Software

• Google Opens Google Apps App Store
  
  The Mountain View Chocolate Factory has unveiled an online marketplace for third-party applications that hook into its Google Apps suite of web-based businessware.…...
• BSI to Open Source Scout Framework
  
  In May, Swiss company Business Systems Integration AG (BSI) will release its Scout business application framework to the open source community. A first look at the Scout project's source code will be available to attendees at this year's EclipseCon...
• Atol Delivers Flawless File Management With No Frills
  
  Some system utilities do a variety of things well. They come with tools to give users lots of solutio...
• Report: The 7 Attractions of Gnome and KDE
  
  GNOME and KDE have long had features that Windows lacked. In the last few years, both major free desktops have added features that show not only an interest in usability, but, at times, an effort to anticipate what users might actually want.
• The Linux Desktop Is Already Here
  
  It's 2010 and some people still think the Linux desktop is a non-starter. Please. Buy a clue; you're all Linux desktop users now...
• Conquer Video on Linux with MPlayer
  

  MPlayer is not your run-of-the mill video player. It's a multi-platform codec-chewing monster truck of a video player for the connoisseur of video players. It has options galore and has the flexibility to play almost anything under the sun.

• Linux 2.6.34-rc1 Kernel Is Out w/ New Features
  
  Following a two week merge window following the release of the Linux 2.6.33 kernel, Linus Torvalds has announced the first release candidate for the next kernel, to be known as the Linux 2.6.34 kernel. Of a lot of interest to us (and likely you too) are all of the GPU DRM updates in the Linux 2.6.
• Try the Linux Desktop of the Future
  
  TuxRadar takes a look at several desktops and applications. "For the tinkerers and testers, 2010 is shaping up to be a perfect year. Almost every desktop and application we can think of is going to have a major release, a...
• 6 of the Best Free Linux Electronic Medical Records Software
  

  In developed countries, healthcare workers represent a significant proportion of the working population. For example, in the United Kingdom, more than 1 million people work for the National Health Service, a publicly funded healthcare system. Medical software therefore has a huge market to tap. Whatever stage of a country\'s economic development, health care is one of the most important elements in society.

• OpenShot Linux Video Editor Updated
  
  Two months after the release of OpenShot 1.0, the OpenShot developers have released version 1.10 of their open source video editor for Linux. The 1.10 release of OpenShot will be included in the Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" software center...