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Five Out Of Six Developers Now Using Or Deploying Open Source
Five out of six developers recently surveyed by Forrester Research say they have used or are using open source tools as part of their application development or deployment and the top five classes of software used are operating systems, web servers, databases, developer tools and configuration management tools Read More »
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Five Ways To Bring A More Social, Open Development Environment To Your Company
Based on the success and effectiveness of the open source community, development organizations are taking a close look at the methods used within the open source world to understand how they can apply internal development to further increase creativity and accelerate development. Read More »
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For UNC Scientists, Open Source is the Way Forward
Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva—more commonly called stone man's syndrome—is the result of a rare mutation, an anomaly in the way certain enzymes called kinases spur protein synthesis. Someone with stone man's syndrome has hyperactive kinases that catalyze more bone production than they should. The body's natural repair mechanisms malfunction, and they replace soft tissue with deposits of solid bone. Joints freeze. The body becomes a prison. But scientists know they can manipulate those kinases to combat the disease. And chemical biologists at the University of North Carolina are leading an open source effort to unlock the secrets of kinase activity—secrets they say could pioneer a new generation of drug discovery...
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Ford Goes Open Source To Speed App Development
In the ecosystem gamble of “open” or “closed,” Ford is putting all its chips on open. At this week’s Mobile World Congress, Ford announced it’s releasing the proprietary source code for its Sync AppLink platform to Genivi, an automotive-centric open source alliance. Read More »
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Ford's New Custom Model Is An App Toolkit
OpenXC vehicle open source hardware and software platform and toolkits for custom apps Read More »
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ForgeRock Grabs $15M to push Access & Identity Management Software
Formed after the Oracle bought Sun, ForgeRock has emerged as a contender in the access and identity management space, and it seeks more consumer-facing deployments. Read More »
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ForgeRock Joins Open Invention Network as Licensee
Open Invention Network (OIN) today extended the Linux ecosystem with the signing of ForgeRock as a licensee. Read More »
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Formedix Partners With OpenClinica To Deliver Automated End-to-End Clinical Trial Builds
Clinical trial automation solutions provider, Formedix announces the launch of Transform for OpenClinica, with latest technology partner OpenClinica, helping companies to drive efficiencies in study set-up and study build of their clinical trials. Read More »
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Formedix Partners With OpenClinica to Deliver Automated End-to-End Clinical Trial Builds
Clinical trial automation solutions provider, Formedix announces the launch of Transform for OpenClinica, with latest technology partner OpenClinica, helping companies to drive efficiencies in study set-up and study build of their clinical trials.
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Formedix Releases Transform for OpenClinica to Drive Efficiencies in Clinical Trials
Clinical trial automation solutions provider, Formedix announces the release of Transform for OpenClinica, with latest technology partner OpenClinica, delivering automation to companies in clinical trial set-up and build.
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Former Microsoft Privacy Chief Says He No Longer Trusts The Company
Microsoft's onetime Chief Privacy Advisor, Caspar Bowden, has come out with a vote of no-confidence in the company's long-term privacy measures and ability or interest to secure user data in the wake of the NSA's PRISM program. From 2002 - 2011, Bowden was in charge of privacy at Microsoft, and oversaw the company's efforts in that area in more than 40 countries...In the two years since leaving Microsoft, Bowden has ceased carrying a cell phone and become a staunch open source user, claiming that he no longer trusts a program unless he can see the source. Read More »
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Forrester: open source project explosion driving a "golden era" in app development
The explosion in open source projects in the HTML, mobile, cloud and big data spaces such as Android, jQuery, PhoneGap, Sencha, Hadoop and Cordova are driving a new model and a golden age of "app" development, Forrester Research says. Read More »
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FOSS And Patents - Peer Collaboration As A Key To Countering Patent Risk, Guest Blog By Clark Asay
In an earlier post I suggested that third-party patents pose the most significant risk of using free and open source software (FOSS). The risk boils down to this: with limited exceptions, someone with a patent that reads on FOSS can prevent anyone else from using that FOSS, even if you or somebody else independently created the software... Read More »
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FOSS Disaster Relief Projects Can Help In The Wake Of Hurricane Sandy
People in several states in the Eastern United States are still reeling from the effects of Hurricane Sandy, and there are many kinds of disaster relief efforts going on...As evidenced in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, technology--including open source technology--can help organize disaster relief efforts and coordinate people. Here are just a few examples of tools that can make a difference. Read More »
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FOSS4G Europe Conference At Jacobs University Bremen
Europe's largest ever event on free geospatial and location-based software will be held at Jacobs University in Bremen, Germany from July 15 through 17, 2014. Also at this conference, the winners of the NASA Worldwind Europe Challenge will present their innovative apps to the public. Read More »
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