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		<title>Open Source Webcam Software</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A lot of people tend to buy the web cams for their computers. They do it first of all for interactive chats like those possible in Skype system, where people are able to see each other. Some need webcam for other purposes, still we have to mention no camera will work unless you get the necessary software. Not all people are ready to pay for it, as some of the<a href="http://www.opensoftwarefoundry.org/en-us/open-source-webcam-software.html">&#160;&#160;[ Read More ]</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A lot of people tend to buy the web cams for their computers. They do it first of all for interactive chats like those possible in Skype system, where people are able to see each other. Some need webcam for other purposes, still we have to mention no camera will work unless you get the necessary software. Not all people are ready to pay for it, as some of the licensed versions are too expensive for the regular user. Some users on the other hand just prefer to use all the variety of open source webcam software available in the internet. Here are just several examples of the programs you can use to deal with the freshly installed camera.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.opensoftwarefoundry.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/webcam.gif"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-49" title="webcam" src="http://www.opensoftwarefoundry.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/webcam-300x300.gif" alt="webcam" width="300" height="300" /></a></p>
<p>Fwink is the application suitable for most versions of Windows OS. It enables you to take pictures using the camera and send them as the photo to the site or as avatar to forum. There are also several effects available, you can print a message over the image or make the time stamp. The disadvantage of Fwink is that it will not let you use the camera as actually the video device, as it only works with still images. On the other hand it offers the breathtaking quantity of formats you can export the image in, for example GIF, JPEG, PNG, TIFF, BMP, WMF etc. If you want to take a picture, still you need to pose for it, feel free to use the ATI Remote Wonder to trigger the webcam.</p>
<p>Another nice example of the open source webcam software is the Dorgem Webcam Capture Software. This program is also completely free and available everywhere in the net. It works on all versions of Windows except for Windows NT. This application can easily work with video stream, so feel free to make a small movies for you and your friends. It has been tested with a lot of cameras and no defects were found, so the program was considered to be quite reliable.</p>
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		<title>Open Source Reporting Software</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 11:01:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reporting software is usually used in order to generate the reports that are perfectly readable by people. The reports can come from any accessible data sources. The open source reporting software is rather popular nowadays, so you can find a lot of variations of this software in the Internet. Consider using the JasperReports as really powerful open source. This program will easily sent the XML, XLS, PDF, CSY. HTML and<a href="http://www.opensoftwarefoundry.org/en-us/open-source-reporting-software.html">&#160;&#160;[ Read More ]</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Reporting software is usually used in order to generate the reports that are perfectly readable by people. The reports can come from any accessible data sources. The open source reporting software is rather popular nowadays, so you can find a lot of variations of this software in the Internet.</p>
<p>Consider using the JasperReports as really powerful open source. This program will easily sent the XML, XLS, PDF, CSY. HTML and other files right to your screen.<br />
The other nice option is actually BIRT. It’s also open source and based on Eclipse from the very beginning. You can compile the different reports even if they come fro the different sources.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.opensoftwarefoundry.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/reporting.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-45" title="reporting" src="http://www.opensoftwarefoundry.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/reporting-300x180.jpg" alt="reporting" width="300" height="180" /></a></p>
<p>The latest accessible version is known as BRIT release 1.0, with its help you can perform the report layout as well as an easy access to the data. Scripting is also available here.</p>
<p>The other version of the modern open source reporting software is the popular Pentato. If you’re going to get the best possible solution for your organization, still you don’t feel like paying for it. Use this program ans you will definitely be satisfied. This program offers most of the features the other paid versions obtain, but this one you will be able to use for free.</p>
<p>If all the programs mentioned above appeared to be not exactly what you’re looking for, try JFreeChart. Here you will find all the options for comfortable chart generation. You will be able to work with pie charts, line and area charts, and various bar charts, scatter plots and even bubble charts that are used rather often now. Here are some special features offered here: the source code is included in the complete form, the interface allows the quick access to the database from any source, JPEG and PNG images can be exported instantly.</p>
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		<title>Open Source DJ Software</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 10:01:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The open source dj software is rather actual nowadays. More and more people are becoming the DJs and all of them need special software to create the kind of sounds the others would like. They have to mix the paths and to perform various effects, cover one song with another and much more. This is the reason why more and more people turn their attention to the current open source<a href="http://www.opensoftwarefoundry.org/en-us/open-source-dj-software.html">&#160;&#160;[ Read More ]</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.opensoftwarefoundry.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/dj.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-39" title="Digital StillCamera" src="http://www.opensoftwarefoundry.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/dj-300x225.jpg" alt="Digital StillCamera" width="300" height="225" /></a>The <strong>open source dj software</strong> is rather actual nowadays. More and more people are becoming the DJs and all of them need special software to create the kind of sounds the others would like. They have to mix the paths and to perform various effects, cover one song with another and much more. This is the reason why more and more people turn their attention to the current <strong>open source dj software</strong>.</p>
<p>One of the most wanted on is the creation of the Mixxx team, which is offering the software of this kind to both the professional DJs as well as to the new ones. The offered Mixxx 1.1 software has the wide list of various options suitable for the users, which is why it’s usually the optimal choice due to the easy configurations and user-friendly interface. The newly released software item from this company offers the new abilities of mapping system as well as several significant script capabilities.</p>
<p>The vinyl control is now improved. The program obtains the long list of different features and optimizations suitable for all kinds of users. Fell free to use this software, no matter if you’re the user or the professional music developer. The software offers the total control over the complex MIDI devices behavior. The MIDI support is considerably improved along with the convenience features of all kinds and the previously mentioned vinyl control in this particular <strong>open source dj software</strong>.</p>
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		<title>Open Source Call Center Software</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 09:57:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The special software for the telephone system is available nowadays. Some of them are not professional enough and carry so many bugs people tend not to use them at all. On the other hand good open source call center software might be really handy when it comes to the work of the whole call center. Basically the call centers are present in every big company which has to keep the<a href="http://www.opensoftwarefoundry.org/en-us/open-source-call-center-software.html">&#160;&#160;[ Read More ]</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.opensoftwarefoundry.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Call_Center.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-36" title="Call_Center" src="http://www.opensoftwarefoundry.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Call_Center.jpg" alt="Call_Center" width="264" height="294" /></a>The special software for the telephone system is available nowadays. Some of them are not professional enough and carry so many bugs people tend not to use them at all. On the other hand good <strong>open source call center software</strong><strong> m</strong>ight be really handy when it comes to the work of the whole call center. Basically the call centers are present in every big company which has to keep the tight link with the clients.</p>
<p>Many people are calling with various questions and the call center managers shall be able to give all the needed information is a short time without missing the next call. The problem is usually that there’re far more clients then the managers, so the company staff has to work really fast – and that’s where the <strong>open source call center software</strong> is handy. This type of the software enables the complete support of the phone infrastructure as well as the adequate support given to the members of the phone net.</p>
<p>Here we offer to your attention the set of basic features the Enterprise P2P Call center software is able to offer. The VMukti offers first of all the combination of the abilities provided by the Web, P2P and of course the telephony. The offered platform is finely Mashable, it is able to get extended in order to be successfully integrated with any kind of the third parties. The dialer offered in this software is one of the greatest available. It predicts the local dialer from the significant lowest call drop, offering it the wait line. The pleasant feature is the considerably low costs and bandwidth of this <strong>open source call center software</strong>.</p>
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		<title>Time Tracking Software Open Source</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 09:46:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Time tracking software open source is available in the web in different types and variations. Each type has its own verifications and special features. The well known tags for the software search are basically the time management software, that is how the employees are usually searching for it. You can also look for it by the tag of the web based timesheet solution or even the web timesheet software and<a href="http://www.opensoftwarefoundry.org/en-us/time-tracking-software-open-source.html">&#160;&#160;[ Read More ]</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><a href="http://www.opensoftwarefoundry.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/time-tracking.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-26" title="time tracking" src="http://www.opensoftwarefoundry.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/time-tracking-300x218.jpg" alt="time tracking" width="300" height="218" /></a>Time tracking software open source</strong> is available in the web in different types and variations. Each type has its own verifications and special features. The well known tags for the software search are basically the time management software, that is how the employees are usually searching for it. You can also look for it by the tag of the web based timesheet solution or even the web timesheet software and sometimes time sheet tracking software as well. There are a lot of different verifications, so feel free to use any of it to look for the software you might need. Why is the <strong>time tracking software open source</strong> so craved by the users&amp; the first specialty is that it helps greatly to increase the productivity of literally any company. The organizations of all kinds will perform quite the different work on all the stages from top to bottom, the efficiency of any project will grow immediately. Here we offer the most common and recently used features of the Dotproject software that is actually what we all call the <strong>time tracking software open source</strong>. First of all we configure the features valuable for the employee area. These are the module for every employee enabling him to add or edit the data. They are also able to enter the daily timesheet at any time. If somebody is interested in the past date sheet, they are all available as well. The displayed pictures can be changed or added. Also every user can change his password. The data of the total hours time is available in the format of the week or month. The last nut not the least step is to set the module and project with default settings. The administration area has its own specific features not available for general users.</p>
<p>What is your opinion of open source software in the call center? How can a large call center with multiple locations benefit from this sort of model? We are considering it but have some concerns about data security, and we aren&#8217;t too familiar with many of the vendors.</p>
<p>Enterprises of all sizes have been adopting <a href="http://searchcrm.techtarget.com/generic/0,295582,sid11_gci1344118,00.html">open source software</a> at an ever-increasing rate. So far, however, call centers have not been major adopters of open source software; this is because call centers are often mission-critical functions and require applications that are highly dependable and are backed by strong support organizations. While data security is an important issue for all types of software, open source software does not present greater security risks than most other applications. The real issues surrounding the use of open source software in call centers are system features, stability and availability of support.</p>
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		<title>Open Source Video Editing Software</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 09:38:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The video editing software is the handy thing for the movie creators. It might be the short advertisement or the little family movie – still the basics of the video editing are needful for many users nowadays. The open source video editing software is the special software application that offers the possibility of editing the current video sequences. It’s also used in the creation of the video clips that go<a href="http://www.opensoftwarefoundry.org/en-us/open-source-video-editing-software.html">&#160;&#160;[ Read More ]</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The video editing software is the handy thing for the movie creators. It might be the short advertisement or the little family movie – still the basics of the video editing are needful for many users nowadays. <strong>The open source video editing software is</strong> the special software application that offers the possibility of editing the current video sequences.</p>
<p>It’s also used in the creation of the video clips that go along with the video. And sure thing they offer the basic option of synchronization of audio and video paths. Usually the image editing application of the standard kind offers the options of showing one big image in the considerably large area and the smaller ones in the field of the directory. You can use the directory for holding a lot of different files in there.</p>
<p>There you can use the zoom option to have a close look at the files. The editor is created the way to cover no more then one pixel-line. If you perform the rough cutting, the space can be even less. The next image will appear the moment you push the play button. The video will be played by the command. You can also perform it in a slow motion or even as a slide show.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.opensoftwarefoundry.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/video-editing-software1.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-22" title="video editing software" src="http://www.opensoftwarefoundry.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/video-editing-software1-300x217.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="217" /></a></p>
<p><strong>One of the most popular open source video editing software</strong> is the Jahshaka, the well known cross-platform applications with a lot of effects and video editing options. The system of the editing is non linear, still many users have already get used to it. The interface if based on the steady and reliable OpenGL library.</p>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 13:47:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Frequently Asked Questions What is OSF? OSF is Open Software Foundation. Created by Opencommunication Inc. to engage in technology research and development, technology training, and green initiatives on responsible technology end of life processes. How much do your projects cost? Absolutely nothing. Products developed by the OSF and its community are Free Software, giving you rights of Software Freedom, and it really is free of software licensing charges. Who is<a href="http://www.opensoftwarefoundry.org/en-us/faq.html">&#160;&#160;[ Read More ]</a>]]></description>
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<p><strong>What is OSF?</strong><br />
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<p><strong>Once I install any project, will I be able to upgrade to the next release?</strong></p>
<p>We fully support upgrades from one release to the  next. However, upgrades that skip a release may not be supported. For  example, we support upgrades from v1.0 to 2.0 not 1.0 to 3.0 unless you  first upgrade to 2.0.</p>
<p>Note: that this does not necessarily extend to  certain situations involving unsupported software, such as from a  third-party source. Therefore if you install such packages please be  aware that you have to track the security implications of it as it is  outside of OSF project distributions. To do this you sign up to a  security announcement list for the software you run that is not from  within your distribution.</p>
<p><strong>Is there a specific Enterprise Release?</strong><br />
All OSF projects are built from ground up to be enterprise class and  commercial grade solutions. In addition to these regular releases, the  OSF team may make even more advanced that has received additional  stabilization, polish and translation work. These releases will be  supported for a longer period of time than the standard 18+ month  support of the time-based releases. Upgrades will be supported from/to  releases of same class.</p>
<p><strong>How do I get support?</strong><br />
You can get advice and help on using any OSF project from the OSF community, or buy professional support from Open software foundation Inc. and a range of local companies.</p>
<p><strong>How do I get help about OSF projects in my own language?</strong><br />
There are a number of international user resources available for the OSF community. Please check the Local languages page.</p>
<p><strong>Are OSF desktop and mobile client projects easy to install?</strong><br />
OSF desktop and mobile client projects have a fast and easy graphical  installer right on the CD. On a typical computer, installation should  take less than 5 minutes depending on your installation choices.</p>
<p><strong>Are OSF projects easy to install on server hardware?</strong><br />
Yes. OSF desktop and mobile client projects have a fast and easy  graphical installer and/or text installer right on the CD. On a typical  computer, installation should take less than 25 minutes depending on  your installation choices. OSF projects can be installed in a minimal  server configuration optimized for data centre servers that will not be  used as desktop machines.</p>
<p><strong>What applications doe OSF projects include?</strong><br />
OSF projects include a full range of client and server applications. Please go to  the Projects to see the different projects, click on each project for  more details.</p>
<p><strong>What about applications for business?</strong><br />
All OSF projects are designed for business use from; small, medium,  enterprises, service provider, government, education, non-profits, etc.</p>
<p><strong>How much compatible third-party software is available for OSF projects?</strong><br />
There are numerous amounts of software available for use with any OSF project. Learn more about the complete OSF software compatibility List and its structure here.</p>
<p><strong>How are OSF project developed?</strong><br />
OSF projects are community developed. You can interact with the OSF  community including developers, translators and technical support  activists through our mailing lists, IRC channels, and forums:</p>
<p><strong>OSF Mailing Lists</strong></p>
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<li>There are several mailing lists that you can join. Some of these receive very high traffic so you may prefer to use a web forum.</li>
<li>OSF IRC Channel.</li>
<li>Chat live with the OSF community on Internet Relay Chat (IRC) at #osf on irc.freenode.net.</li>
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<p><strong>Web Forums</strong></p>
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<li>Find out more about web forums in which to meet OSF users and developers.</li>
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<p><strong>What is the current stable release of OSF projects?</strong><br />
You can learn more and tell the current project releases by going to the Projects page and clicking on desired project(s).</p>
<p><strong>What is the current Service Term release?</strong><br />
You can learn more and tell the current Service Term project releases by  going to the Projects page and clicking on desired project(s).</p>
<p><strong>What is the current development version?</strong><br />
The current development version can be found at testing</p>
<p><strong>How does the version numbering system work?</strong><br />
The version numbers are sequential. For example v1.0 must be followed by  v2.0, although there may be other versions in between both versions  such as 1.10, 1.2beta, etc.</p>
<p><strong>How do I become part of the OSF community?</strong><br />
If you run an OSF project, you are already part of the OSF community. However, to really help out, please see the Get Involved page. You will find information about beta testing, and other ways to help OSF even if you are not a programmer.</p>
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