Asks what if creating computer hardware became as individualized, as free from corporate control, as open source software, with future scenario where this occurs.

Lauren Gibbons Paul for Datamation. Companies are using a variety of tools and techniques to maintain and modernize their legacy applications.

OpenVMS databases dating back to the 1980s are still helping run many large enterprises.

Though some have thought that OpenVMS is yesterday's operating system, it's actually powering a lot of businesses, showing off its security and reliability.

Article presents steps taken to set up a new ISP services company at home, using OpenBSD for core services and security of the new business.