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More Nations Open To Bioengineered Crops

Food demand is forecasted to increase by half by 2030, sparking many nations to use genetic engineering to boost harvests and protect precious crops from insects and other damage.

Sun Bets Big on 'Open-Source Storage' Market

Building on 25 years of open system innovation and leadership, Sun announced its first open storage product line - 'Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage Systems' radically simplifying the way enterprises manage their storage with breakthrough cost savings, speed and scale. "This new innovative product line is part of Sun's Open Storage business - the business that grew more than 100% this past quarter," informed Jagannath A.L, GM-Marketing, Sun Microsystems India. With more than 7.7 lakh developers from India being part of Sun Developer Network, the vendor expects to see tremendous open source community growth from India in near future. "Sun is the only vendor open sourcing storage software, with a choice of operating systems, middleware, and devices on extremely scalable, modular hardware to meet industry needs.

Support Encryption in 40% More Applications Best-in-Class companies support encryption in about 40% more applications, with about 11.5x more encryption keys under management Read More...

Although data access and data protection often seem incompatible with one another, Aberdeen's research shows that Best-in-Class companies have successfully managed encryption to achieve both data access and data protection to a higher degree than their Industry Average and Laggard counterparts. Compared to a year ago, they have successfully deployed and managed encryption technologies to reduce data loss / data exposure incidents by 4%, and to reduce audit deficiencies related to data protection by 7%. Compared to all others in the study, they currently support encryption in about 40% more applications, with about 11.5-times more encryption keys under management. Most importantly, they have done so at a significantly lower total cost: 10% less in absolute terms; 36% less in terms of average cost per encryption-enabled application; and 92%

Open Source Hardware

Open-ness in hardware terms can have a whole range of meanings. In all the cases listed below, some hardware is open and some is not - but the trend is for open-ness to become more and more limited, restricting the freedom of designers to create or implement their own designs, and even of programmers to write the programs they wish. It sounds crazy that people could sell hardware and not tell you how to use it, but it is actually a growing trend. If a company sells any device which interfaces to a computer without publishing the interface specs, they then have a monopoly on interface software. WinModems and WinPrinters - which also cannot be supported by Linux - are a related problem. This aspect of open-ness in hardware is so closely linked with work on free software that the FSF, Debian, and FreeBSD are all among the sponsors for the Op

Microsoft Applauds Open XML Interoperability with HTML, ODF and Java

With Open XML now ISO certified, Microsoft continues to pour efforts into the standard in order to ensure interoperability between document format implementations and across different platforms. An example of the success of the Document Interoperability Initiative, launched in March 2008, is the fact that Open XML now plays well with HTML, ODF and Java. A total of three solution certify, in Microsoft's perspective, the interoperability of Open XML, namely Open XML Document Viewer, Open XML/ODF Translators version 2.5, and the Apache POI Java SDK for Open XML.

Business Models for Open Source Hardware Design

The concept of open source hardware has the potential to solve many of the problems currently facing the semiconductor industry. Commodity electronic components and implementations of industry standard protocols may be more efficiently designed and distributed in an open source fashion. Furthermore, the widely heralded system-on-chip revolution will require the "commoditization" of semiconductor intellectual property, which may in many cases be more efficiently produced in a open source model. This paper will explore those ideas and propose possible business situations in which the open source hardware model could be successful.

HP Pushes Open Source For Small Businesses

ruphus13 writes "HP finally begins to actively push open source in its products. From the post, 'HP has been quirky over the years when it comes to open source. It has been, traditionally, a company that supports open source — especially in larger enterprises... Wednesday, it announced two new open source products, geared to small businesses and educational institutions. HP plans on including its 'Mozilla Firefox for HP Virtual Solution' on more of its business class desktop PCs (to a total of seven models between the HP Compaq dc/dx lines in the US, eight models worldwide). Come December 15th, HP will also offer Novell's SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop on its HP Compaq dc5850 model. The base SLED-equipped model will cost $519, and features the usual open source suspects for the small business setting — OpenOffice, and mail clients such

OpenLogic Launches Training Services for Open Source Software

BROOMFIELD, CO, Dec 10 (MARKET WIRE) -- OpenLogic, Inc., a provider of enterprise open source software solutions encompassing hundreds of open source packages, is launching a new series of open source training services that will help enterprises accelerate migration projects and new development using lower cost open source technologies. OpenLogic's customized, on-site classes provide expert training and advice based on proven industry best practices and years of experience working in mid sized and global 2000 companies. "With the current economic situation, many companies are turning to lower cost open source software. OpenLogic's training classes help companies accelerate migration projects from expensive proprietary solutions to open source technologies and jump start new development efforts.

Times Are Hard. Consider Free, Open-Source Software.

The tightening of the purse strings is causing some companies to step up use of open-source software. "Budgets are being cut, and some companies are looking at opportunities to use open source more in the enterprise," says Matt Aslett, an analyst at consulting firm 451 Group. While open-source software is already widely used to help businesses run their servers and database management systems, it's gaining wider acceptance in such areas as collaboration, customer relationship management, and supply chain management. A resurgence of interest in open-source software bodes well for the companies that have invested in its development but at times have struggled to make money from it. Open-source vendors typically generate revenue from helping maintain or adding features to software that's otherwise available for free.

The Future of Hardware is Open Source

What if we lived in a world where all hardware was open source, including CPU’s, memory, motherboards, and all peripherals? Would it be a better world, or would it be a rolling nightmare, plagued with problems, and rampant with show stopping bugs that would bring the world to a grinding halt? I honestly think the fore more than the latter. Sure, there’s always the possibility that going open source with hardware would be a bad thing, and could lead to a lot more issues. But at the same time, I think it has its potentials. And OEM's need fear not, as there'll still be a need for proprietary systems designed to meet specialized needs that wouldn’t be fulfilled by the open hardware community. But that’s true in any sector of open development.

Open Source Collaboration Software Allows Mac and Other Device Users to Access Open-Xchange Groupware

December 3, 2008 – (HOSTSEARCH.COM) – Mac users can now access Open-Xchange Groupware thanks to Open Source collaboration software, it was reported recently. Open-Xchange recently previewed its iSync connector called OXtender for Mac OS X, which makes Open-Xchange emails, appointments, contacts, tasks and documents available to end users through their native Mac applications (mail, iCal and address book). The solution also enables synchronization on mobile devices.

OpenSUSE gets more open

Novell's openSUSE project is becoming more open, as a new release due out Thursday includes licensing changes that make it easier to redistribute the Linux operating system, and a build service that will encourage more contributions from open source developers.

Can you make the move to open source productivity tools?

Open source software offers an intriguing prospect for businesses: fully functional software at zero cost. What's more, the utility of these applications is growing, as the culture of open source becomes more prevalent and more developers are willing to offer up their wares for free.

This Christmas: more TV channels, more choice of programmes, more humbug

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Microsoft Reverses Course, Becomes More Open to Open-Source Community

When Microsoft Corp. bought Powerset Inc. in July, it acquired more than just search engine technology. It also became the owner of open-source code that was -- and still is -- being contributed to the Apache Software Foundation's Hadoop project.

Insecticides Or Genetically Modified Crops? Non-Target Insects Affected More By Insecticides Than By Crops Engineered To Make Insect-specific Toxins

Non-target insects are probably affected more by conventional insecticides than by crops that contain genes from the soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), according to the findings of a study by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and cooperators.

Commissioned Study Shows Open Source Paves the Way for the Next Generation of Enterprise IT

PARIS, December 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- - Open Source Becomes the Hidden Backbone of The Software Industry - Beyond Cost Reduction, the Open Source Paradigm Embraces an Even More Important lonL-Term Benefit: a More Innovative and Flexible IT Shop That can Rapidly Seize new Opportunities - The Spirit Of Open Source Emerges Inside Large Corporations

Commissioned Study Shows Open Source Paves the Way for the Next Generation of Enterprise IT

PARIS, December 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- - Open Source Becomes the Hidden Backbone of The Software Industry - Beyond Cost Reduction, the Open Source Paradigm Embraces an Even More Important lonL-Term Benefit: a More Innovative and Flexible IT Shop That can Rapidly Seize new Opportunities - The Spirit Of Open Source Emerges Inside Large Corporations

Commissioned Study Shows Open Source Paves the Way for the Next Generation of Enterprise IT

PARIS, December 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- - Open Source Becomes the Hidden Backbone of The Software Industry - Beyond Cost Reduction, the Open Source Paradigm Embraces an Even More Important lonL-Term Benefit: a More Innovative and Flexible IT Shop That can Rapidly Seize new Opportunities - The Spirit Of Open Source Emerges Inside Large Corporations

Commissioned Study Shows Open Source Paves the Way for the Next Generation of Enterprise IT

PARIS, December 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- - Open Source Becomes the Hidden Backbone of The Software Industry - Beyond Cost Reduction, the Open Source Paradigm Embraces an Even More Important lonL-Term Benefit: a More Innovative and Flexible IT Shop That can Rapidly Seize new Opportunities - The Spirit Of Open Source Emerges Inside Large Corporations

Commissioned Study Shows Open Source Paves the Way for the Next Generation of Enterprise IT

PARIS, December 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- - Open Source Becomes the Hidden Backbone of The Software Industry - Beyond Cost Reduction, the Open Source Paradigm Embraces an Even More Important lonL-Term Benefit: a More Innovative and Flexible IT Shop That can Rapidly Seize new Opportunities - The Spirit Of Open Source Emerges Inside Large Corporations

Commissioned Study Shows Open Source Paves the Way for the Next Generation of Enterprise IT

PARIS, December 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- - Open Source Becomes the Hidden Backbone of The Software Industry - Beyond Cost Reduction, the Open Source Paradigm Embraces an Even More Important lonL-Term Benefit: a More Innovative and Flexible IT Shop That can Rapidly Seize new Opportunities - The Spirit Of Open Source Emerges Inside Large Corporations

Palamida's open source hit parade

Palamida's a firm that sells consultancy services for open source software, so it's not exactly a surprise that it would be listing "25 Hot Open Projects You Should Be Using Now To Save Money" in its recent report on the open source outlook for IT in 2009. It has posted the list at its blog with the headline "In A Time Of Less, Do More With Open Source."

Palamida's Open Source Hit Parade

Palamida's a firm that sells consultancy services for open source software, so it's not exactly a surprise that it would be listing "25 Hot Open Projects You Should Be Using Now To Save Money" in its recent report on the open source outlook for IT in 2009. It has posted the list at its blog with the headline "In A Time Of Less, Do More With Open Source."

Enterprise Adoption of Open Source Steams Ahead

This week brings some interesting new reports on open source adoption in enterprises, providing more evidence that the economic downturn is boosting many open source product categories. BusinessWeek has a big story out on cost-conscious companies turning to open source, ranging from ETrade to the Los Angeles Times. Meanwhile, new survey results illustrate a trend we've written about before: open source moving up the software stack in enterprises.

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