Open Source Solutions for Small Business Problems

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Articles

• “The Rise and Fall of Albania’s Pyramid Schemes,” by Christopher Jarvis
• “Blaster worm linked to severity of blackout” by Dan Verton
• “Computer virus infects Air Canada check-in system” Reuters
• “The Spread of the Sapphire/Slammer Worm” by David Moore, Vern Paxson, Stefan Savage, Colleen Shannon, Stuart Staniford, and Nicholas Weaver
• “Man cleared over porn ‘may sue’” by The BBC News, 31 July 2003
• “Spam: How it is hurting email and degrading life on the Internet” by Pew Internet & American Life Project, October 22, 2003
• “Why Am I Getting All This Spam?” Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) report on the origins of spam, March 19, 2003
• “Virulent worm calls into doubt our ability to protect the Net” by Rob Lemos
• “There will be an estimated 302 million corporate mailboxes worldwide by year end 2003 and Microsoft Exchange is estimated to power 35% of these.” Analysis by Research And Markets
• “A Plan for Spam,” by Paul Graham

Software

• Amavis, open source framework for email virus scanning
• Tripwire, open source file monitoring program for Linux (commercial for Windows)
• SpamAssassin, open source heuristic spam filter with Bayesian component
• Popfile, open source spam filter
• SpamBayes, open source spam filter
• Dspam, open source spam filter
• Bogofilter, open source spam filter
• SpamNet, shared spam tagging server
• TMDA, open source verified sender filter
• Maia Mailguard, web application for managing Amavis and SpamAssassin

Articles

• MTBF FAQ
• “Flawed Routers Flood University of Wisconsin Internet Time Server” by Dave Plonka

Software

• Mondo Rescue, complete open source disaster recovery system
• Amanda, open source network backup system
• cpio, open source archiving tool
• afio, open source archiving tool
• Yacdbak, open source backup to CD
• Cdbkup, open source backup to CD
• Drak Backup, built-in backup software in Mandrake Linux

Articles

• “Wireless lamp posts take over world!” by Guy Kewney
• Radio Spectrum Chart
• Bluetooth And Linux, by Marcel Holtman
• Linux wireless how-to

Software

• Linux WLAN-NG drivers
• Smoothwall Firewall
• Shorewall Firewall
• Squid, open source caching proxy server
• Snort, open source intrusion detection system
• Prelude Intrusion Detection System
• Linux bridge tools

Web Sites

• Infrared Data Association
• IEEE
• 802.11 Working Group
• WEP key generator

Books

• Stealing the Network: How to Own the Box, by Ryan Russell, Ido Dubrawsky, FX, Joe Grand, and Tim Mullen, Syngress 2003
• Web Security, Privacy, and Commerce, by Simson Garfinkel and Gene Spafford, O’Reilly and Associates, 2nd edition 2002

Articles

• “Encrypted Root Filesystem HOWTO,” by Christophe Devine,
• Passphrase FAQ at Vanish.org

Software

• Keyring, open source encrypted password storage for Palm OS
• Jpilot, open source PIM software for Linux
• Oubliette, open source encrypted password storage for Windows
• Tripwire, open source file monitoring program for Linux (commercial for Windows)
• Chkrootkit, software for detecting rootkits in Unix-based systems,
• Spybot Search and Destroy, free proprietary software for detecting spyware in Windows
• Ad-Aware, commercial software for detecting spyware in Windows
• X-Cleaner, commercial software for detecting spyware in Windows
• GPG, open source encryption for files and email
• kgpg, open source graphical interface for GPG in KDE
• Windows Privacy Tools, open source GPG interface for Windows
• Ccrypt, open source symmetrical encryption

Web Sites

• Diceware, a system for generating random passphrases and passwords
• Security and Network Policy, an example security policy
• SANS Institute Security Newsletters
• Security Focus, regular security newsletters
• Linux Security Network newsletters

Books

• The Key To Rebecca, by Ken Follet, William Morrow, 1985.
• Crypto: How the Code Rebels Beat the Governement—Saving Privacy in the Digital Age, by Steven Levy, Penguin Group, 2001.
• Network Security with OpenSSL, by John Viega, Matt Messier, and Pravir Chandra O’Reilly, June 15, 2002

Articles

• "Securing Certificate Revocation List Infrastructures," by Eddie Turkaly

Software

• OpenSSL, open source encryption libraries
• GPG, open source encryption for files and email
• kgpg, open source graphical interface for GPG in KDE
• Windows Privacy Tools, open source GPG interface for Windows

Web Sites

• FreeSSL, a public certificate authority
• Verisign, a public certificate authority
• TRUSTe, a public certificate authority
• Thawte, a public certificate authority
• Entrust, a public certificate authority
• List of email clients supporting GPG

Software

• Pop-before-SMTP, authentication for outgoing email
• Helix, an open source media player and server from Real Networks
• OpenSSH, Secure Shell client and server
• PuTTY, open source Windows SSH client
• Filezilla, SFTP client for Windows
• PCAnywhere, commercial remote desktop software for Windows
• GoToMyPC, commercial remote desktop software for Windows
• VNC, open source cross platform remote desktop software
• TightVNC, open source extended version of VNC
• PopTOP, open source PPTP server for Linux
• Pptpclient, open source PPTP client for Linux
• OpenVPN, open source SSL-based VPN
• FreeS/WAN, open source IPSec implementation
• Smoothwall Firewall

Web Sites

• Distributed Computing Sites

Software

• Movable Type, free but not for commercial sites blogging software
• Serendipity, open source blogging software
• Word Press, open source blogging software
• PhpBB, open source message board forum software
• MiniBB, stripped down open source forum software
• Twiki, open source wiki software
• Media Wiki, open source wiki software
• Postnuke, PHP-based web portal/CMS software
• PhpNuke, PHP-based web portal/CMS software
• Envolution, PHP-based web portal/CMS software
• MyPhpNuke, PHP-based web portal/CMS software
• Xoops, PHP-based web portal/CMS software
• Plone, full-fledged CMS software for Zope
• Zope, application server
• Macromedia Dreamweaver, commercial web development software
• Microsoft Frontpage, commercial web development software
• Adobe GoLive!, commercial web development software
• Mozilla Composer, open source web development software
• NVU, open source web development software
• Quanta Plus, open source HTML editor
• Bluefish, open source HTML editor
• Screem, open source HTML editor
• Activestate Komodo, commercial web development IDE
• NuSphere PHPEd, commercial web development IDE
• PHPEdit, open source web development IDE for Windows
• Reply-O-Matic, open source auto-responder software
• Mailman, open source mailing list manager
• Scribus, open source desktop publishing tool
• LaTeX, document publishing language
• Docbook, document publishing language
• Quark Xpress, desktop publication
• Adobe FrameMaker and InDesign, premiere desktop publication
• The GIMP, open source graphic editor similar to Photoshop

Web Sites

• Portland Pattern Repository, the original Wiki Web
• List of Wiki software
• Wikipedia, online wiki-based encyclopedia
• Open Source CMS, PHP-based CMS demo site for many different programs
• Review of through-the-Web HTML editors

Books

The XML Handbook, by Charles Goldfarb and Paul Prescod, Prentice Hall, 3rd edition 2000
XML in a Nutshell, by Elliotte Rusty Harold and W. Scott Means, O’Reilly and Associates, 2nd edition 2002

Articles

“The ABCs of ERP,” by Christopher Koch, CIO.com, March 7, 2002.
“Open source ecommerce lights candlemaker’s fire,” by Robin Miller, Newsforge, December 1, 2003

Software

Compiere, an open source ERP application
OpenMFG, not open source but source code provided
GNU Enterprise, an open source ERP system
GNUe Small Business, small business version of GNU enterprise
mod_auth_mysql, authentication module for MySQL
mod_auth_pgsql, authentication module for Postgresql
Uma, open source authentication framework for PHP
PHP-Auth, open source authentication framework for PHP
Miva Merchant, commercial e-commerce suite
osCommerce, open source e-commerce suite
Symphero, an open source Perl-based e-commerce suite

Web Sites

2CO, online payment processing service
Paypal, online payment processing service
eBay, hosting for online stores
Yahoo! Stores, hosting for online stores
Kagi, hosting for online stores

Software

Microsoft Excel, commercial spreadsheet software,
Gnumeric, open source spreadsheet software
Kspread, open source spreadsheet software for KDE
OpenOffice
Microsoft Access, commercial desktop database
Filemaker Pro, commercial desktop database
Oracle, commercial database server
Microsoft SQL Server, commercial database server
MySQL, open source database server
PostgreSQL, open source database server
UnixODBC, open source ODBC connection software for Unix and Linux
phpScheduleIt, open source resource schedule web application
eReserve, open source resource schedule web application
php-residence, open source room booking web application
PhpSched, open source employee scheduling web application
Employee Scheduler, open source web application
MR Project, open source desktop project management application
Gantt Project, open source Java-based desktop application
Ganttlett, another open source Java-based desktop application
PhpCollab, open source project management web application
Tutos, open source project management web application
WebCollab, open source project management web application
dotProject, open source project management web application
Progect, open source project task list manager for Palm OS
Pdesk, companion desktop program for progect
Bugzilla, open source change management web application
Mantis, open source change management web application
Track+ Defect tracking, change management web application

Web Sites

Source Forge, site for hosting open source projects
Fresh Meat, directory of software for Unix and Palm OS
Open and Free Project Management Tools

Articles

“Time is Money” by the Disenchanted Developer, article about writing your own timesheet web application

Software

TurboTax, tax preparation software
Gibbon, open source Point-Of-Sale software
jPOS, open source Java-based Point-Of-Sale software
easyPOS, open source Point-Of-Sale software
Intuit Quicken, commercial personal accounting software
GnuCash, open source desktop accounting software for Mac and Linux
Peachtree, commercial desktop business accounting software
Quickbooks, commercial desktop business accounting software
Great Plains, enterprise-level commercial accounting system
Aria, open source accounting web application
SQL Ledger, open source accounting web application

Web Sites

Free Software for Business accounting, summary of open source accounting software

Software

Subversion, open source Apache-based revision control
TortoiseSVN, Windows Explorer client for Subversion
RapidSVN, cross-platform client for Subversion
ViewCVS, Web application for browsing Subversion and CVS repositories
RCS, open source file-based revision control
CVS, open source project revision control system using RCS
Microsoft VSS, commercial revision control system
Perforce, commercial revision control system

Web Sites

The Subversion Book, Version Control With Subversion

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Software

Apple iCal, commercial calendar application for Mac
Mozilla Calendar, open source calendar application
Ximian Evolution, open source PIM software
Palm Desktop, free commercial PIM software
Jpilot, open source PIM software for Linux
WebCalendar, open source calendar web application
PHP iCalendar, open source web iCalendar file viewer
Microsoft Outlook, commercial PIM software
Lotus Notes, commercial PIM software
Keyring, open source password manager for Palm OS
Ma�ana, free secondary task list for Palm OS
PHPGroupware, open source group management web application
Yahoo! Calendar, free, hosted, ad-based calendar service
Kontact, open source PIM software for KDE
Jical, automatic posting of calendar information for groups
Kolab Server, groupware server
Microsoft Exchange, groupware and email server
OpenGroupware.org, groupware server

Web Sites

GNOME Bounties
vCard and vCalendar standards

Software

Intellisync, commercial synchronization software from Pumatech
Multisync, open source synchronization software for Linux
Jpilot, open source PIM software for Linux,
Rolodap, open source LDAP-based address book manager
OpenLDAP, open source LDAP server
Ximian Evolution, open source PIM software
ACT!, commercial CRM desktop software
GoldMine, commercial CRM desktop software
Gnubis, open source web-based CRM software
Customer-touch, open source web-based CRM software
Guanxi CRM, open source web-based CRM software
Retriever CRM, open source web-based CRM software

Web Sites

Palm, Inc.
Apple iPod
PocketPC
Zaurus handheld information

Software

Advanced Extranet Server
Apache Web Server
Internet Information Services, commercial web server built into Windows
OpenSSL, open source Secure Sockets Layer libraries
.NET, web services framework
Mono, .NET framework for Linux
Filezilla, SFTP client for Windows
mod_auth_mysql, authentication module for MySQL

Web Sites

Apache Manual
Reference site for the PHP scripting language
WebDAV information site

Articles

“Postfix SASL2 & TLS Configuration Guide” by SecuritySage Inc,
“SMTP Authentication with Postfix and MySQL” by Craig Small

Software

Postfix, open source MTA
Sendmail, original MTA
Exim, open source MTA
Qmail, free, non-open source MTA
Microsoft Exchange, commercial MTA
Procmail, open source LDA
Maildrop, open source LDA
Courier-IMAP, open source IMAP/POP server
Cyrus IMAP, open source IMAP server
UW-IMAP, open source IMAP server
Fetchmail, open source POP/IMAP client

Web Sites

The IMAP Connection, comprehensive information about IMAP protocol

Books

Moving From Windows To Linux, by Chuck Easttom, Charles River Media, 2003.
Moving to Linux: Kiss the Blue Screen of Death Goodbye! by Marcel Gagne, Addison-Wesley, 2003

Articles

Shankland, Stephen, “HP, Linux snag DreamWorks deal,” C|Net News.com, January 30, 2002.
“SourceForge Sitewide update,” email sent to SourceForge.net subscribers, July 24, 2003.

Software

Microsoft Office, commercial office suite
Sun StarOffice, commercial office suite
OpenOffice.org, open source office suite based on StarOffice
Mozilla, open source web browsers and email readers
Cygwin, open source Unix environment for Windows
Knoppix, bootable Linux distribution
KDE, graphical desktop for Linux
GNOME, graphical desktop for Linux
Evolution, personal information management email program like Outlook
Koffice, KDE-based office suite
Pan, Newsgroup reader for GNOME
Adobe Photoshop, premiere commercial graphic editor,
The GIMP, open source graphic editor similar to Photoshop
Qcad, open source CAD program
Dia, open source diagram tool
Kivio, open source diagram tool for KDE
Scribus, open source desktop publishing tool
LaTeX, document publishing language
Docbook, document publishing language
Helix, an open source media player and server from Real Networks
Mplayer, an open source multimedia player for Linux
Wine, Windows program libraries that allow Windows software to run in Linux
Crossover Office, commercial software built on Wine that installs Windows software in Linux
VMware, commercial emulation software that allows you to run Windows within Linux, or vice-versa

Web Sites

Business Software Alliance, organization of commercial software vendors
Source Forge, leading repository for open source projects

Books

DNS and BIND, by PaulAlbitz and Cricket Liu, O’Reilly and Associates, 4th edition, 2001
Networking: A Beginner’s Guide, by Bruce A. Hallberg, McGraw-Hill, 2001

Software

ISC BIND, the leading DNS server
ISC DHCP, the leading DHCP server
Djbdns, a free (but not open source) DNS server
Samba project
Smoothwall Firewall
Mandrake MNF

Books

Linux For Dummies, by Dee-Ann LeBlanc, John Wiley & Sons, 5th Edition, 2003
Red Hat Linux 9, by Michael Jang, Sybex, 2003
Running Linux, by Matt Welsh, Matthias Kalle Alheimer, and Lar Kaufman, O’Reilly & Associates, 4th edition, 2002

Software

Mandrake Linux

Red Hat Linux
The Fedora Project
SuSE Linux
Debian Linux
Microsoft Windows
Apple Mac OS X
Sun Solaris
Advanced Extranet Server
Shorewall Firewall
Prelude Intrusion Detection System
Webmin

Web Sites

• Easy URPMI, configure media sources for Mandrake

This is a web site devoted to the book, Open Source Solutions for Small Business Problems, by John Locke.

This section contains an outline of each chapter of the book, along with a collection of relevant links.