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Open Source Essential to Secure E-Voting

IconThe mounting irregularities of closed-source proprietary e-voting systems clearly show the need for a new approach to securing elections in the U.S. -- one centered on the use of open source technologies, writes Paul Venezia. 'It's time for us to make good on the promise of open elections and open our e-voting systems as well,' Venezia writes, outlining the technical blueprint for a cheap, secure, open source e-voting system. The call for open voting systems has grown louder as of late, with several projects, such as Pvote and the Open Voting Consortium, demonstrating how the voting booth could benefit from open source code. Such systems are already securing elections in Australia and Brazil.

Ingres user Group to Participate in 'Open Source Days' Nordic Open Source Conference in Copenhagen

Redwood City, Calif. - September 26, 2008 - Ingres Corporation, a leading provider of open source database management software and support services, today announced that its Danish Ingres User Group will take part in the 11th Open Source Days conference scheduled for October 3–4, 2008, in Copenhagen, Denmark. The conference, held at the IT University of Copenhagen, is the largest open source IT-conference in the Nordic region showcasing open source solutions that can improve productivity in a cost effective way to businesses.

Ingres user Group to Participate in 'Open Source Days' Nordic Open Source Conference in Copenhagen

Redwood City, Calif. - September 26, 2008 - Ingres Corporation, a leading provider of open source database management software and support services, today announced that its Danish Ingres User Group will take part in the 11th Open Source Days conference scheduled for October 3–4, 2008, in Copenhagen, Denmark. The conference, held at the IT University of Copenhagen, is the largest open source IT-conference in the Nordic region showcasing open source solutions that can improve productivity in a cost effective way to businesses.

Ingres user Group to Participate in Open Source Days Nordic Open Source Conference in Copenhagen

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — September 26, 2008 - Ingres Corporation, a leading provider of open source database management software and support services, today announced that its Danish Ingres User Group will take part in the 11th Open Source Days conference scheduled for October 3 – 4, 2008, in Copenhagen, Denmark. The conference, held at the IT University of Copenhagen, is the largest open source IT-conference in the Nordic region showcasing open source solutions that can improve productivity in a cost effective way to businesses.

Open Source Hardware, For Fun and For Profit

ptorrone writes "Lots of open source hardware articles making the rounds this week, first up — Wired has an excellent piece on the Arduino project, an open source electronics prototyping platform, its founders and business model (they have sold over 50,000 units). And next up MIT's Tech Review has a profile on a few open source hardware businesses including NYC based Adafruit Industries best known for projects like the open source synth (x0x0b0x) and 'fun' projects like the Wave Bubble, the open source cell phone/wifi/GPS/RF jammer."

Open source in consumer electronics: What, why and how

As the primary gateway to voice calls, Internet browsing, audio and video applications, and imaging display, demand for consumer electronics are naturally increasing. Specifically, there is a need for more choices in hardware features, software applications and innovative user interfaces (UI) packaged together in portable devices that are customized in various shapes and colors. To meet this growing demand, consumer electronics manufacturers look to open source software and hardware platforms that allow unbarred innovation. In this article, we'll examine why and how manufacturers engage with the open source community, where open source Linux is and isn't succeeding, and how Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) is participating in various open source projects and organizations, including Google's Open Handset Alliance (OHA).

Government Open Source Conference Showcases Public Health IT

The Government Open Source Conference (GOSCON 2008) opening Oct. 20, in Portland, Ore., will feature an Open Public Health IT track to explore both a strategic direction for open source in the public health sector as well as real-world applications that are in use today by agencies around the world. GOSCON, said Director Deb Bryant, is bringing together thought leaders in government, open source industry, and public health who will share their deep, practical experience in public health, enterprise architectures, standards, as well as open source tools and methodologies as they are applied to this domain

Infobright and Jaspersoft Announce Plans for Joint Open Source Solution Bundle

the market leader in open source business intelligence (BI), today announced plans to deliver a joint end-to-end open source BI and data warehouse solution, available as a JasperForge project. JasperForge.org is the largest open source community portal with hundreds of projects for the Jaspersoft Business Intelligence Suite. The new joint project bundle will be based on Jaspersoft and several Sun open source products, as well as the new open source data warehouse software, Infobright Community Edition (ICE) (

Infobright and Jaspersoft Announce Plans for Joint Open Source Solution Bundle

the market leader in open source business intelligence (BI), today announced plans to deliver a joint end-to-end open source BI and data warehouse solution, available as a JasperForge project. JasperForge.org is the largest open source community portal with hundreds of projects for the Jaspersoft Business Intelligence Suite. The new joint project bundle will be based on Jaspersoft and several Sun open source products, as well as the new open source data warehouse software, Infobright Community Edition (ICE) (

Don't Buy The Open Source DRM Hype

Back in 2005, we wrote about Sun's doomed plans to offer an "open source DRM" solution. Not surprisingly, that went nowhere fast. Last year, Tim Lee took apart the claims of "Marlin," a supposedly new "open source DRM" solution. As Tim noted, open source and DRM are a contradiction in terms. So, it's not clear why last week some were celebrating the latest version of Marlin. As some pointed out, just because it's open source, doesn't mean that it should be "blessed" by the tech crowd. DRM is about destroying options for what you can do with bits. Open source is about multiplying the options. To mix them together makes no sense.

Schilling Robotics adds to board of directors

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Nokia Joins Open-Source Trend

Open source is everywhere in the mobile industry. Google decided to open its Android mobile platform, while Nokia is transitioning Symbian to an open-source model. The open-source Fennec, Mozilla's mobile iteration of Firefox, has already arrived. Microsoft remains the open-source holdout, with no plans to convert Windows Mobile.

Open Source ERM and CRM Software Adoption Gains Momentum in Asia/Pacific, Says IDC

Singapore and Hong Kong, November 10, 2008 - IDC's latest end user study, "Adoption of Open Source ERM and CRM Software in Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) and Providers Analysis (Doc#AP321210Q)" reveals that no vendor lock-in, access to the source code and Open Source network support, in addition to the traditional cost factors, are driving adoption of Open Source ERM and CRM applications in the region. This IDC survey evaluates the various Open Source (OS), Enterprise Resource Management (ERM) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) vendors and the adoption of these applications in the Asia/Pacific excluding Japan (APEJ) region.

Beware open-source violations lurking in your code

IT organizations that feel safe from open source licensing violations might be wise to check their code, as open source components are rapidly seeping into applications by way of offshore and in-house developers taking open source shortcuts, as well as a growing population of open source-savvy grads entering the workforce.

Beware open-source violations lurking in your code

IT organizations that feel safe from open source licensing violations might be wise to check their code, as open source components are rapidly seeping into applications by way of offshore and in-house developers taking open source shortcuts, as well as a growing population of open source-savvy grads entering the workforce.

Is Open Source Different In Europe Than In the US?

An anonymous reader writes "The first Europe Open Source Think Tank just concluded and Larry Augustin posted some interesting observations on open source in Europe versus the US. Essentially, he says that users in Europe care more about the open source nature of a product than do US users. US users are just trying to save a buck while European users actually care about access to the source code. Do Slashdot readers observe the same thing? Are the reasons for using open source software different in other parts of the world as well?"

Microsoft Treating "Windows-Only" As Open Source

mjasay writes "The Register is reporting that Microsoft is hosting Windows-only projects on its 'open source project hosting site,' CodePlex. Miguel de Icaza caught and criticized Microsoft for doing this with its Microsoft Extensibility Framework (MEF), licensing it under the Microsoft Limited Permissive License (Ms-LPL), which restricts use of the code to Windows. Microsoft has changed the license for MEF to an OSI-approved license, the Microsoft Public License, but it continues to host a range of other projects under the Ms-LPL. If CodePlex wasn't an 'open source project hosting site,' this wouldn't be a problem. But when Microsoft invokes the 'open source' label, it has a duty to live up to associated expectations and ensure that the code it releases on CodePlex is actually open source.

GlassFish and MySQL, Part 1: A Perfect Combination for Web Applications

GlassFish and MySQL With more than 100 million downloads, MySQL is the world's most popular open-source database. MySQL's popularity is indicative of the growing adoption of open-source software. Developers are using open-source software because it offers them a reliable and low-cost alternative for developing their applications. This adoption trend extends to middleware too. For example, open-source servers are replacing proprietary servers in many enterprises. Case in point: GlassFish, an open-source, enterprise-quality, Java EE 5-compliant application server, enjoys significant popularity. With more than seven million downloads since its release in May 2005 and more than half a million downloads a month, GlassFish has a widespread and growing community of users.

Console servers ship with open-source UPS tools

Opengear is shipping several open-source uninterruptible power supply (UPS) monitoring tools in its uClinux-based remote access equipment. In a partnership with Eaton Corp., Opengear is offering its console servers (pictured) with preintegrated Eaton tools derived from the open-source Network UPS Tools (NUT) project, says the company.

Texas Instruments' WLAN Drivers Support the Open Handset Alliance and Open Source Cmmunity

October 22, 2008 -- Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) today announced that its Bluetooth and wireless LAN (WLAN) technology software drivers are available for use in the Open Handset Alliance's Android platform. Open access to these technologies simplifies the design process for handset manufacturers and software developers, providing the resources to architect cutting-edge Android-based devices. TI, a long-time supporter of the open source software community, is the first company to provide open source Bluetooth and WLAN software drivers for the Android platform, and is among the first to open WLAN drivers for the mobile industry.

Texas Instruments Further Expands Support for the Open Handset Alliance and Open Source Community

Texas Instruments has announced that its Bluetooth and wireless LAN (WLAN) technology software drivers are available for use in the Open Handset Alliance’s Android platform. Open access to these technologies simplifies the design process for handset manufacturers and software developers, providing the resources to architect cutting-edge Android-based devices. TI, a long-time supporter of the open source software community, is the first company to provide open source Bluetooth and WLAN software drivers for the Android platform, and is among the first to open WLAN drivers for the mobile industry.

Texas Instruments further expands support for the Open Handset Alliance and open source community

PRNewswire/ -- Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (TXN) today announced that its Bluetooth(R) and wireless LAN (WLAN) technology software drivers are available for use in the Open Handset Alliance's Android platform. Open access to these technologies simplifies the design process for handset manufacturers and software developers, providing the resources to architect cutting-edge Android-based devices. TI, a long-time supporter of the open source software community, is the first company to provide open source Bluetooth and WLAN software drivers for the Android platform, and is among the first to open WLAN drivers for the mobile industry.

The TWAIN Working Group to Release Open Source Unix and 64 bit Data Source Manager and 2.0 Specification

APTOS, CA - The TWAIN Working Group, a not-for-profit organization which provides the leading royalty-free image-capture API, today announced its release the TWAIN Specification Version 2.0 and Data Source Manager Version 2.0. TWAIN 2.0 enables the image acquisition industry to enter the next generation of technology by supporting open source, Unix, Linux, 64 bit, check scanning, MICR and additional file formats such as PDF/A, DjVu and JPEG 2000. Also to be released will be a new open source Data Source Manager (DSM) under the LGPL license, supporting Unix, Linux and 64 bit, and an updated and vastly improved sample code to support proficient implementation of the TWAIN 2.0 Specification. The TWAIN 2.0 DSM and Specification continues to maintain backwards compatibility with previous versions of the specification and Data Source Manager.

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