months of exploration and evaluation, plus the recommendations of many expert contributors, the 2014 Bossies cover more than 130 award winners in six categories: The best open sour…

Discover the best: 130 open source projects in six categories, chosen by InfoWorld editors and contributors

InfoWorld editors and contributors pick the top open source software for data centers, clouds, developers, data crunchers, and IT pros

Open source software isn’t what it used to be. The term used to conjure images of the lone developer, working into the night and through weekends, banging out line after line of code to scratch a personal itch or realize a personal vision. But with each passing year—and every new survey of the open source landscape we call our Best of Open Source Software Awards, or Bossies—those images of the lone visionary get a little hazier. Don’t get me wrong—there is still room for personal vision. As my c…

InfoWorld celebrates the leading open source projects for software development, cloud computing, machine learning, data storage and analytics, and security

Remember Snort? Or Asterisk? Or Jaspersoft or Zimbra? Heck, you might still be using them. All of these open source champions—InfoWorld Best of Open Source Software Award winners 10 years ago—are still going strong. And why not? They’re still perfectly useful. Ten years ago these tools were among the best answers to pressing needs in the enterprise network—for intrusion detection, call management, reporting, and collaboration. But looking back on them now, you can’t help but think, “Wow. Softwar…

The 2024 InfoWorld Technology of the Year Awards will recognize the best and most innovative products across 26 categories in software development, cloud computing, data analytics, and AI and machine learning. Nominations for the 2024 awards are now open. Products in the following categories are eligible to win: Winners will be selected by a panel of judges based on technology impact, business impact, and innovation. Nominations cost: To nominate a product, go to the 2024 InfoWorld Technolog…

Submission Deadline: Friday August 9, 2024 5:00PM ET

InfoWorld awards recognize the best products in software development, cloud computing, data analytics, and AI/ML. Final submission deadline is Friday August 15.