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Adobe opens up HTML 5 Edge toolbox

The software maker has kicked off a public preview of its Edge development tools, which use open web standards such as HTML 5 rather than its flagship Flash platform to create animations Read more

1 August, 2011 by Ben Woods
Open source faces hurdles in the cloud

Open source faces hurdles in the cloud

It may not be efficient to open-source some cloud functions, and large vendors will 'dominate' cloud computing in 2020, according to Mimecast's Nathaniel Borenstein Read more

29 July, 2010 by Jack Clark

Government pushes for open-standard data releases

A Cabinet Office minister has said the government will push for open standards when it releases public datasets Read more

21 June, 2010 by Kable
Wireless Grids or Personal Infrastructure: Policy Implications of an Emergent <endeca_term>Open Standard</endeca_term>

Wireless Grids or Personal Infrastructure: Policy Implications of an Emergent Open Standard

A wireless grid is characterized by the ad-hoc dynamic sharing of physical and virtual resources among heterogeneous... Read more

31 August, 2010

Adobe moves away from Flash for mobiles

...mobile developments on HTML5 rather than Flash in the future, as the open standard-based media technology is more widely supported across a range of... Read more

9 November, 2011 by Ben Woods
Scheduling-Control Co-Design for WirelessHART Networks

Scheduling-Control Co-Design for WirelessHART Networks

WirelessHART is an open standard for wireless sensor-actuator networks in process monitoring and control. Recent... Read more

9 May, 2011
The Rise of PDF Malware

The Rise of PDF Malware

...format has become a popular file format since its release as an open standard. Its portable nature, extensive feature list, and availability of free tools... Read more

21 September, 2010

Microsoft and IBM push OData standardisation

...XML (OXML) format, which is used in Microsoft Office, to be the open standard for documents. In the end, Microsoft added ODF support to Office... Read more

25 May, 2012

Neul sets date for white-space network's arrival

...Next year, once regulatory approval is available, the network will become commercial." Open standard Neul and around 50 other companies are developing an open standard... Read more

25 April, 2012 by Rupert Goodwins
PocketMoney - checkbook, budgets, expenses 4.0

PocketMoney - checkbook, budgets, expenses 4.0

...iPhones Import - TDF, CSV, QIF, OFX Export - TDF, CSV, QIF PocketMoneys iReceipt open standard allows other applications or websites to post transactions directly to PocketMoney... Read more

27 March, 2012

G-cloud to aim for 12-month contracts

...a consultation early next month into standards and what we feel an open standard, which should be across government, should be." Maxwell invited attendees at... Read more

25 January, 2012 by Jack Clark

Google makes Dart for web programmers

...language would be developed extensively in-house and then offered as an open standard. The ultimate aim, the memo stated, was to "replace JavaScript as... Read more

10 October, 2011

SAP taps Sybase for mobile app tool update

...also integrate the apps with back-end systems via SAP-certified or open-standard connectors, such as JDBC and RESTful web services. The Sybase Unwired... Read more

19 May, 2011 by Ben Woods

Oracle takes office suite to the cloud

...of Oracle Office and are built on the Open Document Format (ODF) open standard. Cloud Office 1.0 promises to provide the same functionality found... Read more

16 December, 2010 by Ben Woods
Building the perfect enterprise storage cloud

Building the perfect enterprise storage cloud

Most enterprises are taking a cautious approach to committing their precious data to a remote datacentre run by a third party. We examine the technology trends that, in time, could drive enterprise data towards the cloud Read more

15 December, 2010 by Rupert Goodwins

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