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Berlin won't migrate to open source, looks to open standards instead

The German city-state of Berlin won't migrate to open source software. Instead, its parliament decided in principle to choose workplace IT based on open standards. read more »

Java developer says he built, launched basic open source office suite in 30 days

A freelance Java developer claims it took him only 30 days to build and launch a basic open source office suite that runs on multiple OSes. read more »

Facebook to design an open source switch

As part of the Open Compute Project (OCP), Facebook's network engineering team is leading a project to develop an open source networking switch. read more »

Ericsson uses Jaspersoft for Big Data analytics on MongoDB

Ericsson has improved its Ericsson Multiscreen TV Solution, which allows TV service providers to easily monitor and manage delivery of content to virtually any type of consumer entertainment device from a central location, with the help of open source technology. read more »

Government can reap benefits of IT commoditisation by embracing open source

Government departments can drive greater procurement competitiveness by looking to open source software in an increasingly ‘commoditised’ IT market, according to Tariq Rashid Lead Architect at the Home Office. read more »

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LibreOffice 4.0 - Six new features coming to open source suite

It's hard to believe LibreOffice has only been around about two years, so thoroughly has it come to dominate as the leading free and open source productivity suite, but late last week a release candidate for its next major version appeared. read more »

Hadoop creator Doug Cutting outlines vision of big data platform

Doug Cutting, creator of Hadoop and founder of the Apache Hadoop Project, says big data is not hype and it's not a bubble. He lays out his vision of how Hadoop will become the Holy Grail of big data systems read more »

The 5 key forces driving open source today

From the rise of foundations to emerging revenue models, the open source movement is primed for even greater impact on tomorrow's technologies read more »

Linux voting machines re-ignite e-voting debate in Belgium

Despite vocal mistrust of e-voting, 151 Flemish municipalities in Belgium will use new electronic voting machines in October 14 elections. read more »

London 2012 Olympics website uses open source for winning results

The London 2012 Olympics begin in a matter of weeks. I bumped into Russ Ede, who is responsible for the London 2012 Olympics website, and he shared some amazing information about what it takes to create a website that can stand up to the most widely watched sports event in the world. read more »

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Berlin won't migrate to open source, looks to open standards instead

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