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Carl Reynolds On The Power Of Information

Carl Reynalds | eHealth Insider | July 4, 2012

Junior doctor and open source enthusiast Carl Reynolds thinks there are some good things about the latest NHS information strategy; but he has some concerns as well. Read More »

Carl Reynolds On [Britain's NHS] Procurement Woes

Carl Reynolds | eHealth Insider | October 19, 2012

Junior doctor and open source enthusiast Carl Reynolds compares buying a used car with an NHS IT system, and concludes that the NHS needs to try harder to get a good deal. Read More »

CAST's Marc Jones: For Fed's Open Source, It's Trust And Verify

Jack Germain | Linux Insider | April 30, 2013

"Open source certainly is not going away. It is becoming a part of the infrastructure. Whether the open source code comes from a purely independent community or a federal integrator, open source should not get a free pass on verifying that it meets fundamental tests of mission or business worthiness," said Marc Jones, national federal practice director for CAST Software. "And conversely, the open source community should not feel threatened by that." Read More »

Catalonia releases RFI on technology elements to build an open platform using openEHR ~ ECHAlliance

Press Release | European Connected Health Alliance (ECHAlliance) | July 15, 2021

The region of Catalonia has launched today a Request for Information (RFI) with the purpose to obtain technical information on the possibilities of supplying the elements of a technological platform for the development of the Electronic Health Record of Catalonia. Given the technical complexity of the technological platform for the development of the Electronic Health Record and the need to finish defining its design and the components of the platform to be tendered, as well as to inform the economic operators active in the market of the need that has arisen...

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CDash Undergoes Second Major Release

Jean-Christophe Fillion-Robin and Julien Jomier | Kitware Blog | April 20, 2012

CDash aggregates, analyzes and displays the results of software testing processes submitted from clients around the world, conveying the state of a software system to continually improve its quality. This new release fixes more than 60 bugs and adds several new features, many of which are detailed in this article.

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CDISC Express Mentioned On Life Science Leader

Press Release | Clinovo, Life Science Reader | October 8, 2013

CDISC Express, Clinovo's open source CDISC SDTM mapping tool, was mentioned on www.lifescienceleader.com. Life Science Reader is a must-read magazine and website for the life science and clinical trial industry. It features insightful articles to pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, and contract operations professionals. Read More »

Celebrating 15 Years Of A Better Web

Mitchell Baker | Lizard Wrangler | April 2, 2013

On March 31, Mozilla turned 15 years old. In these years, something radical has happened: the Web has become an everyday presence in the lives of billions of people. It’s made their lives better. Mozilla was a big part of this. Read More »

Celebrating 25 Years of Open Source at the COSCUP Conference in Taiwan

Navigating uncharted waters often leads to intriguing discoveries. Imagine immersing yourself in a realm that commemorates a quarter-century of Open Source accomplishment. Invited by Open Source Initiative (OSI) to reflect upon the 25 years of Open Source at COSCUP, a conference in Taiwan that focuses on coders, users and promoters of Open Source, I threw myself into these waters by proposing a review of history that is not unique around the globe, taking my perspective from South America and Europe to Asia, where I had never before ventured. You can read a full transcript of my talk here and check my critical take on the topic. After all, to review is to be able to identify where we failed and to be able to proceed from there.

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CEO George Grey Opens Linaro Connect Europe 2013 (LCE13) In Dublin, Ireland

Press Release | WebWire | July 8, 2013

Industry leaders are gathering in Dublin, Ireland this week to define the future of Linux on ARM at Linaro Connect Read More »

Cerner Corporation Enters The Clinical Laboratory Automation Market By Acquiring Labotix Automation Inc.

Joseph Burns | Dark Daily | March 20, 2013

Never before has a major LIS vendor boldly acquired a lab equipment manufacturer with an intent to integrate and sell both products as a bundle to medical laboratories Read More »

CES 2014: How 3D Printing's Changing Lives In S Sudan

Arthur Goldstuck | Mail & Guardian | January 9, 2014

Not Impossible, the company using 3D printers to provide hands and arms for amputees in South Sudan, has stunned CES with a life-changing initiative. Read More »

CGI CONNECT Open Source Software Solution Certified for Use on eHealth Exchange

Press Release | CGI Federal Inc. | August 22, 2016

CGI announced today that the CONNECT Gateway has been tested and certified for use on the eHealth Exchange by The Sequoia Project. CONNECT is a dynamic open source platform that supports the secure exchange of health information for more than two thousand organizations in the U.S., including federal agencies, states, healthcare providers, insurers, and health IT vendors...

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CGI, Marand and Apperta in Partnership to Deliver OPENeP Across the NHS

Press Release | Apperta, CGI, Marand | August 22, 2016

Apperta, in partnership with CGI and Marand are pleased to announce OPENeP - an Open-Source medication management product developed by Marand, in collaboration with the NHS and supported by CGI’s expertise in the integration and implementation of health IT systems. OPENeP is a comprehensive, user-friendly and innovative medication management product built on the Think!EHR Platform, based on open standards (openEHR) and developed with a vision to completely replace time-consuming and error prone manual paper based prescribing and medication administration processes...

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Chain Releases Open-Source Version of Chain Core Technology Powering Visa’s New B2B Connect

Giulio Prisco | Bitcoin Magazine | October 25, 2016

On October 21, 2016, Visa announced a new partnership with blockchain enterprise company Chain that will develop “a simple, fast and secure way to process B2B payments globally.” Dubbed Visa B2B Connect, the system will offer participating pilot financial institutions a consistent process for managing settlement through Visa’s standard practices...

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Challenges to Expect When Open Sourcing your SaaS Business

In my previous article, I walked through scenarios to help you determine whether to open source your SaaS solution, and discussed the cost-benefit analysis that goes along with this decision. From an open source point of view, there's no point in just chucking code over the wall, slapping on an open source license, and calling it a day. You want to create an inviting community where people want to collaborate and spend time-even socialize!-with you. Chucking code over the wall accomplishes nothing, besides giving others insight into how you do things. Although that may be interesting and beneficial for them, you don't get much benefit unless you create the pathways of collaboration and communication that unlock a thriving community. Thus, you have an inherent interest in doing this The Right Way™.

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