WHITE PAPER - Since its introduction nearly 10 years ago, Apache Lucene has become a competitive player for developing extensible, high-performance full-text search solutions. This white paper describes the new features and improvements in the latest version, Apache Lucene 2.9.
Posted: November 3, 2009 | Published: October 1, 2009


Topics:  Application Development | Data Management | Enterprise Search Software | Open Source | Open Source Software | Software Development Tools

WHITE PAPER - There are many ways that people come to the conclusion that they need a search application, and a variety of ways in which they can then proceed. Here are some of the steps that users often consider (or maybe should consider) before they're ready to start building an application.
Posted: November 3, 2009 | Published: April 1, 2009


Topics:  Application Development | Data Management | Enterprise Applications Software | Enterprise Search Software | Open Source | Open Source Software

WHITE PAPER - This paper provides some ways to think about your enterprise search requirements from both technological and economic perspectives, explains why a Lucene/Solr-based approach can be optimal, and describes how Lucid Imagination can help you to design, develop, and deploy the necessary search solution.
Posted: November 3, 2009 | Published: April 1, 2009


Topics:  Enterprise Applications Software | Enterprise Content Management | Enterprise Search Software | Enterprise Systems | Open Source | Open Source Software | Software Development Tools

WHITE PAPER - Lucid Imagination brings market-leading expertise to open source enterprise search, and can help any organization quickly design and optimize search solutions based on Lucene and Solr.
Posted: November 3, 2009 | Published: April 1, 2009


Topics:  Data Management | Enterprise Applications Software | Enterprise Search Software | Open Source | Open Source Software | Search Engines | SOA

WHITE PAPER - Apache Solr is the definitive application development implementation for Lucene, and it is the leading open source search platform. This white paper describes the new features and improvements in the latest version, Apache Solr 1.4.
Posted: November 3, 2009 | Published: October 26, 2009


Topics:  Application Development | Backups | Data Deduplication | Data Replication | Enterprise Search Software | Open Source | Open Source Software | Search Engines | Software Upgrades

WHITE PAPER - This project demonstrates the feasibility of using the Sun™ Storage 7000 Unified Storage System as a repository for the MySQL™ database with the Pentaho Business Intelligence (BI) application. This proof-of-concept study provides steps to configure this setup, using Pentaho BI tools and MySQL database servers.
Posted: October 9, 2009 | Published: April 29, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Data Warehouse Software | Data Warehouses | MySQL | Open Source | Open Source Software | Storage Hardware

WHITE PAPER - Red Hat, the world's leading provider of open source solutions, is committed to utilizing the principles of open source to provide enterprise-level security to its customers. This paper reviews open source software development principles and process and how those lead to more secure software.
Posted: October 8, 2009 | Published: October 8, 2009


Topics:  Downtime | IT Management | Network Security | Open Source | Open Source Software | Security Infrastructure | Security Software | Vulnerability Management

WHITE PAPER - In this whitepaper, Enterprise Linux and Windows Server 2008 are compared over a six-year period, with various e-commerce configurations covering small, medium, and large business scenarios.
Posted: October 8, 2009 | Published: October 8, 2009


Topics:  Cost Benefit Analysis | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Downtime | Linux | Open Source | Open Source Software | Operating Systems | Productivity | Server Management | Server Software | Server Virtualization | Windows Server Software

WHITE PAPER - Independent tests performed under industry benchmark standards find that Red Hat Enterprise Linux is the leading platform for running web servers - - as well as Java applications and other large - scale online transaction processing tools in popular use by Internet vendors.
Posted: October 8, 2009 | Published: October 8, 2009


Topics:  Application Deployment | Application Performance Management | Applications Management | Java | Linux | Open Source | Web Applications Management | Web Server Software

WHITE PAPER - Black Duck provides a framework that not only allows your software development organization to benefit from open source but also allows other enterprise stakeholders—including legal, IT, security, export and purchasing personnel—to access timely and relevant information to effectively manage business risks.
Posted: October 7, 2009 | Published: October 7, 2009


Topics:  Application Development | Applications Software | Open Source | Programming | Programming Languages | Risk Management | Software Best Practices | Software Development Methodologies | Software Development Tools | Software Licensing

WHITE PAPER - Over the past decade, a powerful new approach to development - open source software - has risen to prominence, dramatically increasing the opportunity to re-use existing software. This report describes a set of seven best practices whose objective is to encourage development based on component re-use and software assembly.
Posted: October 7, 2009 | Published: October 7, 2009


Topics:  Application Development | Applications Software | Intellectual Property | Open Source | Programming | Programming Languages | Software Best Practices | Software Development Methodologies | Software Licensing | Software Project Management

WHITE PAPER - This whitepaper explains the advantages of reusing open source components in projects implemented by agile development teams, discusses the issues and risks that must be managed, and highlights the benefits organizations can receive by leveraging open source components.
Posted: October 7, 2009 | Published: October 7, 2009


Topics:  Application Development | Applications Software | Open Source | Programming | Programming Languages | Risk Management | Software Development Methodologies | Software Development Tools | Software Licensing | Software Project Management

WHITE PAPER - The need to protect sensitive data has increased dramatically in the past several years. This can be attributed to a continually-evolving environment in which business requirements have changed and in which new regulatory mandates have come into existence.
Posted: October 5, 2009 | Published: October 5, 2009


Topics:  Compliance (Finance) | Data Loss Prevention (DLP) | Data Security | Desktop Management | Desktop Virtualization | Desktop Virtualization Software | Open Source | Privacy Rights | Records Management | Regulatory Compliance

WHITE PAPER - The PCI DSS standard was created to prevent credit card fraud by requiring the implementation of certain controls and processes by all entities involved in the processing of credit cards. This paper will illustrate how Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Desktops can help organizations comply with specific PCI DSS mandates.
Posted: October 5, 2009 | Published: October 5, 2009


Topics:  Compliance (Finance) | Data Security | Desktop Applications Management | Desktop Virtualization | Desktop Virtualization Software | Open Source | Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard | Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Compliance | Privacy Rights

WHITE PAPER - This paper will illustrate how Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Desktops can help organizations comply with specific HIPAA mandates, while at the same time increasing their overall efficiency and agility.
Posted: October 5, 2009 | Published: October 5, 2009


Topics:  Desktop Applications Management | Desktop Virtualization | Desktop Virtualization Software | Document Management | Health Care Applications Software | HIPAA | HIPAA Compliance | Open Source | Privacy Rights | Records Management