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Enterprise Hadoop: Big data processing made easier
InfoWorld
Moving forward, Forrester believes a new architecture will emerge: virtual network infrastructure (VNI). more By Peter Wayner | InfoWorld It's been a big year for Apache Hadoop, the open source project that helps you split your workload among a rack of ...

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Cloud Connect Santa Clara Exhibitors Preview Major News
MarketWatch (press release)
Cloudify will now be available with a rich, fully-functional free edition, which has largely already been open-sourced. HP Cloud Services will provide a public cloud infrastructure that is business-grade, open source-based, and developer focused.
Mirantis Speaks Up at Cloud Connect 2012 About OpenStack CloudSan Francisco Chronicle (press release)

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Web apps ease mobile shopping online
Globe and Mail
A content management system like Drupal [ or WordPress hosts the bulk of the website (formatted with a view for mobile devices), serving shoppers with product information. Shopping cart software keeps secure track of what shoppers want to order; ...

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Does Facebook really embody “The Hacker Way”? Famous hackers discuss
VentureBeat
To dive into this reference, which itself speaks volumes about Facebook's own culture and agenda, we contacted a handful of well recognized hackers, including PHP creator Rasmus Lerdorf; Free Software Foundation founder Richard Stallman; ...
Race to win cyber worldThe Australian

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Does Facebook really embody “The Hacker Way”? Famous hackers discuss
VentureBeat
But while Facebook participates in some parts of the larger hacker culture — including using and writing free and open-source software, hosting epic hackathons, and encouraging dissident thinking and individual contributions — it might have been a ...

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API: Three Letters That Change Life, the Universe and Even Detroit
Wired News
By Cade Metz Sam Ramji was the head of open source software at Microsoft. But now he has a new crusade. Photo: Wired.com/Ariel Zambelich Sam Ramji met AT&T chief technology officer John Donovan on a speed date — or at least the tech world equivalent ...

Digitaltrends.com
Is Linux Spark Tablet An iPad Killer?
Datamation
Not only that, but who is the target audience for this new tablet running with a FoSS (free open source software) mindset? Out of the box, I suspect we'll see a lot of existing Linux desktop applications making their way forward.
Spark: The first free-software, Linux tablet is on its wayZDNet (blog)
Meet the Spark, an open-source tablet that will cost $260 and run LinuxDigitaltrends.com
Spark Tablet Coming for the FOSS CrowdLinuxInsider.com

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Mirantis Speaks Up at Cloud Connect 2012 About OpenStack Cloud
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
The much-needed program will expand the pool of skilled engineering talent and expertise in OpenStack software throughout the industry. Mirantis is an engineering services company delivering open source application infrastructure and OpenStack ...
Cloud Connect Santa Clara Exhibitors Preview Major NewsMarketWatch (press release)

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Dive into Drupal at DrupalCon Denver
CMSWire
Here's what to expect at this year's event: DrupalCon Denver is an international technology conference running March 20 - 22 of this year at the Colorado Convention Center and provides educational sessions on Drupal, the free, flexible and robust ...

Cars, software, services threaten EU-India trade deal
Economic Times
BRUSSELS/NEW DELHI: Hopes of India and the European Union striking a free trade deal at a summit this week are fading fast, with differences over duties on cars and market access for software and service companies standing in the way of an accord.

expressor software Introduces expressor for QlikView and Native Support for ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Users can download a free 30-day trial at go.expressor-software.com/desktop-edition-etl-tool.html. expressor software delivers simplified data integration software that is easy to use, powerful, and affordable. Unlike traditional approaches, expressor ...

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Five open source hardware projects that could change the world
The H
By Andrew Back Open source hardware is increasingly making the news, as Ford partners with Bug Labs to “advance in-car connectivity innovation”, thousands of US Radio Shack stores start stocking Arduino, and Facebook releases the plans for ...

Five open source hardware projects that could change the world
The H
By Andrew Back Open source hardware is increasingly making the news, as Ford partners with Bug Labs to “advance in-car connectivity innovation”, thousands of US Radio Shack stores start stocking Arduino, and Facebook releases the plans for ...

Enterprise Hadoop: Big data processing made easier
InfoWorld
With this information, you'll get a rough idea of how to set up resilient services inside or outside the enterprise. more By Peter Wayner | InfoWorld It's been a big year for Apache Hadoop, the open source project that helps you split your workload ...

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Jumpstart development for renewable energy applications with TI's new C2000(TM ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Integral to making solar development easy, TI provides complete open source software and tools to ease development. As part of the C2000 family of MCU devices, both solar development boards are fully supported in the controlSUITE(TM) software offering.

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Connamara Releases FIXpresso commercial version of QuickFIX/J open source Java ...
Fundamentals
Connamara Systems is committed to ongoing development of FIXpresso and supporting applications. It is backed by the company's 11 years of FIX experience and involvement in the QuickFIX and QuickFIX/J open source projects. Founded in 1998 by Jim Downs, ...

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GeekSuit LLC Updates MacDeveloper Beta Testing Resource
DigitalJournal.com (press release)
Register to try out the latest software releases and receive coupons for Free software, or purchase software at huge discounts. "This is totally amazing. I got so much free software for clicking here and there to submit problem reports.

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Red Hat to Recognize Organizations with Sixth Annual Innovation Awards
MarketWatch (press release)
Optimized Systems -- Recognition of striking performance, scalability and/or groundbreaking enhancements delivered with open source solutions. -- Next Generation Business Application -- Recognition of overall performance of creating, maintaining and ...

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Red Hat to Recognize Organizations with Sixth Annual Innovation Awards
MarketWatch (press release)
RALEIGH, NC, Feb 06, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Red Hat, Inc. /quotes/zigman/208092/quotes/nls/rht RHT -1.14% , the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced nominations are open for its sixth annual Red Hat Innovation Awards, ...

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Is Desktop Linux Becoming Fractured as Open Source Matures?
The VAR Guy
Traditionally, one could run whichever Linux distribution one wanted and still be able to use all of the open source software out there. Most programs were installable on any Linux distribution, and KDE applications could run in GNOME, and vice versa, ...
Hail the penguinStuff.co.nz

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