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Kitware Participates in RSNA 2011

Rick Avila, Stephen Aylward, Julien Finet, Patrick Reynolds, and Wes Turner | Kitware Blog | December 16, 2011

Several members of the Kitware team attended RSNA from November 27-December 2. In addition to meeting with collaborators and exploring the exhibits, we were actively involved in demonstrating our newest work, teaching workshops and participating in exhibits. Read More »

Kitware Supports MICCAI 2010

Stephen Aylward | Kitware Blog | October 15, 2010

Kitware was omnipresent at the 2010 Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention (MICCAI) conference held in Beijing China, September 20-24. This blog highlights some of our involvement in that event: Read More »

Kitware Unveils Open-Source Bioinformatics Application - Visomics

Jayashree Adkoli | infoTech | February 24, 2012

In an effort to provide a tool that helps in accelerating the pace of research through definition of relationships between biological analytes and biomarkers, Kitware – a technology company – has unveiled an open-source bioinformatics application - Visomics.

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Kitware's Commitment to Open Source Values

Charles Marion | Kitware Blog | September 21, 2011

As many of you know, Kitware is one of the few international, thriving software companies who have made a commitment to open source practices, both in our approach to technology as well as in our business model. We have received recognition from Inc. magazine as being one the fastest growing companies four years in a row. We have sustained an average growth rate of 50% from 2008-2010. Read More »

KiwiViewer Arrives in the Android Market

Pat Marion | Kitware Blog | February 13, 2012

I'm very happy to announce that KiwiViewer has arrived in the Android Market and you can now download it here! Read More »

Latest Version of iHRIS Supports Decentralization and Adds Self-Service Option

Shannon Turlington | iHRIS | April 19, 2012

We are pleased to announce a major new release of iHRIS Manage and iHRIS Qualify. Version 4.1 of the software enhances health data security and enables updating of health worker records at the district and facility level, improving data quality. Individual health workers can even update their own records using a new “self-service” option. Read More »

LibreOffice 4.0 And The Power Of Brands

Keith Curtis | keithcu.com | February 11, 2013

LibreOffice 4.0 was launched last week, and the news reports and activity on social media were massive, more than any release of LibreOffice or OpenOffice before, with better coverage than many of Microsoft’s well-funded introductions... Read More »

Linux Adoption Trends 2012: A Closer Look

Amanda McPherson | Linux.com | January 19, 2012

Linux is growing, even as spending forecasts remain bleak

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Linux Foundation: How to Contribute to Open Source Projects

Ed Henning | The H (h-online.com) | January 26, 2012

The Linux Foundation has published a paper titled "Upstreaming: Strengthening Open Source Development ". In the ten-page PDF document, the two authors explain, among other things, why it is in the best interest of everyone involved that in-house improvements to open source software be submitted back to the original authors of that software (upstream) for inclusion in the next version. The document, which can be accessed after registering, also touches on how best to go about this process.

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Linux Popularity Sparks Salary Jump

Joseph Walker | The Wall Street Journal | February 10, 2012

Companies adopting the free, open-source Linux operating system are having trouble finding developers and system administrators skilled in Linux, according to a new survey to be released next week. The tight job market has driven up salaries and bonuses and prompted companies to increase their training and outreach to meet recruiting needs, the survey finds.

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Looking for Usability Volunteers for Non-Profit Hospital in Rural India Building an EMR

Staff | Interaction Design Association | February 14, 2012

A leading non-profit healthcare organization in rural India, JSS (http://www.jssbilaspur.org/), is building an open-source health information system and is in need of a few energetic, talented volunteers. In a catchment area of about 300,000, JSS operates a multi-nodal hospital, three remote village sub-centers, and an extensive public health outreach program with 104 community health workers.

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Making the Most of the Possibilities: Design to Engage and Inspire

Amy O’Donnell | FrontlineSMS | August 2, 2012

I’m going to be honest: when I first joined FrontlineSMS I had no idea how much goes into the design of software. Every screen, every button and every function has principled thought behind it.  In 2011, we worked alongside Gabriel White, a User Experience Designer from Small Surfaces, to help translate FrontlineSMS users’ needs into the new design of Version 2. Read More »

Meaningful Use Can Cost Millions, Even After EHR Purchase

Ken Terry | FierceHealthIT | October 27, 2011

How much does Meaningful Use cost a healthcare system, beyond the initial price of electronic health record hardware and software? The CIOs of three systems gave answers to that question in a wide-ranging discussion at CHIME's Fall CIO Forum in San Antonio. Read More »

Meet Bill Gates, the Man Who Changed Open Source Software

Cade Metz | Wired | January 30, 2012

From the outside looking in, it appears that Microsoft has indeed turned the corner. The company recently added two open source platforms to Windows Azure — its new-age web service for building and hosting applications on the net — and it’s actually contributing open source code to these projects — as well as others. These aren’t minor open source projects. Read More »

Meet The Other Robots Set To Invade Manufacturing

Will Knight | Technology Review | September 18, 2012

In today’s top story (see “This Robot Could Transform Manufacturing”), I write about a clever new industrial robot developed by robotics pioneer and the founder of iRobot, Rodney Brooks... Read More »