Archive for January, 2010

BIZcon Europe 2010 – Malta, by Ricston

Reproduced from Ricston
Harnessing Open Source
BIZcon is all about informing business leaders about significant trends and developments in business.  It’s to bring to the forefront how technology in business will impact your organisation and market sector which is critical to your achievement and maintaining leadership for your business and shareholders.
The theme of the March 2010 edition [...]

U.S. Open Source for Open Government

In December the U.S. White House set guidelines for an open and transparent administration. The Open Source for America (OSFA) organization is now following up with tips for a governmental move to free software.

8 Android Apps The Government Can Get Into

In October, OhMyGov! reported some of the ways that the government was using the latest technology available on iPhone. Applications such as Congress +, FBI Most Wanted, and the US Citizen Test brought government information to the fingertips of iPhone owners everywhere. Unfortunately, for all but Apple, every application written for iPhone has to be either written by them or approved by them and that limits variety and competition.

Live blog: Can a student go fully open-source for 48 hours?

2010 has brought me one daring New Year’s resolution: to embrace open-source technology and to break away from the typical Windows environment.Windows is still the major player in the world of academia, with Mac and Linux labs coming in second and third, specifically to serve the minority of students studying specialist subjects.