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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.

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.

Open Range Energy Corp. Announces Normal Course Issuer Bid for Its Common Shares and Increase to Bank Lines

Open Range Energy Corp. ("Open Range" or the "Corporation") would like to announce that the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX:ONR) has accepted its Notice of Intention to commence a Normal Course Issuer Bid (the "Bid") to purchase for cancellation, from time to time, as Open Range considers appropriate, up to a maximum of 1,366,662 Common Shares of the Corporation. The maximum number of Common shares to be purchased pursuant to the Bid represents 5% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares of the Corporation as of the date hereof, being 27,334,241 Common Shares. Purchases of Common Shares pursuant to the Bid will be made on the open market through the facilities of the TSX. The price which Open Range will pay for any Common Shares purchased will be the prevailing market price of the Common Shares on the TSX at the time of such purchase.

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 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).

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.

Red Hat caps future of open source computing

The Fedora Project, a Red Hat sponsored and community-supported open source collaboration project, has announced the availability of Fedora 10, the latest version of its free open source operating system distribution. Fedora 10 features numerous leading-edge technologies and continues to lay the groundwork for derivative open source distributions throughout the enterprise. Approximately every six months, contributors from Fedora's membership of over 17,000 people collaborate to produce a complete, general-purpose, no-cost software platform. Since its inception, Fedora has adopted a leadership role in the development of open source software and continuously demonstrates its potential across the enterprise. This community of users and developers have blazed the trail in key feature development and actively forms the roadmap for open source

Gartner tries to scare businesses adopting open source

The good news? Gartner says that 100 percent of businesses will be using open source within the next 12 months. The bad news? Gartner doesn’t really seem to understand open source licensing requirements, and is trying to scare companies into adding bureaucracy around open source adoption. According to Gartner, companies need to “adopt and enforce an OSS policy.� Calling out open source for special policies only highlights that Gartner doesn’t yet “get it� with regards to open source.

Yoggie launches Open Firewall Pico and Open Firewall SOHO

Yoggie Security Systems, a developer of hardware-based personal security computer solutions, announced on 11 November that it has launched its new Open Firewall Pico and Open Firewall SOHO, which are open hardware firewalls based on Yoggie's Gatekeeper technology.

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.

More Open Source Health Care: E-Pharmacy This Time

Scrolling through open source news today, I found a Market Watch release about open source e-pharmacy software. Different groups within the health care industry have taken an open source approach to software, so it’s no surprise to see it in pharma also. However, I’m always a little skeptical when I see a press release trumpeting a particular solution as open source.

Is Open Source Software a Race To Zero?

gozunda writes "My company is an open source software vendor/developer. We maintain a popular open source project and keep ourselves afloat by producing commercial products derived from or extending the value of the core project. Over time we've seen our business model eroding as other open source projects produce free versions of the same extensions and utilities that are our bread and butter. Something that was worth $5K last year is suddenly worth $0 because the free version is just as good as the paid. This same cycle is obviously having an impact on pure-play commercial software vendors. Is open source ultimately a race to zero? In ten years will there be any cost associated with commodity (non-custom) software? If not, will there still be a 'software industry' as it exists today, or will software simply be a by-product of the operat

Android open-source finally released

For those who do not know about Android it is an open-source mobile wireless operating system by Google (and the Open Handset Alliance). With smart phones being packed with more and more hardware it is refreshing to see another option coming into the scene. Last year Google formed the Open Handset Alliance, which is a group of several wireless operators, handset manufacturers, semiconductor companies, and software companies. Additional information regarding the open handset alliance may be found here.

The State of Open Source Hardware In 2008

ptorrone writes "MAKE Magazine has put together their 3rd annual 'State of Open Source Hardware 2008' — in just a few years, the number of projects has grown from a small handful to an amazing 60+ offerings. Similar to open source software, open source hardware is available with source code, schematics, firmware and bills of materials, and allows commercial use. The most popular project, Arduino, the open source prototyping platform for artists and engineers, has shipped over 60,000 units." The article is formatted such that the first link for a particular device will usually take you to the project home page. Some will bring you instead to where you can purchase the items, but most still have a "How To" tab which will direct you to guides and instructions on how to build your own gadgets.

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.

Open season for open source software in region

Open source software developers and distributors have always had their work cut out in the Middle East and it's only over the last couple of years that specialists in this field have invested in ramping up their business. Channel Middle East talks to some of the big names in the business and asks why the channel should care about open source?

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