Articles tagged ‘openstandards’

Why do Fortune 500 corporations swear by open source? What's in it for them? Freedom.

Because the software industry is a relatively new and complex human endeavor, growth in the sophistication of the FOSS community, in its small way, mirrors similar stages in the evolution of civilization. Now, at their current stage of evolution, the software and technology industries are most advanced in the developed economies. But they are facing broad new competition from the developing world. The two sides of the digital divide can choose to compete each other out of existence, or they can rise and together meet the challenges created by their global interdependence.

To ensure growth of a nation's digital economy, government information technology policy must foster innovation and openness. But good technology is not enough. Government policy must also promote an economic framework that enables good business practices.

National Linux distributions have special responsibilities. They should encourage a nation's open source activities as broadly as possible rather than present an isolated solution based on inevitably limited resources.

Web 2.0, the next generation of the Web is a force to reckon with. And corporations are noticing it. The latest in Web products and services are ready to go into the enterprise.

Governments should utilize Information Technology (IT) procurement policy to help achieve transparency, competition, measurement and efficiency in the purchasing process. A policy which incorporates open source as a choice for solutions complements the role of standards. Open source and open standards together can help strengthen a framework for procuring and delivering solutions to meet the needs of government.

OSDL’s Enterprise Linux Summit held in the beginning of February in Silicon Valley, offered a gallery of snapshots from the cockpits of today’s OSS leadership.

The acceleration of international commerce with China will vitalize OSS adoption across the globe.

After more than twenty years, the non-English computing world of India is poised to explode in an exciting flurry of Open Source Software projects. What standards are needed? And how can progress be sustained?

Microsoft adds a new member to its circle of trust.