Technology Nerd » free open source http://tnerd.com (Technology, as it happens, When it happens!) Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:54:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 OrangeHRM: Completely free scaleable HRM solution for small and medium enterprises http://tnerd.com/2008/09/16/orangehrm-completely-free-scaleable-hrm-solution-for-small-and-medium-enterprises/ http://tnerd.com/2008/09/16/orangehrm-completely-free-scaleable-hrm-solution-for-small-and-medium-enterprises/#comments Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:39:25 +0000 Vivek http://tnerd.com/?p=1667 Good number of small and medium size companies struggle with setting up smallest of the automation and tracking systems. Initially they fail to recognize this need of staying smart and staying advance and later on when they do understand the need to go for the automation, they make huge investments and errors for getting the system in place. They would outsource the development of that system or blindly hire people and incur costs. In either case they suffer from the classical problem of myopia or short sightedness.

Today, we are going to bring to the attention of such companies a scalable solution that would help them avoid such costs and stay smart with automating their HR solutions. OrangeHRM is a free and open source HRM solutions for such organizations. Let’s say what service has to say about itself:

OrangeHRM aims to be the world

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]]> http://tnerd.com/2008/09/16/orangehrm-completely-free-scaleable-hrm-solution-for-small-and-medium-enterprises/feed/ 2 BOSS Linux-Indian version of Linux http://tnerd.com/2008/09/05/boss-linux-hindi-and-indian-languages-linux/ http://tnerd.com/2008/09/05/boss-linux-hindi-and-indian-languages-linux/#comments Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:05:56 +0000 Vivek http://tnerd.com/?p=1488 India is far from being untouched from the charm created by Linux and open source community. Centre for Development of Advanced Computing , C-DAC has launched Bharat Operating Systems Solutions (BOSS) Linux version 3.0 developed by NRCFOSS (National Resource Centre for Free/Open Source Software) on Sept 4, 2008 at NIC, New Delhi. It’s thrilling to know that C-DAC team’s ultimate goal is to localize it into all 22 official Indian languages so that Information Technology can reach even the non-English speaking masses that are denied its benefits today.

Boss Linux

The NRCFOSS is promoted by the Department of Information Technology, MC&IT, Government of India. The site to download the linux distro BOSS is down and hence we’ll bring a complete feature update as soon as we have our hands on it. In the mean time we have the following information.

? Graphical mode installer;

? Faster system startup and login;

? Simplified menu organization;

? Easy access to power management settings;

? Improved support for video playback;

? 3D Desktop;

? BharatheeyaaOO (Localised OpenOffice.org 2.0.1 – currently in Tamil and Hindi);

? Enhanced Removable Media support;

? Plug & Play support for devices;

? Multimedia support;

? TV Tuner support;

? Bluetooth support;

? Optional Network Manager for convenient roaming between different wireless and wired networks;

? Migration Tool – Bulk Document converter;

? Input Method – SCIM with Remington Keyboard Layout for Tamil, Hindi, Punjabi,and Marati;

? Dual Boot Facility;

? Automount of existing Hard Disk partitions.

Keep watching this space as we’ll bring the complete review soon.

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