This BriefingsDirect innovator case study interview explores how a Texas healthcare provider has adopted cloud computing, and in doing so has both saved money and improved the quality of its many services. Creative Solutions in HealthCare is the largest independent owner and operator of skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), which are nursing homes, in the State…
Month: December 2014
Jolla sells 7,200 Sailfish OS tablets, starts adding extra features
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Finnish company Jolla is following through on a promise to add more features to its Linux-based Sailfish OS, with plans to offer more personalization and a feature called “Events” that will show messages, calendar events and other information on the screen at once. Since its inception in 2011, Jolla has bet on the Sailfish OS…
Jolla sells 7,200 Sailfish OS tablets, promises to ship in the second quarter
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Finnish company Jolla is following through on a promise to add more features to its Linux-based Sailfish OS, with plans to offer more personalization and a feature called “Events” that will show messages, calendar events and other information on the screen at once. Since its inception in 2011, Jolla has bet on the Sailfish OS…
Virtual Machines in a Nutshell
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Many of you have probably heard the term “Virtual Machine”, but might not be familiar with what a VM is or does. Virtualization is a complicated topic, as there are many different kinds and it can be difficult for the novice to tell which is which. Source: Tech
Open source for sensitive email
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We often discuss the many benefits of open source software. The single most important factor, the one that all benefits emerge from, is open . Source: Tech
Huawei and Red Hat to deliver carrier-grade, OpenStack-based cloud solutions
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Huawei and Red Hat, the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, today announced a new global partnership to enable OpenStack-based cloud deployments. By expanding their relationship, Huawei and Red Hat aim to accelerate collaboration around OpenStack for Network Functions Virtualization required by Communication Service Providers . Source: Tech
CloudBees Jenkins Enterprise Raises The Bar For Continuous Delivery With Workflow, Cluster Operations And Analytics
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New Product Releases Provide Enterprises More Value from Jenkins in Areas Such as Pipeline Visualisation, Restartable Pipelines, Cluster Operations and Performance and Build AnalyticsBrussels, Belgium – December 9, 2014 – CloudBees, the Enterprise Jenkins Company and continuous delivery leader, today announced major new versions of CloudBees Jenkins Enterprise and CloudBees Jenkins Operations Center, extending the…
Zebra Technologies Joins Open Mobile Alliance To Promote Internet of Things Standards
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Zebra and ARM to collaborate on LWM2M StandardsLincolnshire, Ill ‒ Dec 9, 2014 ‒ Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: ZBRA), a global leader in products and solutions that provide real-time visibility into organizations’ assets, people and transactions, today announced that it now commercially supports the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) Lightweight Machine to Machine (LWM2M) Standard within…
Security Firm Claims It Found Google App Engine Flaws
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The CEO of Security Explorations, which found more than two-dozen flaws in Google App Engine, said there may be more that haven’t been verified yet. Read more at eWeek Source: Linux
Committee begins review of High Priority Projects list — your input is needed
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This announcement was written by the FSF’s volunteer High Priority Projects Committee. Nine and a half years ago the first version of the High Priority Free Software Projects (HPP) list debuted with only four projects, three of them related to Java. Eighteen months later, Sun began to free Java users. The current HPP list includes…