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Early Blockchain Rollouts Expose Interoperability Issues
Blockchain technology is making inroads in the enterprise, especially among banks and financial services firms handling heavy transaction volumes that require the back-and-forth of much transmitted payment information. While ...Full Article
Container Projects Expand as Ecosystem Matures
Application container technology continues to mature at an accelerating pace as it expands beyond cloud native deployments to address emerging platforms such as the Internet of Things while building ...Full Article
AT&T Networking Code Goes Open Source
Network virtualization functions are poised to be automated, prompting the Linux Foundation to launch an open networking automation initiative aimed at leveraging a code donation to the open source ...Full Article
Flaws Found in Security Software, Unlicensed Code
A flurry of industry surveys have flagged open source and unlicensed software as growing security threats. Moreover, a review released by Flexera Software also found that the very security ...Full Article
Microsoft’s Embrace of Linux Draws Ire
The elevation of Microsoft Corp. to the status of "platinum" member of the Linux Foundation has angered open source advocates who worry the software giant will flex its market ...Full Article
Critical Infrastructure Goes Open Source
The electrical grid, water, roads and bridges—the infrastructure we take for granted—is seldom noticed until it's unavailable. The burgeoning open source software movement is taking steps to help rebuild ...Full Article
Banks, Tech Firms Back Open Transaction Framework
The point of operating a business is transactions. Hence, a new open source effort designed to create what amounts to an operating system for transactions has attracted major players ...Full Article
Open Source Effort Targets Faster Nets, Storage
Networking is becoming a bottleneck as enterprises store, move and sift through vast quantities of structured and unstructured data from a growing list of sources. In an effort to ...Full Article
U.S. Cyber Effort Targets Open Source Software
A growing list of cyber attacks targeting U.S. government employees has prompted the Obama administration to launch a high-profile cyber security effort that among others things will target Internet ...Full Article
‘API Economy’ Gets Boost With Open Spec Initiative
A new open source initiative backed by application and service vendors as well as enterprise users aims to extend an emerging development framework to become an open API industry ...Full Article