Open Source Software Reviews

SecurePoint Firewall and VPN Server is a high-performance application, designed to offer full protection for network assets. The server is a complete firewall and VPN software system with based on Linux operating system.

SDL or Simple DirectMedia Layer is a cross-platform multimedia library. With SDL, it is easy to write portable games for Linux (x86, Sparc, PPC, Alpha), Solaris (Sparc), Win32 (95, 98, NT), BeOS (x86), and MacOS (PPC).

phpGroupWare, formerly known as webdistro is a multi-user groupware suite written in PHP. It provides about 50 web-based applications like, Web-based calendar, todo-list, addressbook, email, notes, news headlines, and a file manager and a project manager. The system, as a whole supports user preferences, themes, user permissions, multi-language support, an advanced API, and user groups.

Perl, the acronym for "Practical Extraction and Report Language" is a high-level general-purpose programming language. It is the brainchild of Larry Wall, who developed this language in 1987. However, Larry continues to develop and maintain this language. Today, Perl is available virtually on every computer platform – from Apple Macintosh to VMS.

OpenOffice.org is a multi-platform and multi-lingual office productivity suite. It is an open-source project through which Sun Microsystems is releasing the technology for the popular StarOffice productivity suite. This product is compatible with all other major office suites. Being open source software, it is free to download, use, and distribute.

OpenSSH is a Unix/Linux port of OpenBSD, a full implementation of the SSH1 and SSH2 protocols. It includes sftp client and server support.

OpenSSH is a FREE version of the SSH protocol suite of network connectivity tools that helps increase numbers of users relying on the Internet. Most of the users of telnet, rlogin, ftp, and other such programs believe that their passwords are safe and transmitted in an encrypted form. However, they do not realize that these are transmitted without being encrypted. OpenSSH encrypts all traffic (including passwords) to effectively eliminate eavesdropping, connection hijacking, and other network-level attacks. Additionally, OpenSSH provides numerous secure tunneling capabilities, and a variety of authentication methods.

KNOPPIX is a bootable CD with a collection of GNU/Linux software, automatic hardware detection, and support for many graphics cards, as well as sound cards. It also supports SCSI and USB devices and other peripherals.

GnuPG or the GNU Privacy Guard or GPG is GNU's tool for secure communication and data storage. This software is mainly used to encrypt data and to create digital signatures.

GnuPG includes an advanced key management facility and is compliant with the proposed OpenPGP Internet standards as described in RFC2440. It is a complete and free replacement of PGP. Since it does not use any patented algorithms, it can be used without any restrictions.

Enterprise CRM and Groupware System or EGS is a software system based on PHP and PostgreSQL. This system offers multi-layered access to data along with many other features like, advanced CRM (similar to XRMS), project management tools, email ticketing, Web site news, file sharing, ERP and much more.

Compiere is the Open Source ERP & CRM solution with first tier functionality for the small and medium enterprises.

Compiere is the smartest solution of any business management needs. This open source software is designed for the global marketplace. It is quite easy to install and use Compiere.