Bacula is a popular open source backup program that allows managing backup, recovery, and verification of computer data across a network. eMule is one of the largest peer-to-peer file sharing clients that operates on the eDonkey2000 network and offers more features than standard clients. PortableApps.com allows users to carry favorite computer programs, settings, bookmarks and more on portable devices like USB drives and use them on any Windows computer.

1. OPEN SOURCE
Software
http://www.bacula.org
http://eraser.heidi.ie
Eraser is a secure data Bacula is a set
removal tool for Win- of computer programs that permit manag-
dows. It completely removes sensitive data ing backup, recovery, and verification of
from your hard drive by overwriting it several computer data across a network of com-
puters of different kinds. Based on Source
times with carefully selected patterns. Eraser
Forge downloads, Bacula is the most popu-
is currently supported under Windows XP
lar Open Source backup program.
(with Service Pack 3), Windows Server 2003
(with Service Pack 2), Windows Vista, Win-
dows Server 2008, Windows 7 and Windows
Server 2008 R2.
http://www.emule-project.net
eMule
is a filesharing client which is based on
http://shareaza.sourceforge.net/ the eDonkey2000 network but offers
more features than the standard client.
Shareaza is a very powerful multi-network
eMule is one of the biggest and most
peer-to-peer ( P2P ) file-sharing client sup-
reliable peer-to-peer file sharing clients
porting Gnutella² ( G2 ), Gnutella ( G1 ),
around the world.
eDonkey2000 ( eMule ), DC++, HTTP, FTP
and BitTorrent protocols for Windows (or
Wine). It allows you to download any file-type For more OSS, visit sourceforge
found on several popular P2P networks.
Shareaza is FREE & contains NO Spyware or
third-party products.
http://www.scintilla.org
Scintilla is a free source code editing compo-
nent which includes useful features such as
syntax styling, error indicators, folding, code
completion and call tips. The project includes
SciTE (SCIntilla based Text Editor).
http://portableapps.com/ Find and Develop Open Source
PortableApps.com allows you to carry your https://sourceforge.net/
favorite computer programs and all of your
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any Windows computer.
Library & Information Science)

2. Software
OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE http://www.pdfforge.org
PDFCreator is one of
http://imagenets.sourceforge.net
Open Source Software is also gaining the best known programs to create PDF
increased momentum in the enterprise. ImageNets is an extension to OpenCV for files from any application. Start convert-
Commonly cited reasons for the growing user-friendly programming of Robot Vision ing your documents and add encryption
interest, acceptance, and even preference algorithms. ImageNets uses Qt by Nokia. with PDFCreator to secure them against
for Open Source products include low Take a look at the videos to see how simple modifications. PDFCreator easily creates
cost, high value, quality and reliability, to use it is. You can use the learning mate- PDFs from any Windows program.
security, increased freedom and flexibil- rial in the Wiki to get familiar.
ity (both hardware and software,) and http://www.pdfsam.org
adherence to open standards. SemWIQ http://semwiq.sourceforge.net
PDF Split and Merge is an easy to use
Examples: Semantic Web Integrator and Query En- tool to merge and split pdf documents.
gine, can be used to integrate information Console and GUI versions are available.
The GUI is written in Java Swing and it
from heterogeneous, distributed information
provides functions to select files and set
systems such as relational databases, options. It's made over the iText li-
http://www.itposter.net/ spreadsheets, etc. with Semantic Web tech-
OpenED http://opened.sourceforge.net
nology.
The ITPoster project will develop IT
related learning material in poster for- brary.The OpenEd project allows instruc-
mat. The posters which are intending to tors of Information Technology to develop
be developed are BPMN poster, UML and use Audio/Visual presentations to sup-
poster, PRINCE2 poster, research meth- http://fullsync.sourceforge.net port the instruction of Open Source tech-
ods poster. nologies including (but not limited to) cur-
FullSync is a universal file synchronization
and backup tool which is highly customiza- rent Content Management Systems.
ble and expandable. It is especially for de-
velopers, but the basic functionality is easy
http://www.jedit.org/ http://drjava.sourceforge.net
enough for everyone. FullSync is a powerful
tool that helps you keep multiple copies of DrJava is a light-
jEdit is a programmer's text editor writ- various data in sync. I.e. it can update your weight programming environment for
ten in Java. It uses the Swing toolkit for Website using (S)Ftp, backup your data or Java designed to foster test-driven soft-
the GUI and can be configured as a refresh a working copy from a remote ware development. It includes an intelli-
rather powerful IDE through the use of server. It offers flexible rules, a scheduler gent program editor, an interactions pane
its plugin architecture. and more. for evaluating program text, a source level
debugger, and a unit testing tool.