8.8.2008

Executive Nerd-dom!

Dilbert LOVES Open Source...

Knowing technology is key in defining realistic POSSIBILITIES… If it exists, you don’t have to build it (pretty much common sense, right?). If it’s already built and FLEXIBLE and FREE… well then… you pretty much have everything you need…

Open Source technology is not at all FREE and is not always FLEXIBLE… but it is the closest thing to that nirvana… I have created assimilated (for your reading pleasure) a list of some leading Open Source products in a series of product categories…

If you are a small company and need resources OR if you are a one-man-sales-wrecking-ball, take a look at this list and use some of these for when you need resources…

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Best in APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT

db4o, Object Database
Git, Version Control
HttpClient, Web Client Library
Intel Threaded Building Blocks, Parallel Programming
JBoss Drools, Business Rule Management System
Open Flex, Rich Internet Applications
Prototype, JavaScript Framework
soapUI, Web Services Test Tool

Best in PRODUCTIVITY APPLICATIONS

Audacity, Sound Editing
Blender, 3D Modeling
Firefox, Web Browser
GIMP, Image Editing
OpenOffice.org, Productivity Suite
PDFCreator, PDF Creation

Best in ENTERPRISE APPLICATIONS

Alfresco Community, Content Management
Compiere, Enterprise Resource Planning
dotProject, Project Management
Hyperic HQ, Application Monitoring
Intalio BPMS, Business Process Management
JasperReports, Reporting
Liferay Portal, Enterprise Portal
Magento eCommerce, E-Commerce
Pentaho Open BI Suite, Business Intelligence
SugarCRM, Customer Relationship Management

Best in COLLABORATION

Elgg, Social Networking
MediaWiki, Wiki
Chicken of the VNC, Remote Control
Scalix, Mail and Calendar
WordPress, Blog Publishing

Best in NETWORKING

Asterisk, IP Telephony
AWStats, Log File Analyzer
InSSIDer, Wireless Network Scanner
Nagios, Server Monitoring
NDISwrapper, Wireless Network Interface
Vyatta, Router, Firewall, & VPN
Wireshark, Network Protocol Analyzer
Zenoss Core, Network Monitoring

Best in PLATFORMS and MIDDLEWARE

CentOS, Server Operating System
JBossESB, Enterprise Service Bus
MySQL, Database
phpMyAdmin, MySQL Administration
Puppy Linux, Small-Footprint OS
Talend Open Studio, Data Integration
Ubuntu, Desktop Operating System
VirtualBox, Desktop Virtualization
Xen, Server Virtualization

Best in SECURITY

AppArmor, Application Security
Metasploit Framework, Penetration Toolkit
Ophcrack, Password Cracker
SmoothWall Express, Network Firewall
Snort with BASE, Network Intrusion Detection
Splunk, Security Log Analysis
TrueCrypt, Disk Encryption
Untangle Gateway Platform, Gateway Security

Best in STORAGE

Amanda, Network Backup
FreeNAS, Storage Server
WinMerge, File Management
SMART Monitoring Tools, Disk Monitoring
StorageIM, Storage Administration
A-Drive, 50GB FREE Online Backup

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DEW $0.02: Technology WILL ALWAYS be a tremendous differentiator in understanding and harnessing BUSINESS opportunities… I sometimes takes technology too seriously. BUT, I actually like this stuff!