The stage is ready, draw the curtains and welcome to the Javier Solana Show; the one man comedy tour of the Middle East. If you’re the head of a dangerous Arab regime, you can expect a visit from the European Union’s premier comedian. That’s right folks, sponsor a terrorist group, help smuggle weapons or just […]
Iran: A Threat Ignored
In the dispute between the US and Iran it seems that the international community has shown little or no decisiveness. Iran has stated its dangerous intentions time and again yet most of the media seems too busy, too comfortable, and perhaps too confused to ask the hard questions regarding Iran. President Ahmedinajad has written an […]
Double-entendre Pontiff
Pope Benedict XVI’s trip to Turkey, thanks to being under tight security including shutting down major arteries, snipers and security checkpoints in Istanbul and portions of the public transit system in Istanbul went off with nary a hitch, and the main demonstrations during the duration of his stay were either far afield from his itinerary […]
Open Source Transparency — The End of FUD
Open Source Transparency: The End of FUD Dan Kusnetzky, EVP Marketing Strategy and Paul Sterne, CFO An Open-Xchange Position Paper This position paper will address the question, "Can the open source approach to software development promote transparency and remove FUD — fear, uncertainty, and doubt?" By requiring that the source code is freely available to […]
Who Can Use GroundReport?
Right now we’re still smoothing out bugs and working on a user interface that will be even prettier and more usable. In the meantime, we think it can’t hurt to start spreading the word and contacting people who could gain a lot from GroundReport.com. Who should use GroundReport? Everyone. Here are a few ideas to […]