Top 10 Reasons for Choosing Open Source Data Integration

A white paper of interest... The Top 10 Reasons for Choosing Open Source Data Integration - Software vendors will assure you that their product is the one you need but, in reality, the proposed solutions may or may not be appropriate. To help you evaluate various solutions and technologies available on the market, and to compare the leading open source data integration technology with other alternatives, this white paper presents the top 10 reasons why customers are choosing Talend, with proof points provided as extracts from customer case studies. See details HERE

Top 10 Reasons for Choosing Open Source Data Integration

Census Bureau Releases 2010 Population Estimates

Just in time for the new year, the US Census Bureau has started releasing data from the 2010 US Census of the population. These figures provide national-level estimates of the population by age, sex, two race groups - black and non-black and for the first time, the Hispanic population under age 20. See the official news here

Census Bureau Releases 2010 Population Estimates

OS OpenData CodePoint Open for UK Postcode lookup

As part of the Ordnance Survey OpenData release (April 2010) there is a data set called CodePoint Open (20 MB) that associates full UK postcodes to an OSGB36 Northing/Easting of the centroid of the set of buildings that share each unique postcode. Integrating this free, reusable data into Google Maps would allow searches (for example "NG4 2JY") to return considerably more useful locations than they currently do. (via google maps forum) See more on the OS website
Code-Point Open is a dataset that contains postcode units, each of which have a precise geographical location.

OS OpenData CodePoint Open for UK Postcode lookup

Web 2.0: Engaging Customer Passion

A white paper tip...By selecting the right tools for your company's particular product, brand or campaign, your organization can fulfill the desire and expectations that customers now have for interaction.

This white paper examines the ways in which organizations can tap into Web 2.0 interaction as part of the marketing strategy and tactics to create customer engagement by matching visitors' passion and to figure out the "best fit" for the new opportunities that present themselves. In doing so, you can address online visitors in each phase of their buying cycle including awareness, interest, desire, action and satisfaction. 

Details HERE 

Web 2.0: Engaging Customer Passion

WordPress for Nokia - Open Source Project

Edit your existing blog content, add new posts and pages, or simply manage comments on the go, WordPress for Nokia allows you to do it directly from your S60 or Maemo-powered Nokia.

WordPress for Nokia is an open source project, making both the app and the source code free to download and use.

Supported: WordPress 2.7 or higher (WordPress.com or self-hosted). See nokia.wordpress.org

WordPress for Nokia - Open Source Project

A Complete Beginner's Manual for Ubuntu 10.04

Getting Started with Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) is a comprehensive beginners guide for the Ubuntu operating system; it features comprehensive guides, How Tos and information on anything you need to know after first installing Ubuntu.

Designed to be as user-friendly and easy to follow as possible, it should provide the first point of reference to any Ubuntu newcomer with lots of information. The manual has step by step instructions and includes lots of screenshots to show you how to do tasks. It also includes a Troubleshooting section to help you solve common Ubuntu problems quickly. Download this 160+ page manual today. 

Details HERE 

A Complete Beginner's Manual for Ubuntu 10.04

Google e-book Moving to the Cloud

In this eBook, learn from companies that have migrated to Google Apps and explore the results from key IT leaders on what they have achieved so far, as well as the lessons they have learned. Request yours here

Google e-book Moving to the Cloud

Esri Releases ArcGIS API for iOS

ArcGIS API for iOS enables developers to build applications that use the powerful mapping, geocoding, geoprocessing, and editing capabilities that ArcGIS Server provides.

The API is designed to use Web services available from ArcGIS Server and ArcGIS Online. Users of the platform can access dynamic, tiled, and image map services; overlay graphics; search and identify features; locate addresses; collect and update data; and perform GIS analysis. To download or get more information about ArcGIS API for iOS, visit the ArcGIS Resource Center

Esri Releases ArcGIS API for iOS

Nokia's Ovi services gain momentum

With the number of active Nokia service users now reaching 140 million worldwide, the company today announced that more than 200,000 people are currently signing up daily to Ovi, and that Ovi Store has reached the milestone of 2.3 million downloads per day. Available in more than 190 countries, Ovi is discovered through Maps, Music, Messaging, Store and in select countries, Life Tools.

The growing popularity of the Ovi experience has also led to 70 developers and publishers each surpassing the million download mark for their content in the Ovi Store. Developers and publishers reaching and moving past this milestone include Digital Chocolate, Electronic Arts, Gameloft, Indiagames, PepsiCo, Qik, Shazam, HeroCraft and Offscreen Technologies. HeroCraft, a publisher of content that includes the game Farm Frenzy, has received more than 10 million downloads, and Offscreen, a developer of a variety of touchscreen apps, has more than 45 million. The complete list by geography is available at forum.nokia.com. It includes 39 content creators from Europe, the Middle East and Africa; 14 from the United States; ten from Asia Pacific; and seven from China.

Nokia's Ovi services gain momentum

Tip - Ramp Up Revenue and Jump Start Growth with Online Meetings

Online meetings can dramatically jump start sales volume. That's why thousands of companies of all size, in a wide range of industries, use them every day to maximize sales results while minimizing lost time and upfront investments. Discover four tips for growing businesses with an eye on the bottom line. See details

Tip - Ramp Up Revenue and Jump Start Growth with Online Meetings

Video - Getting a new, replacement iPhone 3GS

Video - Getting a new, replacement iPhone 3GS

deadline for entry submissions for the 2010 Gettie Awards is rapidly approaching

Deadline for entries is June 25th, 2010 6.00 PM Pacific Standard Time - The Gettie Awards is the premier event designed to showcase the world's most successful and innovative mobile applications. See http://www.gettieawards.com

deadline for entry submissions for the 2010 Gettie Awards is rapidly approaching

Did GoWalla Just One-Up Foursquare with their USA Today Partnership?

A new partnership between social location player, GoWalla and USA Today may have just one-upped foursquare with a match made in heaven! Designed with the frequent traveler in mind, the deal encourages travelers to use the partner deals while on the move… definitely an ideal arrangement as social checkin is a favorite thing to do for people while they travel… additionally, think about it… who doesn’t grab a USA Today when on the road or at an airport?
Through the Gowalla location-based social network, USA TODAY will make airport travel easier to manage and more fun along the way. After Gowalla users check-in at any of the nation’s busiest airports, they will be presented with one of three USA TODAY Travel features:

• “Today in the Sky” Content
• USA TODAY Airport Guides
• USA TODAY Trips

More on this HERE

Did GoWalla Just One-Up Foursquare with their USA Today Partnership?

GIS Cloud Computing Company, Skygone, launches theGISmarketplace.com

Skygone Inc., an innovative GIS Cloud Computing company, today announces the launch of the theGISmarketplace.com a platform that showcases pre-configured GIS applications hosted on Skygone's Cloud infrastructure.  TheGISmarketplace.com provides users with a one-stop shopping experience to search for, evaluate, and purchase hosted solutions from many leading GIS vendors. See more

GIS Cloud Computing Company, Skygone, launches theGISmarketplace.com

Cloud computing governance must improve

Governance of cloud computing is too reactive, technology-centric and piecemeal and must improve dramatically according to Ovum. Ovum believes a new approach is needed as cloud computing, the latest in a series of disruptive trends affecting IT departments, cannot thrive without an effective governance framework that promotes and ensures coordination between IT teams. SEE More

Cloud computing governance must improve

Aava Mobile's Hardware-Enhanced Virta Android SDK Speeds Development of Android Apps

Just in time for Computex 2010, Aava Mobile (http://www.aavamobile.com) announced Virta™ Android, a hardware-enhanced software developer kit (h-SDK) for Android developers wishing to write applications for smartphones and tablets running the newest Intel® Atom™ Z6xx Series processors (previously codenamed "Moorestown"). The Virta Android is a fully functioning x86 smartphone that comes pre-loaded with a tailored Android SDK ported to Intel Atom processors.

Aava Mobile's Hardware-Enhanced Virta Android SDK Speeds Development of Android Apps

Dev Tip - MeeGo v1.0 for Netbooks

The MeeGo Netbook user experience is the first to appear, with the development of the MeeGo Handset user experience moving to the open in June.

The MeeGo Netbook User Experience includes:

• Visually rich Netbook user experience, building on the latest open source technologies.
• Instant access to your synchronized calendar, tasks, appointments, recently used files and real-time social networking updates through the home screen.
• Aggregation of your social networking content. This allows you to see your social networking activities on one screen, easily interact with your friends, and update your status and site information.
• For a fast and rich Internet experience the MeeGo Netbook user experience integrates Google Chrome or, if you prefer a fully open source browser solution, Google Chromium is also provided. Soon we will be releasing the MeeGo Handset user experience which will use the Fennec Mozilla Browser.
• Easy to use applications for email, calendar and media player.
• Highly optimized for power and performance.
• Languages: Japanese, Korean, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Swedish, Polish, Finnish, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, French, German, Spanish, Russian, Dutch, English, British English
• See more at http://meego.com/  
•  

Dev Tip - MeeGo v1.0 for Netbooks

Meego battles the odds in platform war

Announced in February, MeeGo will effectively combine Intel's netbook-focused Moblin platform with Nokia's cross-platform application framework, Qt, and the cellular integration work Nokia has done in its own Maemo Linux flavour. Its flexibility means MeeGo devices will likely become commonplace in a short space of time. However, Ovum doubts Meego's short-term ability to upset the increasingly vertically integrated, vendor-driven offerings from Apple, Google, and Microsoft. See more on this latest research

Meego battles the odds in platform war

Android 2.2 (Froyo - Frozen Yogurt) from Google

via AnyGeo... This week at Google I/O 2010 the company announced details of Android 2.2, codenamed Froyo. According to the company, developers can download the Android 2.2 SDK and Android NDK, Revision 4 now from the Android developer site. Froyo will be made available to OEMs and the open source community in the coming weeks. Most notably, Android 2.2 offers new features for consumers, including portable hotspot functionality, support for Adobe Flash within the Android Browser, and improvements to Android Market. Not to be left out, there’s also new tools and options for developers. These include performance & speed enhancements; new enterprise capabilities; the addition of the V8 Javascript engine to the Android browser; and a rich new set of APIs and services.

“Every day, 100,000 new people start using Android-based handsets. There are now more than 180,000 active Android developers who have contributed over 50,000 apps to the Android Market. Froyo is another step toward making Android an even better platform for developers, enterprises and consumers.” Andy Rubin, VP, Engineering, Google.

See more on the Google Blog

Android 2.2 (Froyo - Frozen Yogurt) from Google

Google Announces Android 2.2

Android 2.2 offers valuable new features for consumers, including portable hotspot functionality, support for Adobe Flash within the Android Browser, and improvements to Android Market.
Android 2.2 also delivers powerful new tools and options for developers. These include performance & speed enhancements; new enterprise capabilities; the addition of the V8 Javascript engine to the Android browser; and a rich new set of APIs and services.
Also this morning, Google offered a preview of an upcoming web-based version of Android Market and an update to the native Music app, which will allow users to access their music from Android-based handsets. Developers can download the Android 2.2 SDK and Android NDK, Revision 4 now from the Android developer site. Froyo will be made available to OEMs and the open source community in the coming weeks. A video of the keynote will be available shortly at http://sites.pressatgoogle.com/io2010

Google Announces Android 2.2

Google I/O 2010 Celebrates the Web as the Platform of Choice

This year's I/O event is a recognition and celebration of the web's evolution into the software development platform of choice. It's also an opportunity for Google to share its work in moving the web forward and keeping it open. The web has become more powerful in more places -- from enterprise deployments to mobile handsets. Google's announcements today enable developers to take full advantage of the web platform:

An open, global platform means better performance and broader access for all applications

    * Chrome Web Store: Google is announcing the Chrome Web Store, an open marketplace for web apps that helps people find the best web applications across the internet and allows developers to reach new users.

    * WebM Project: Google joined a broad array of companies and web community members to announce WebM, an open web media format project. We have open-sourced VP8, a high-quality, web-optimized video codec, and are contributing to the project under a royalty-free license.
    * Wave open sign-ups: Google Wave is open to all users at wave.google.com, as a Google Labs product -- no invitation needed. Google Apps administrators will also have the option to add Wave as a Labs feature for their domains, helping groups of people communicate and work together more productively.
More information about Google I/O 2010 is available at http://code.google.com/events/io/.

Google I/O 2010 Celebrates the Web as the Platform of Choice

Via GoogeIO Adobe Delivers HTML5 Support in Dreamweaver CS5

Adobe Systems Incorporated today announced, at the Google I/O conference, a new HTML5 solution that is immediately available for Web designers and developers. The Adobe HTML5 Pack is an extension to Adobe Dreamweaver CS5, the latest version of the industry-leading HTML authoring tool for website design. This extension provides more creative options to Adobe Creative Suite 5 users – so they can more easily create, deliver and optimize compelling content consistently, across the widest array of screens, to maximize revenue streams and forward their businesses.
Availability of this HTML5 Pack extension is the direct result of positive customer feedback that began at Adobe MAX 2009 when the company first gave a sneak peek of the technology, and then again most recently following a post on the Adobe Design and Web blog, where additional HTML5 and CSS3 R&D investments were discussed. Underscoring its commitment to this emerging standard, Adobe has made its HTML5 Pack extension for Dreamweaver CS5 immediately available, as a free download, at http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/html5pack.html. 

Via GoogeIO Adobe Delivers HTML5 Support in Dreamweaver CS5

Joomla! 1.6 Launches

The Joomla! Project released the long awaited Joomla! 1.6 - Joomla is a free, award-winning PHP-based content management system that enables users to build websites and powerful online applications - it's been downloaded more than 16 million times. The latest release is designed to offer enhanced site control and a more polished user experience. Key Features in Joomla 1.6:

·    New Access Control System - Allows site administrators control over who can view and manage content.

·    Unlimited Depth Organizational Model - Gives site administrators and content creators user-defined category levels that allow for the creation of a category tree with as many or as few levels for organizing articles and other content as needed.

·    One-Click Extension Updates - Allows users to keep sites secure and controlled by simplifying the process of updating extensions.

·      Semantic XHTML Layouts - Provide a better baseline for content presentation.

Visit www.joomla.org and download Joomla 1.6 beta

Joomla! 1.6 Launches

Cloud.com Introduces Commercial and Open Source Infrastructure

Cloud.com, a pioneer in cloud infrastructure management software, today announced CloudStack™, a comprehensive open source software solution that accelerates the deployment, management and configuration of multi-tier and multi-tenant private and public cloud services. The integrated software solution for delivering infrastructure as a service (IaaS) comes in three distinct products: CloudStack Enterprise Edition, CloudStack Service Provider Edition and CloudStack Community Edition. Through the implementation of common cloud frameworks like the Amazon Web Services API, Citrix Cloud Center™ (C3) and VMware’s vCloud initiative, Cloud.com provides an open environment that interoperates with a user’s existing cloud initiatives. See http://www.cloud.com/products.

Some related books:

Cloud Application Architectures: Building Applications and Infrastructure in the Cloud (Theory in Practice (O'Reilly))
Cloud Computing Explained: Implementation Handbook for Enterprises

Cloud.com Introduces Commercial and Open Source Infrastructure

Rhomobile Announces Rhodes 2.0 for rapid, open, mobile app development

Cross-Platform Smartphone App Development Framework Features Bi-directional Audio and Video Streaming in HD, Faster Sync and is Now Free Under MIT License - Rhodes 2.0, available for free, provides developers with powerful enhancements including faster sync, and optimized native styling for all smartphones and new capabilities including advanced multimedia support and a metadata framework that supports applications with changing underlying schema. The Rhodes smartphone app framework reduces development time by up to five times for a single OS as developers can leverage their web development skills and code in HTML and Ruby instead of in Objective-C or other complex native device OS language.
The Rhodes framework is free under the MIT License. The Rhodes 2.0 public beta is available today at http://rhomobile.com/beta. The Rhodes 2.0 final will be available later this month. Tutorials and other documentation can be viewed at http://rhomobile.com/docs.

Rhomobile Announces Rhodes 2.0 for rapid, open, mobile app development

The Nation, America's leading political magazine, goes Open Source with Drupal

The Nation, one of America's leading political magazines and a growing source for news and opinion online, re-launched its website today with a new design and an innovative, open-source platform (Drupal publishing platform) that strengthens the magazine's unique business model. The redesign is the culmination of an 18-month effort to position the country's oldest weekly magazine as a thought leader online. The redesign features strategic product innovations like search-engine friendly "topic" pages, story-level twitter feeds and instantly-customizable homepage and section front designs. Web Site: http://www.thenation.com/

The Nation, America's leading political magazine, goes Open Source with Drupal

Karto Open Libraries 2.0

SRI International, an independent nonprofit research and development institute, has released version 2.0 of SRI's Karto(TM) Open Libraries. The product is available for download at https://code.ros.org/gf/project/karto/. SRI's Karto(TM) Open Libraries 2.0 has been released under the Lesser General Public License (LGPL). "Karto enables software developers of mobile robot solutions to integrate navigation and mapping intelligence into their designs," said Regis Vincent, Ph.D., program manager, SRI Artificial Intelligence Center. "This updated version includes significant new features, such as allowing developers to work directly with Karto's core technology by providing open-source access to its mapping library." SRI's Karto(TM) Open Libraries 2.0 will be followed by the release of the full Karto(TM) Software Development Kit (SDK) 2.0 expected in June 2010.

Karto Open Libraries 2.0

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS adds new tools

Via Bloomberg, details of the latest in Ubuntu... the server version has almost 100 open-source and proprietary application providers certifying their programs on Ubuntu Server Edition. That version will include Alfresco, Ingres, IBM, VMware, Yahoo and Zimbra. It also includes improved installation and management tools for Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud (UEC) and Amazon EC2.You can get Ubuntu at http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS adds new tools

Openbravo Takes Small and Mid-Sized Businesses to the Cloud with Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Openbravo is the leading developer of web-based open source Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions for small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs), while Canonical is the commercial sponsor of Ubuntu, which is rapidly becoming a very popular server platform choice for businesses of all sizes across the globe.

Openbravo ERP 2.50 Professional Subscription for Ubuntu now provides support for the Amazon Cloud through Canonical's Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Amazon Machine Images (AMIs), delivering its web-based ERP in a form factor that is convenient and easy for SMBs to deploy and maintain. By combining the cost and scalability benefits of public cloud computing with the proven security, stability, and flexibility of Ubuntu, Openbravo and Canonical are bringing enterprise computing into the mainstream. Find out how to install Openbravo ERP Professional Subscription for Ubuntu by at: http://wiki.openbravo.com/wiki/ERP/2.50/Ubuntu_Installation

Openbravo Takes Small and Mid-Sized Businesses to the Cloud with Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Open Your World, Online Forum to Discuss Open Source Principles

Red Hat, Inc. the world's leading provider of open source solutions, sponsors "Open Your World," an online virtual forum highlighting the open source ideals of participation, collaboration, community, transparency and meritocracy as they are applied beyond the technology industry. "Open Your World" will be held on Thursday, May 27, 2010 and will be accessible via webcast. The forum is presented by opensource.com, a website launched by Red Hat in January 2010 as a place to explore and share what happens when the open source way is applied to the world at large. To register for this free event, please visit http://www.redhat.com/openyourworld/.

Open Your World, Online Forum to Discuss Open Source Principles

Event of Interest - Open Science Summit 2010 #OSS2010

The objective of this event according to the website, to Create an annual flagship event and news hub to build and maintain the identity of the international Open Science Movement. Organize the various sub-communities into an effective, global, socio-technological force for rapid change in science/innovation policy. See more http://opensciencesummit.com/
See also http://twitter.com/OpenScience2010

Event of Interest - Open Science Summit 2010 #OSS2010

OpenID Integration for Seamless Login with Google, Yahoo or AOL OpenID

Twiki Inc. announces availability of OpenID for the Twiki Enterprise Agility platform. Twiki Inc. is always looking for ways to make it easier for users to login and collaborate on the platform. Twiki administrators, managing existing installations can choose to install the OpenID library which is available for download immediately on twiki.org. The integration of OpenID 2.0 with the existing installation enables users with OpenID accounts on AOL, Google, Hyves, MyID.net, MyOpenID, MySpace, NTT MyDocomo, Verisign, Yahoo or any other Open ID provider to log into Twiki seamlessly. See www.twiki.net and the open source community can be found at www.twiki.org.

OpenID Integration for Seamless Login with Google, Yahoo or AOL OpenID

gvSIG Mini open source project (GNU/GPL) for Android

Something for Android mobile enthusiasts… gvSIG Mini is a free viewer of free access tile-based maps (OpenStreetMap, YahooMaps, Microsoft Bing, …), with WMS client, address search, POIs search, routes, etc.

Main latest featrues of 0.2.0 version are the following ones:
* Support for WMS and WMTS layers
* Compass support
* GPS, Cell and Network GeoLocation positioning
* Precission of the position displayed on the map
* Navigation Mode
* Share your location: Twitter, SMS, Email, Facebook…
* Compatible with Low and High Screen Resolutions
* Speed download improvements
* Street View integration
* New layers added by default
* Layer configuration downloader
* QuickZoom: SlideBar or DoubleTap
* Enable/disable GPS

See http://www.gvsigmini.org

gvSIG Mini open source project (GNU/GPL) for Android

The New Twitter for Android via QR code

Twitter for Android is now available and users can install by scanning the QR code here with the camera in their Android smartphone. Via eWeek, here's some additional info on the app: Google is expected to release its Android 2.2 Froyo build at Google I/O May 19. However, phones running that software may be a ways away...The theme for this release is sharing. Users of the app will be able to tweet and share links and photos from the Share button.

The New Twitter for Android via QR code

Welcome to The Open Lab

Welcome... obviously, we're very early in the planning stages here, however, stay tuned for TheOpenLab as we explore and report on open source, open initiatives, open government, and basically... anything "Open" - You can also find us via TheOpenLab.com

Welcome to The Open Lab