The public adoption of the Internet was provoked by the need for quick, efficient information exchange. In the early 90s, the Net was exactly what we needed, and it flourished. As of June 2005, approximately 223 out of 328 million of all North American residents – nearly 70 % – were qualified as being Internet […]
Finding The Right Note
What is harmony? Harmony is most commonly used in musical language to describe a pleasing combination of melodies. It refers to two entirely separate entities that manage to complement one another and create an agreeable outcome. Harmony is also used to refer to things outside of music and is popular in describing relationships; to live […]
Biological Control May Beget Exotic Invaders
It’s not easy to be good. You thought you’d do the responsible thing and buy some ladybugs (technically beetles and not ture bugs at all, known as ladybirds in the UK) at the store to keep your roses clean instead of spraying poison. Little did you realize, you could be harming your local eco-system and […]
Israel, take a break
Last week a gaggle of awkward political bed fellows turned up for the Kadima party’s first annual conference. With no clear manifesto on domestic issues, and no consensus on how to handle the countries many security quandaries, Kadima is symptomatic of the national disorientation that is prevalent in Israel today. Israel‘s political ‘big bang’ saw […]
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 […]