DAMICON'S LIST OF OPEN SOFTWARE
This List of Open Software is comprised largely of open-source packages. Most people who review the list below are surprised by the quantity and depth of open-source software. Many of us think of Linux when we hear "open source". While Linux is a great example of the open-source process, it is a small segment of the movement. Many open-source applications are available for Microsoft Windows and the Apple Macintosh.
Take a tour of open-source software by following some of the links below. You'll be amazed! To learn more about how DAMICON can help you navigate the open-source landscape, visit our page.
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| Commercial Software Category | Open-Source Equivalent |
| AntiVirus Tools (eg. Norton, McAfee) |
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| Application Servers (eg. IBM WebSphere, BEA WebLogic) | |
| Asset Management (eg. Intuit, Peregrine, Remedy) | |
| Backup Utilities (eg. CA ARCserve, Legato, Veritas) | |
| BioInformatics (multiple highly specialized vendors) | |
| Business Graphics (eg. Microsoft Visio) | |
| CD / DVD Burning (eg. Adaptec RecordNow, Roxio CD Creator) | |
| Configuration Management (eg. Rational ClearCase, Visual SourceSafe) | |
| Content Management Systems (eg. Documentum, Interwoven, Vignette) | |
| Content Management Systems - Web | |
| CRM Applications (eg. Microsoft CRM, Siebel) | |
| Database Software (eg. Microsoft Access, SQL Server) | |
| Database (BI) Tools (eg. Crystal Reports, ERWin, Microsoft Access) | |
| Desktop Publishing (eg. Microsoft Publisher, Quark Xpress) | |
| Directory Servers (eg. Microsoft Active Directory) | |
| Disk Imaging (eg. Norton Ghost) | |
| Document Management (eg. Open Text) | |
| Email Applications (eg. Microsoft Outlook Express) | |
| Email List Manager | |
| Email Servers - POP and SMTP (eg. Microsoft Exchange) | |
| Email Servers - IMAP | |
| ERP and Financial Software (eg. Oracle, SAP, Intuit QuickBooks) | |
| File Compression (eg. PKzip, WinZip) | |
| Flash Viewers (eg. Macromedia Flash) | |
| Forums, Blogs (Weblogs), Bulletin Boards and Wikis | |
| Graphics and Image Editors (eg. Adobe Illustrator, PhotoShop) | |
| Groupware (eg. Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Notes) | |
| Help Desk (eg. BMC Remedy, FrontPage Heat, Intuit Track-It) | |
| HTML Editors (eg. DreamWeaver, FrontPage, HomeSite) | |
| Instant Messaging (eg. AIM, MSN, Yahoo!) | |
| Integrated Dev Environments (eg. Microsoft Visual Basic, Visual Studio) | |
| Learning (or Course) Management System | |
| Modeling Tools (eg. IBM Rational Rose, CA AllFusion) | |
| Music Playing / Editing (eg. iTunes, Sound Forge, Cool Edit) | |
| Network Diagramming and Monitoring | |
| Network Management Tools (eg. HP OpenView, Microsoft SMS) | |
| Office Productivity Suites (eg. Microsoft Office) | |
| Operating Environments (eg. Microsoft Windows, Linux, VMWare) | |
| PDF File Viewer and Creator (eg. Adobe Acrobat) | |
| Personal Financial Managers (eg. Microsoft Money, Intuit Quicken) | |
| Personal Information Managers (eg. Microsoft Outlook) | |
| Photo Album Manager (or Photo Organizer) | |
| Portal Servers (eg. Microsoft Sharepoint, Plumtree, Vignette) |
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| Presentation Software (eg. Microsoft Powerpoint) | |
| Privacy (eg. Pretty Good Privacy) | |
| Programming Languages | |
| Project Management and Collaboration (eg. Microsoft Project) | |
| Remote Access (eg. Symantec pcAnywhere or VPN appliances) | |
| Security (eg. firewalls, scanners) | |
| Shopping Cart (eg. AShop, Interspire) | |
| Spam Filters (eg. MailWasher, SpamEater) | |
| Spreadsheets (eg. Microsoft Excel) | |
| Telephone Systems - VOIP / PBX / FAX Servers | |
| Terminal Server (eg. Microsoft Windows Terminal Server) | |
| Test Tools (eg. IBM Rational, Mercury Interactive, Segue) | |
| Text Editors & File Merging (eg. Microsoft Notepad) | |
| Video Editing | |
| Video Players (WinDVD, PowerDVD, Windows Media Player, RealPlayer) | |
| Virtual Meetings (eg. Microsoft NetMeeting / Messenger) | |
| Web Browsers (eg. Microsoft Internet Explorer) | |
| Web and FTP Servers (eg. Microsoft IIS) | |
| Word Processors (eg. Microsoft Word) | |
DAMICON'S LIST OF OPEN SOFTWARE
This List of Open Software is comprised largely of open-source packages. Most people who review the list below are surprised by the quantity and depth of open-source software. Many of us think of Linux when we hear "open source". While Linux is a great example of the open-source process, it is a small segment of the movement. Many open-source applications are available for Microsoft Windows and the Apple Macintosh.
Take a tour of open-source software by following some of the links below. You'll be amazed! To learn more about how DAMICON can help you navigate the open-source landscape, visit our page.
| | | |
| Commercial Software Category | Open-Source Equivalent |
| AntiVirus Tools (eg. Norton, McAfee) |
|
| Application Servers (eg. IBM WebSphere, BEA WebLogic) | |
| Asset Management (eg. Intuit, Peregrine, Remedy) | |
| Backup Utilities (eg. CA ARCserve, Legato, Veritas) | |
| BioInformatics (multiple highly specialized vendors) | |
| Business Graphics (eg. Microsoft Visio) | |
| CD / DVD Burning (eg. Adaptec RecordNow, Roxio CD Creator) | |
| Configuration Management (eg. Rational ClearCase, Visual SourceSafe) | |
| Content Management Systems (eg. Documentum, Interwoven, Vignette) | |
| Content Management Systems - Web | |
| CRM Applications (eg. Microsoft CRM, Siebel) | |
| Database Software (eg. Microsoft Access, SQL Server) | |
| Database (BI) Tools (eg. Crystal Reports, ERWin, Microsoft Access) | |
| Desktop Publishing (eg. Microsoft Publisher, Quark Xpress) | |
| Directory Servers (eg. Microsoft Active Directory) | |
| Disk Imaging (eg. Norton Ghost) | |
| Document Management (eg. Open Text) | |
| Email Applications (eg. Microsoft Outlook Express) | |
| Email List Manager | |
| Email Servers - POP and SMTP (eg. Microsoft Exchange) | |
| Email Servers - IMAP | |
| ERP and Financial Software (eg. Oracle, SAP, Intuit QuickBooks) | |
| File Compression (eg. PKzip, WinZip) | |
| Flash Viewers (eg. Macromedia Flash) | |
| Forums, Blogs (Weblogs), Bulletin Boards and Wikis | |
| Graphics and Image Editors (eg. Adobe Illustrator, PhotoShop) | |
| Groupware (eg. Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Notes) | |
| Help Desk (eg. BMC Remedy, FrontPage Heat, Intuit Track-It) | |
| HTML Editors (eg. DreamWeaver, FrontPage, HomeSite) | |
| Instant Messaging (eg. AIM, MSN, Yahoo!) | |
| Integrated Dev Environments (eg. Microsoft Visual Basic, Visual Studio) | |
| Learning (or Course) Management System | |
| Modeling Tools (eg. IBM Rational Rose, CA AllFusion) | |
| Music Playing / Editing (eg. iTunes, Sound Forge, Cool Edit) | |
| Network Diagramming and Monitoring | |
| Network Management Tools (eg. HP OpenView, Microsoft SMS) | |
| Office Productivity Suites (eg. Microsoft Office) | |
| Operating Environments (eg. Microsoft Windows, Linux, VMWare) | |
| PDF File Viewer and Creator (eg. Adobe Acrobat) | |
| Personal Financial Managers (eg. Microsoft Money, Intuit Quicken) | |
| Personal Information Managers (eg. Microsoft Outlook) | |
| Photo Album Manager (or Photo Organizer) | |
| Portal Servers (eg. Microsoft Sharepoint, Plumtree, Vignette) |
|
| Presentation Software (eg. Microsoft Powerpoint) | |
| Privacy (eg. Pretty Good Privacy) | |
| Programming Languages | |
| Project Management and Collaboration (eg. Microsoft Project) | |
| Remote Access (eg. Symantec pcAnywhere or VPN appliances) | |
| Security (eg. firewalls, scanners) | |
| Shopping Cart (eg. AShop, Interspire) | |
| Spam Filters (eg. MailWasher, SpamEater) | |
| Spreadsheets (eg. Microsoft Excel) | |
| Telephone Systems - VOIP / PBX / FAX Servers | |
| Terminal Server (eg. Microsoft Windows Terminal Server) | |
| Test Tools (eg. IBM Rational, Mercury Interactive, Segue) | |
| Text Editors & File Merging (eg. Microsoft Notepad) | |
| Video Editing | |
| Video Players (WinDVD, PowerDVD, Windows Media Player, RealPlayer) | |
| Virtual Meetings (eg. Microsoft NetMeeting / Messenger) | |
| Web Browsers (eg. Microsoft Internet Explorer) | |
| Web and FTP Servers (eg. Microsoft IIS) | |
| Word Processors (eg. Microsoft Word) | |