Free software industry growing fast

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- Free software industry growing fast
- Will iPhone SDK End iPhone Hacking?
- Software blamed in Hannaford breach
- … Announces Development & Marketing Agreement with…
- New software on offer

Free software industry growing fast
Taipei Times – Mar 29, 2008
6 billion last year, a 73 percent increase compared with the previous year, with continued growth expected in the future. The free software sector, which is expected to create more commercial opportunities for local businesses, is one of the emerging industries that the government has been actively promoting, Leu said. The advent of the Web 2.
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Will iPhone SDK End iPhone Hacking?
PC World – Mar 29, 2008
But for those who have been developing iPhone software via the unauthorized process called jailbreaking, the announcement raises questions about whether the thriving underground iPhone development market will continue or wither away into a small collection of carrier-unlocking hacks. Although Apple CEO Steve Jobs.

Software blamed in Hannaford breach
seacoastonline.com – Mar 29, 2008
‘s supermarkets paved the way for a massive data breach that compromised up to 4. 2 million credit and debit cards, the company said Friday.

… Announces Development & Marketing Agreement with…
PR Web – PR Web (press release) – Mar 29, 2008
the distributor of PoINT Software to jointly develop and market a range of appliances to satisfy the market for high performance storage systems which meet the growing demand for compliant, fixed content data storage and management. Express Stor Compliance EditionThe New MDI Express Stor Compliance Edition features true Write Once Storage on high powered Network Attached Storage Servers. According to MDI President Geoff Legat, "Under joint development with Euroson, MDI has created a range of fully integrated WORM file system storage solutions with usable capacities from 500 GB to 9 TB, allowing us to offer products which provide needed solutions for departmental to enterprise datacenters. "In addition to the capability to store the data in a protected state, the uniquely configured "Archiver" software provides Express Stor Compliance Edition with a robust feature set that automates the collection of data from source systems on the network and configures scheduled creation of Archive Volumes to permanently store copies of the data in secondary locations. Joint Marketing AgreementIn order to provide the best support for sales channel partners the two companies have also agreed to a joint marketing effort that will include consolidation of sales and support resources as well as an agreement for Euroson America to represent MDI products to its existing sales channel partners "The addition of the MDI range adds new revenue opportunities for our existing resellers, while providing a feature set and target market consistent with our current software products. " according to Michelle Reu, Sales and Marketing Director at Euroson… About Euroson America, Inc. For over 15 years, Euroson America has delivered solutions involving optical disc automation systems and data file management for a wide variety of applications. Hundreds of broadcast, commercial, financial and medical customers, along with numerous government and militaryagencies rely on the quality and stability of PoINT Software products from Euroson to provide automated archiving solutions and on-demand data systems. About Micro Design International, Inc.
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New software on offer
Fiji Times – Mar 29, 2008
The software creates an accurate and detailed picture of a company’s core business skills and capabilities along with an overview of the company’s business situation. NCSMED business analyst Ravi Chand said the software would also be used as a diagnosis toolkit by the NCSMED staff to access various business status. “The system will be of great assistance in two ways,” Mr Chand said. “It will help new companies make sure they have all the right ingredients for starting a new business.

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