Azul Systems (Azul), the award-winning leader in Java runtime solutions, today announced that Zulu Embedded, Azul’s open source Java Virtual Machine (JVM) based on OpenJDK, now supports 32-bit ARM processors, the dominant processor architecture for embedded designs. For manufacturers in the embedded, mobile and Internet of Things (IoT) markets, Zulu Embedded provides a proven Java … continue reading
It seems like every day there is a new threat to the Internet that potentially harms or weakens Web security. To address these ongoing concerns, the Ford Foundation and Mozilla are looking for advocates to join its Open Web Fellows program. The Open Web Fellows program was launched in 2015 to find individuals who want … continue reading
IBM’s InterConnect 2016 conference kicked off today, with the company making cloud-based announcements for its product lines. Chief among them was a new partnership with VMware to bring virtual-machine-hosted applications into IBM’s cloud-based offerings. The IBM announcement was riddled with partnerships, many of which were focused on bringing the benefits of IBM’s cloud offerings to … continue reading
A new collaborative effort has been announced to ensure companies and developers can create IoT devices and solutions that work seamlessly together. The Open Connectivity Foundation (OCF) aims to create specifications, protocols and open-source projects that will ensure devices and solutions can securely and safely interact with one another. Membership includes ARRIS, CableLabs, Cisco, Electrolux, … continue reading
Cyanogen has announced a new integrated mobile platform designed to change the way users, developers, OEMs and MNOs build and interact with mobile devices. MOD provides developers with APIs they can use to implement intelligent, contextually aware and lightweight experiences natively into the mobile operating system. It also allows users to extend the functionality of … continue reading
Developers take time to create good working software. They read the requirements, write code, end up with a perfectly functional application, and then someone in the organization realizes that application won’t help the business at all. As CIO and cofounder of Amadeus Consulting, John Basso has seen this time and again over the past 21 … continue reading
Crank Software, an innovator in embedded user interface (UI) solutions, announced today the latest release of its turnkey UI development software, Storyboard Suite. With Storyboard Suite 4.2, graphical UI development teams can quickly create and edit stunning graphics and high-performance animations for embedded applications, and integrate and refine dynamic 3D content with ease—all within one … continue reading
Google is updating its analytics portfolio to keep up with the ever-changing Web. The company announced Autotrack for analytics.js, a new solution designed to give developers new tools to track their data. “The Web has changed a lot since the early days of Google Analytics. Back then, most websites actually consisted of individual pages, and … continue reading
An open-source framework wants to tackle the challenges presented by moving to microservices and speed up application development so programmers do not have to spend as much time building software infrastructure. AquaJS is a framework for Node.js that was created at Equinix, which provides carrier-neutral datacenters and Internet exchanges for interconnection. AquaJS was developed to … continue reading
Facial recognition can be used for things like capturing criminals, tagging photos on social media platforms, and figuring out if hospital patients are in pain. One professor thought that he could take this software development a step further, which is why he created facial recognition software to read CEOs’ minds. An assistant finance professor at … continue reading
The Linux Foundation has announced a new open-source collaborative effort to build a real-time operating system (RTOS) to power the Internet of Things: the Zephyr Project. According to the organization, IoT devices require software that is scalable, secure and enables seamless connectivity, and developers need the ability to innovate on top of a modular platform … continue reading
There are a lot of new features in 3.0. It represents about eighteen months of development. Here are the highlights. A Fresh Look iTerm2 has been updated for the modern Mac OS X “flat” look and is stunningly beautiful. Shell Integration Shell Integration is a modification to your shell’s login script that informs iTerm2 of … continue reading
