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IDRsolutions moving to bigger offices

In the last 12 years, we have grown IDRsolutions slowly and steadily. This has allowed us to try and keep the personal touch and focus on our product development with a steadily growing team of developers working in several locations. … Continue reading

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What you missed at the IText summit (and how you can catch up)

In March, IText organised a free conference in Belgium and invited an incredible mix of speakers to talk about PDF. There was lots of technical content about PDF and also some amazing examples about how companies were using PDF file … Continue reading

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2 reasons I do not like Repeat licenses for software

I have been asked this question about licenses THREE times this week so thought it would make a good opinion piece (and I hope you will include your opinion as a reply). There seems to be an increasing trend for … Continue reading

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The three main differences between the Open Source and commercial software

We get lots of questions asking the differences between Open Source versions and commercial versions of software. I hope this blog post will help. So let’s be blunt here – every company (from Adobe/IBM/Microsoft/Facebook/Google down to your local store), has … Continue reading

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3 ways to build a business around Open Source software

Open Source software is a great idea. But if you want to build a business around it and have people working on it fulltime, you need to get some cashflow somehow.  Here are THREE ways to do this:- 1. Have a … Continue reading

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