Open-source software is helping move along the drone industry with easy access to code, software, designs, and features that can be shared, modified, redistributed and implemented into developers’ applications and hardware. But proprietary software is also trying to mold the industry by providing advanced hardware and software solutions, as well as new technologies. So which … continue reading
Akana, a leading provider of API Management, API Security and Cloud Integration solutions, announced that it has released Envision, an enhanced API analytics platform that helps enterprises to mine critical insights across their digital eco-systems, understand their customers and partners and offer value-added personalized services. Akana Envision provides businesses advanced analytics and insights into how their APIs are performing, how … continue reading
Perforce has announced some new improvements to its suite of tools designed to provide better performance and insight into applications. The updates include Helix Git Fusion, Helix Threat Detection, the Helix Plugin for Visual Studio, Helix Versioning Engine, and the tutorial video library. Helix Git Fusion 2015.2 comes with a major update to its Git … continue reading
Xamarin and the Mono Project community are still working to integrate Microsoft’s open-source Roslyn compiler into Mono. In a post on his personal blog, Xamarin CTO Miguel de Icaza detailed the Xamarin and Mono efforts on two fronts: using Roslyn as Mono’s default compiler, and as its IDE engine powering code completion and refactoring. Over … continue reading
U.S. Senators have introduced a bill designed to improve vehicle security. The Security and Privacy in Your Car (SPY Car) Act, proposed by Senator Edward Markey and Senator Richard Blumenthal, intends to establish federal standards that would secure cars and protect drivers’ privacy. In addition, a rating system, also known as a cyber dashboard, would … continue reading
GitHub wants users to embrace the TODO Group’s Open Code of Conduct. The organization recently announced it is working with TODO on its code of conduct, and has adopted it for its open-source projects such as Atom, Electron and Git LFS. “We hope sharing this with you will enable you to easily establish a code … continue reading
Bolstered by the near-meteoric rise of container technology, especially Docker, the term “microservices” is now being used to describe the type of software architecture anointed as the shiny new technology that will deliver software engineering to the Promised Land. The reality is that the principles of microservices go back to the ancient history of software … continue reading
Apple and Microsoft both have reported earnings from their latest financial quarters. Apple posted quarterly revenue of US$49.6 billion, with a profit of $10.7 billion, growing its revenue by 33% year-over-year. Microsoft reported revenue of $22.2 billion, but with a net loss of $3.2 billion due to the $7.5 billion accounting charge stemming from the … continue reading
Kony, Inc., a leading enterprise mobility company, today released new innovations for its Kony MobileFabric 6.5 update that gives developers the freedom to use any open mobile developer framework and tool of choice without sacrificing the security and quality required by the business. With this latest release of Kony MobileFabric, developers can take advantage of … continue reading
Twistlock, the leading provider of cloud container security, today announced the release of a comprehensive image analysis component as part of the Twistlock suite. The component detects the existence of CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) in Docker images. The component supports the analysis of native Linux binaries, including executables and linked libraries, Java Archives (JARs), … continue reading
The Linux Foundation has unveiled a new organization dedicated to building and maintaining native cloud distributed systems. The Cloud Native Computing Foundation will focus on advancing the paradigm for modern distributed systems environments. “Today, cloud computing is a resource-intensive undertaking. It requires teams of experts who can integrate disparate technologies and then maintain all of … continue reading
Blue Frog Robotics, the French company crowdfunding the “BUDDY” open-source companion robot on Indiegogo, has announced the first details of its SDK and developer program. (Related: French robot company raising money for open-source companion robot “BUDDY”) The BUDDY Developer Edition includes enrollment in the developer program, which provides access to BUDDY’s open-source community, technical support … continue reading
