Experimental Network Connects Zambia’s Most Remote
Range Networks, a leading U.S.provider of commercial open-source cellular systems, announced this week that it had successfully deployed an experimental cellular network in Southern Zambia. Read More »
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EMR Systems Falling Short Of Expectations
Last fall, our practice implemented the electronic medical record (EMR). While many people in our office were daunted by the process of switching from paper to computers, I was excited. Read More »
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Open Source Search Conference
The Open Source Search Conference brings together leading technologists from both the government and commercial sector, focused on implementing strategies to incorporate open source search into their technology stack. There will be optional tutorials on the day before the conference, which will offer deep-dive technical content for engineers. High-level strategy and use-case sessions at the conference will be interesting for products owners and decision makers.
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Download Hosts Withdrawing
Fewer and fewer services offer open source projects the ability to host downloads of their binaries. Should we be worried? Read More »
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DOD Cooperation Accelerating VA Claims Handling
Senior officials from the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs assured Congress July 10 that they are closing in on solutions that will alleviate the backlog of veterans' health benefit claims and streamline processing of current and future claims. Read More »
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Data Protection Responses To PRISM "A Smokescreen"
An online privacy expert has denounced European responses to US Internet surveillance and called for legal immunity in Europe for those that report its effects. [...] Read More »
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The 1st AOU (Arab Open University) International Conference on Open Learning
1st AOU International Conference on Open Learning: Role, Challenges, and Aspirations explores the future tools, techniques, and the challenges associated to the development of effective educational systems. This international conference on 'open' and blended learning will bring together a range of academics, researchers, practitioners, and decision makers from different countries and institutions. The conference will be an excellent opportunity to discuss the new trends in open learning and technology and solutions to the challenges of open learning.
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CIA Invests In Geodata Expert OpenGeo
Summary: In-Q-Tel, the strategic investment arm of the U.S. intelligence community, has put money into an open source geospatial-data startup called OpenGeo. Read More »
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Canadian Hospital Launches Mobile Health App For Veterans With OSIs
The Royal Ottawa Health Care Group (The Royal) has launched a new mobile health application that will assist Veterans, personnel of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), and members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) with operational stress injuries (OSIs). Read More »
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Can Fracking Cause Bigger, More Frequent Earthquakes?
Injecting fluids into the Earth, whether to recover natural gas or to obtain thermal energy from the planet, can cause earthquakes. New reports that look at American fracking, deep waste-water injection, and geothermal activities suggest there are big risks and thus a need to develop strong regulatory framework to deal with them. Read More »
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