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News
- A crowd-funded car: Wikispeed raising funds for 100 MPG open-source vehicle
- Aras Announces Availability of Enterprise PLM Platform on SQL Server 2012
- Cisco: the computer is the (software-defined) network
- Dell collaborate with Red Hat for embeded applications
- Wide-open search - As data volume explodes, open-source search applications make a move toward the enterprise
- Insert Coin: Playsurface open-source multitouch computing table
- Why Patent Injunctions Are Even Worse For Open Source - from the yes,-hard-to-believe dept
Awards / Events
- Women FLOSS developers: Flossie 2012 taking place at QMUL
- Joomla enters Google Summer of Code programme
- The Linux Foundation Announces Early Keynote Confirmations, Co-Located Events for LinuxCon North America and CloudOpen
- Jaspersoft Announces JasperWorld 2012 - Registration now open for the world's premier open source business intelligence gathering
- Blue Drop Awards Celebrate Achievements in Open Source Web Development
- Lyons Consulting Group Receives Magento's 2011 Partner Excellence Award - Second Consecutive Year Lyons Consulting Group Recognized By Magento
- LJMU’s Commercial and International Directorate (CID) have been awarded £89,000 by JISC to develop a region-wide innovation & intellectual property (IP) 'marketplace'
Books / Education / Research
- Textbook Alternative
- Harvard, MIT venture in free online education
- Free FOSS Books: Our Latest Collection of Online Guides
- MIT and Harvard say open-source edX can educate a billion people
- Laptop pilot program change to reduce cost for next phase - Next phase of pilot program to involve about 500 students
- Bangalore India slum kids use open-source software to learn computer skills
- Textbook abound: Senate bills would alleviate students’ financial burdens with open source library - Senate bills would alleviate financial struggle for many students by providing free course materials
Cloud / Virtualization
- 6fusion Expands Multi-Hypervisor Federated Cloud to Include Xen Customers - Users can now use a combination of Xen Source, Citrix Xen Server, or VMware hypervisors across public, private and hybrid cloud environments
- Opscode Announces Integration With HP Cloud Services - Integration of Opscode Chef™ with New HP Public Cloud Service Enables Businesses of All Sizes to Fully Automate and Easily Manage their HP Public Cloud Infrastructure
- Release of OpenNebula 3.4.1 - Most Powerful and Flexible Open Cloud Solution
- VMware shops eye rocky road to private cloud
- Microsoft's Casablanca ties C++ to the cloud
- Sage moving ERP apps to Microsoft's Azure cloud - Customer demand for SaaS (software as a service) made this inevitable, analyst says
- Red Hat Reignites Cloud War vs. VMware
Content Management
- Zurmo Open Source CRM to Release Beta in May
- OpenXcell Is Now a SugarCRM Solution Partner
- You (yes, you) can create free website
- IBM set to replace Siebel with open-source SugarCRM - According to reports, IBM is the second vendor in recent months to replace its Siebel platform
- EPAM Content Center and eZ Systems Partner to Bring Open-Source Content Management to Enterprise
- West Texas A&M Selects Unicon for Open Source Portal Upgrade and Mobile Solution
- Why Big Sites Run Drupal
Database Management
- Bull Launches PostgreSQL Demonstration Tool - Online PL/SQL-to-Pl/pgSQL Trial Supports Database Migration; Generates PostgreSQL Code
- Cassandra 1.1 Brings Cache Tuning, Mixed Storage Support
- Bull Announces the Formation of Database Migration Business Unit - Comprehensive Solutions Migrate Legacy & Other Relational Databases to Postgresql
- Apache Delivers Version 1.1 of Cassandra NoSQL Database
- Neo4j 1.7 GA "Bastuträsk Bänk" released
- Twitter Releases Its MySQL Work to Open Source Community
- SkySQL raises $4M database support services
eCommerce
- VirtueMart 2 poised for explosive growth
- Mercent Named to Magento's Esteemed Gold Partner List; Company Delivers Integrated Retail Marketing Solution to Magento Merchants
- Ampersand Commerce Is A Great Place To Work, says IIP
- Magento Names 500friends as Platinum Partner, Building Brand Loyalty and Boosting Revenue for E-Commerce Retailers
- Commerce Guys Named E-Commerce “Cool Vendor” by Leading Analyst Firm - Vendors selected for the “Cool Vendor” report are innovative, impactful and intriguing
- OpenCuro payment module is now available for Zen Cart
- Product File Upload Extension of Magento eCommerce Released by M-Connect
Government
- Open-source in government can save billions: group
- The open source problem solvers creating government 2.0 - Meet the new breed of technologist who's hacking the government at every level to make it work better for you
- Former Rating Agency Analysts Launch Open Source Government Bond Rating Tool - Public Sector Credit Framework Responds to Market Need for Transparency in Troubled Sectors
- Hungarian government sponsors development of ODF tools
- UK Government Open Standards Consultation closes soon
- Military Explores Expansion of Open Source Technology
- Open source adoption on the rise in the French government
Graphics / Audio / Video
- Open Source Compiler Adds Support for Nvidia GPUs
- OpenMW 0.14.0 released!
- The day TuxPaint became contagious
- Create Your Own Electronics with a 3D Printer
- Six Good Reasons to Try GIMP 2.8
- Apple Credits OpenStreetMap for iPhoto Map Data
- Open Source Spotlight: iSpy Connect - iSpy Connect is free video surveillance software for webcams and IP cameras used for small business security, home monitoring, and more
Hardware
- Surprisingly Simple Arduino Motion-Sensing Project Makes For Some Weekend Fun
- Soundlazer parametric speaker to enter production
- Do agencies have a place for open-source hardware?
- Chumby no more: employees at Technicolor, technology waiting to be sold
- Homemade Device Tracks Stolen Goods or a Speeding Car
- Q.bo open source robot now available to pre-order
- Open-source Hardware Movement Seeks Legitimacy
Health
- Digital Forensics with Open Source Tools
- Open source test results service adopted by renal patients - UK-wide online system letting patients see results within hours of a test may be used by other specialities
- iHRIS Version 4.1 & Website Expands Software Options for Global Health Workforce
- FDA's CIO pushes for open source, cloud computing
- Open source sizzles in biotech sphere
- Medsphere Joins OSEHRA, the Department of Veterans Affairs' Open Source EHR Development Project - Leader in open source healthcare IT brings extensive code convergence and implementation experience with OpenVista(R), derived from the VA's VistA and IHS' R
- Open source drugs may cure TB, Malaria
Office Suite
- Open Source Suites Highly Active - There's much activity in the area of open source office productivity suites; here's a roundup of recent news
- OpenOffice Moving to Sourceforge
- LibreOffice 3.5.3 RC2
- LibreOffice 3.5.3 RC1
- Open Source Office Apps: Calligra Suite vs LibreOffice
- Calligra 2.4 Released
- Libre Office Work In Progress Towards Collaboration
Question & Answer
- OBS, Complete Open Source Build System: Adrian Schröter
- The GNU Scientific Library: An interview with Mark Galassi
- Open Source Done Right: Interview With Yubico’s Fredrik Thulin
- Q&A: Britta Riley, Windowfarms founder and R&DIY champion
- Interview with Aviv Sharon of Wildfire Games
- Machine Learning with WEKA: An Interview with Mark Hall
- Q&A: SugarCRM's Larry Augustin
Security
- Stop Spyware in Its Tracks With Open-Source HijackThis
- Android Malware Used to Mask Online Fraud, Says Expert
- IBM packages crime-fighting, big data analytics - Security software will allow for rapid data collection, analysis and warehousing, IBM says
- As open-source adoption grows, so do security risks
- scp command line to securely copy files over ssh, between Linux, Mac or Windows
- MAILBAG: Rebooting RIM and costly Android malware
- TrustGo Antivirus and Mobile Security 1.0.6 (for Android)
Companies & Open Source
Apache
- AppliedMicro Unveils Apache Web Server Running on World’s First 64-bit ARM® Implementation
- Lucid Imagination Technology Integration With SugarCRM Lets Customers Enjoy Improved Global Search Capabilities With Apache Lucene/Solr
- The Apache Software Foundation Announces Apache Cassandra(tm) v1.1
- Twitter To Sponsor Open-Source Development - Twitter looks to open up with its Apache Software Foundation support
- Using mod_spdy With Apache2 On Debian Squeeze
- Twitter signs up to sponsor open source Apache Software Foundation
- How to Use Hadoop to Overcome Storage Limitations
Asterisk
- New Digium IP Phones Now Available
- Digium Asterisk & VMware: Simplifying IP PBX Virtualization
- Digium Simplifies Communications With Advanced Asterisk-based VoIP Gateways
- Digium® Switchvox Unified Communications Solution Interoperates with LifeSize High-Quality Video Camera and Phone - Enables high-quality, cost-effective video conferencing solution
- Noanet and Digium(R) Partner to Bring Digium's Switchvox Unified Communications Solution to Customers in Spain - Digium's innovative Switchvox solution allows Noanet customers to benefit from unified communications at a price they can afford
- Digium’s First IP Phones and Asterisk: A Perfect Combo?
- Digium’s New IP Phones Aimed at Midmarket
- App of the Week: SocialCam, New Scourge of Facebook
- Abraham Lincoln didn't invent Facebook (except on the Internet)
- Facebook as News Source?
- Want Exposure To Facebook Shares? You Might Already Have It
- Some things are sacred: Fed up Facebook fans flee reading app in droves
- Court likes brothers in Facebook case appeal
- Jobseekers asked to share Facebook profile
- Why Everyone Thinks Google Has Lost Its Way And Become Evil
- Google Drive for Linux Is on the Way
- Google’s intern search fetches 17 from DAIICT
- Eric Schmidt at Google-Oracle trial: open sourcing Android was legal - Schmidt and Android chief Andy Rubin appear in witness box as copyright and patent trial shifts into new gear
- How does Google Drive compare to the competition?
- Hands on with Google Drive (Review)
- Google Dramatically Raises the Pay it Offers Bug Finders
Microsoft
- Microsoft's dumpster-diver partner strategy is rubbish - Redmond should buy big or go home
- Microsoft Open Technologies Updates Redis
- Microsoft Pulling Plug on XP? About Time say Indian CIOs
- Microsoft makes improvements to Redis on Windows in-memory database
- Microsoft Supporting Open Source: Threat or Promise? Having completely reversed itself, the software giant is now an active contributor to the Linux kernel
- The real reason behind Microsoft's leap into open source - Microsoft has created a new open source subsidiary. Is this a sign of greater openness, or are there darker motives?
- Microsoft SC2012 overhauls licensing, focuses on apps
Mozilla
- Mozilla CEO Stumps for Openness on Mobile Web
- Mozilla Spaces opens in London
- Integrate Prozgui Download Accelerator with Mozilla Firefox
- Rewarding 21st Century Skills with Mozilla Open Badges
- What’s New in Firefox 12 and Chrome 18
- Former Mozilla President inducted into Internet Hall of Fame
- Mozilla Smartphones To Roll Out by 2012 End; Can The Company’s 'Boot To Gecko' OS Outperform Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android?
Oracle
- Oracle v. Google judge asks for comment on EU court ruling
- Oracle confronts Google's Schmidt about Java
- Melissa Data to Highlight Data Quality Solutions at COLLABORATE 12: Technology and Applications Forum for the Oracle Community
- Oracle Linux: The Past, Present and Future Revealed
- Oracle and the slippery bars of soap called Java and MySql
- Larry Ellison knocks Oracle's Linux strategy - At trial Ellison says companies need copyright to prevent "cheap knockoffs"
- OpenSolaris lives on in OmniOS
Operating Systems
Linux & Distros
- Linus Torvalds likes the Google Chrome OS Linux desktop
- Infographic of Debian - Update: Version 1.0 disponible
- Want an easy way to set up a Linux server? Try Turnkey Linux
- IBM plays nice with Red Hat and SUSE on Linux, Canonical not in the gang
- StrandVision offering Linux digital signage player
- eCube Systems announces NXTera 6.1 support for SuSe Linux 11.2 and 12.0
- Linux Left 4 Dead port fuels Steam for Ubuntu talk
Ubuntu
- Ceph Included in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Leading Enterprise Linux Distribution Turns to Ceph for Distributed, Scalable Storage Infrastructure in Datacenter and the Cloud
- Dell readies Ubuntu Linux laptop for developers - Dell is working on an Ubuntu Linux-powered laptop that will be just for developers
- Thunderbird 12 Officially Lands in Ubuntu
- How to Upgrade to Gimp 2.8 in Ubuntu
- Ubuntu and Android: A match made in open source - Canonical's Ubuntu for Android shows how open source can foster new ideas
- Prozgui : Fastest Download Accelerator on Ubuntu 11.10
- 5 reasons to be excited about Ubuntu 12.04
Red Hat
- Red Hat to debut OpenShift PaaS solutions for on-premise enterprise use soon
- Red Hat Releases OpenShift Source Code
- Fedora 17 beta review – Miraculously beefy
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 Beta Announcement
- What's the Deal With Red Hat?
- Red Hat forecasts 50% Latin America revenue growth in FY13
- Fedora 18 Release name voting and Poll for whether to continue naming releases
ROS - Robot Operating System
- Willow Garage Spins Off Open Source Robotics Foundation
- Industrial Robotics Gets Open-Source Boost
- New version of ROS robot operating system arrives
- DARPA Awards Simulation Software Contract to Open Source Robotics Foundation
- Open Source Robotics Platforms are Flourishing--As They Should
- iRobot and Willow Garage Debate Closed vs. Open Source Robotics at Cocktail Party
- The Robot That Learns Like a Baby
BSD - Berkley Software Distribution
- FreeBSD 8.3-RELEASE Announcement
- FreeBSD 8.3-RC2 Available
- Review: DragonFlyBSD 3.0.1 -- the longest DragonFlyBSD review ever -- Part 5: Comparison to OpenBSD 5.0 and closing comments
- NetBSD 6.0 Beta has been released
- DragonflyBSD 3.0 Performance Benchmarks
- DragonFly BSD developer stung by Opteron bug - New 'Bulldozer' cores not affected
- GhostBSD 2.5 review
GNOME Desktop Environment
- gThumb 3.0.0 Is Available for Download
- MATE Linux desktop environment is for anyone that hates GNOME 3
- MATE 1.2 release truly forks from GNOME - MATE has come of age, with version 1.2 removing remaining GNOME references in this major update
- GNOME Shell 3.4.1 Is Available for Download
- Fedora 17 Beta GNOME Live CD Screenshot Tour
- How to replace Activities word with any image in Gnome Shell
Mobile Operating Systems
News
- Kurogo Marks First Anniversary with Unprecedented Success in Higher Ed - More Than 25 Percent of the Nation's Top Universities are First to Adopt Open Source Mobile Development Platform
- Is your tablet or smartphone giving away your identity?
- Modo Labs Takes Center Stage at Three Leading University Events
- SEO jobs to ‘suffer’ but mobile, open source jobs to fly
- Smaato Releases New iOS SDK Compatible with UDID Privacy Policy from Apple - Smaato's new iOS SDK helps developers ensure a smooth app store approval process for ad-enabled apps
- New Open Source Mobile/Touch Project Comes to the Java Community
- Motorola Mobility Wins Ruling on Microsoft Xbox Patents
Android
- Government execs ditch BlackBerry for iPhone and Android
- HTC One X Review: The Best Android Phone Right Now
- Is stock Android 'just not good enough'?
- Android steals tablet march from Microsoft – at least for a quarter - Windows 8 missed the boat for Q2
- [The Android Police Podcast] Episode 8: A Crayola Catastrophe Acid Trip
- Mono Ports Android to C#
- Apple Rules Android In Enterprise Mobile Device Adoption
Symbian
- Nokia posts 2012 Q1 net loss of 929-M euros
- RIM in denial?
- Nokia struggling for smartphone foothold
- The Showdown Between the Most Recent Platforms of Android VS Symbian Belle
- Nokia Bleeds Even More Sales Then Expected, Sales VP is Booted - Opinion: Finnish phone giant must phase out Symbian or die
- Get Microsoft Office for Symbian
Tizen
- Tizen Releases Version 1.0, Who Cares? Do we need another open source mobile Linux-based OS?
- Intel's new OS hope is Tizen
- Beta version of Tizen’s source code & SDK released, Huawei becomes a board member
- Tizen Software Platform Gains Momentum and Adds Industry Support - Huawei joins Tizen Association Board of Directors as Updated Platform is Introduced
- Intel is betting on Tizen and Atom marriage for smart TVs
- Tizen OS Preview Debuts At Alpha - New Linux-based OS targeted at smart TVs, netbooks, and in-vehicle information systems
- Samsung backpedals on bada/Tizen OS merger plans
WebOS
- Major decisions under HP CEO Meg Whitman, who took over in September
- HP should stand for 'Help, Please!'
- Major decisions under new HP CEO Meg Whitman
- HP Releasing Additional Legacy webOS Source Code - In addition to the Open webOS roadmap, HP is releasing legacy code from webOS 3.0.5 in a separate distribution
- webOS 3.0.5 source code for HP TouchPad
- HP releases open source 'Community Edition' webOS 3.0.5 components - Wants devs on board
- HP slashes 275 engineering jobs
Closed Source
Apple
- 5 Apple stories to read today
- Huge iPhone sales drive Apple Q2 revenue
- Apple could lose iPad trademark, Chinese official warns
- Apple Reports $11.6 Billion Q2 2012 Profit
- Apple has another quarter of mind-boggling revenues and profits
- What Apple's Huge Quarter Means For The iPhone 5
- Apple profit soars amid 'mind-boggling' demand
Microsoft
- Nokia Lumia 900 UK rollout delayed by demand from US
- Yammer Integrates With Microsoft Dynamics - Expands Partner Ecosystem With Five Additional New Integrations
- Microsoft Announces Upcoming Events for the Financial Community - Events with Microsoft leadership slated for May
- StorageCraft Achieves Microsoft Gold ISV Competency in the Microsoft Partner Network
- NextUC Partner Program Launch For Cloud Microsoft Lync With PSTN
- Microsoft Features Family-Friendly Online Organizer AboutOne as BizSpark Startup of the Day - AboutOne leveraged its Microsoft BizSpark partnership to develop the new Windows Azure-based version of its online family management system
- Microsoft App Store Competes With Microsoft
Technology
News
- Xfce 4 Power Manager
- Adventures in Self-Publishing: The Electric Kool-Aid Book Promotion Test
- 5 Links for Developers and IT Pros 5-4-12
- LinkedIn buys SlideShare presentation site
- Banshee vs Clementine vs Tomahawk | Reviews
- Patent Wars, a new kind of competition - Tech companies are taking different approaches when it comes to intellectual property
- Python modules you should know: psutil
Big Data
- Investors are pouring funds into big data - Venture and growth capital firms make big bets on big data; this week's $26M investment in Birtz is latest of many by venture capital firms
- Storing Massive Data: Distributed Data and the noSQL Movement
- Cloudera, U.S. Provider of Open-source Big Data Software, Opens Japan Subsidiary
- GridGain 4.0.1 Released!
- Fujitsu Releases Software Supporting the Utilization of Big Data
- How Big Data Is Changing Astronomy (Again)
Hosting
- Hosting Controller Validated by Microsoft as a Control Panel for Hosted Exchange
- Milesweb Announces Free Domain for a Year with its Shared Hosting Plans
- Web Hosting Sales and Promos Roundup – April 20, 2012
- Web Host SeekDotNet Launches Windows and Linux VPS Hosting Services
- Web Hosting Vexxhost Launched New Cloud Reseller Modules & APIs
- Cheap Windows Hosting 2012 for $3.5/mo Only
- Blacknight Announce Available Positions in Carlow Office
Robotics
- Watch a Robot Make Sushi at LVH Event - Participate in the Simulated Olympics or watch Lehigh Valley Hospital surgeons make sushi during LVHN's "12 Days of Robotics" event at the Promenade Shops
- Robotic glove lets you control a robot hand
- In designing robots, students learn to drive a project
- UT students get hands on opportunity with da Vinci surgical robot
- iRobot Reports First-Quarter 2012 Financial Results
- Robots Could Swim in Alien Seas
- Robot-assisted surgery more common and successful in treating prostate cancer