Tag: Open Source
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Apple launches ResearchKit – secure, private, open source medical research
Apple announced a new initiative at its Spring Forward event yesterday – ResearchKit. What is ResearchKit? Apple’s SVP of Operations, Jeff Williams, described it as a framework for medical researchers to create and deploy mobile apps which collect and share medical data from phone users (with their permission), and share it with the researchers. Why…
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Technology for Good – episode thirty four with Salesforce’s John Tascheck
Welcome to episode thirty four of the Technology for Good hangout. In this week’s episode our guest was SalesForce SVP of Strategy, John Taschek. John and I are both longtime members of the Enterprise Irregulars, but this was the first time John and I had had a conversation outside of email! Some of the more…
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Use open source platforms to find cloud computing’s energy and emissions footprint
Regular GreenMonk readers will be very aware that I am deeply skeptical about claims that Cloud Computing is Green (or even energy efficient). And that I talk about the significant carbon, water and biodiversity effects cloud computing can have. One of the biggest issues with any claims of Cloud Computing being energy efficient, or…
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FaceBook open sources building an energy efficient data center
Back in 2006 I was the co-founder of a Data Centre in Cork called Cork Internet eXchange. We decided, when building it out, that we would design and build it as a hyper energy-efficient data centre. At the time, I was also heavily involved in social media, so I had the crazy idea, well, […]
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On Open Data, Open Source, UK Libel Law and Evidence-based Sustainability
“When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do, sir?” – John Maynard Keynes As is often the case, someone asks for a written answer to a question, but then fails to use the material. The great thing about blogs is that they make it very easy to make sure such content…
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Is Skype bucking the Open trend?
This open stuff is really taking off! Google announced Android, their open source mobile phone platform, OpenID 2.0 has been launched and even AT&T are announcing that they are Opening their networks! Against that backdrop I was surprised to hear today that Skype have decided to eviscerate their Skype Developer Program (SDP). The SDP is…
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Microsoft will Open Source Windows (or die!)
I have said on a number of occasions that Microsoft should Open Source their Windows Operating System (and their Internet Explorer). However, it bears repeating. I realise it is unlikely to happen in the near term but, I firmly believe it will happen in the not-too-distant future (when Microsoft realises that they can’t compete with…
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Are IBM, Google and Sun ganging up on Microsoft?
I see IBM are now jumping into the free Office software arena by launching IBM Lotus Symphony. IBM Lotus Symphony is a free download from the IBM site (registration required). Up until now, Microsoft’s competition in this space has come from OpenOffice and Google – neither of whom have a strong track record in the…