Open Source

Unicef funding available for startups that help children
Unicef is inviting technology startups with the potential to improve the lives of the world’s most vulnerable children to apply for funding from its recently launched global Innovation Fund.
Top 5 trends for 2016: Big data gets even bigger
Data will be further embedded into decision-making processes across businesses and industries, writes Daniel Ng of Cloudera.
Red Hat launches virtual training programme for Asia Pacific
Red Hat Inc has launched its Virtual Training Programme for Asia Pacific, which it said would bring online training and real-time courses on its technologies to customers, partners, and IT professionals.
Mobile marketplace Carousell extends reach with web platform
Mobile-first marketplace Carousell has launched its web platform, saying the move was in response to users and to help the community reach a wider audience, including those who access the Internet exclusively via desktop computers.
Go frictionless or become irrelevant: Red Hat exec
Most companies in Malaysia want to evolve and move their information technology (IT) towards becoming ‘frictionless,’ but do not know how to go about doing it, said a senior Red Hat Inc executive.
How to prevent Volkswagen-like scandals in the future
The automotive industry has always played a leading role in setting standards for software reliability and safety, now it has the chance to lead the way in ethical software standards too – by adopting an open-source philosophy, writes Dr Shawn Tan.
Red Hat eyes SEA expansion, finally sets up shop in Malaysia
Open source vendor Red Hat Inc is betting Malaysia will be a growth centre, in line with its expansion plans for South-East Asia, according to its regional chief Damien Wong.
Brocade and CERN openlab in SDN-New IP collaboration
Brocade has announced a partnership with CERN openlab to help the world’s largest and most respected centre for scientific research develop a long-term software-defined networking strategy for the New IP.
IT not just about software, but hardware and humans too: HDS CTO
The rise of the cloud, web services startups, mobile apps, and software-defined networking has put software at the heart of businesses, but hardware still has a role to play, according to Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) chief technology officer Hu Yoshida.
IBM launches open source platform, to release 50 projects to the community
IBM has unveiled a new platform for developers to collaborate with IBM on a newly released set of open source technologies.
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