But they say the company's one-player-fits-all approach is a welcome innovation in a crowded and often confusing field, and could point the way toward smoothing over if not eliminating incompatibilities between song formats, software programs and...
By making the code visible, Sun customers will have an easier time making third-party open source software work well with Solaris, said James Dobson, systems architect at Dartmouth College, who is using Solaris in medical imaging applications.
IBM has decided to let open source developers use 500 software patents without fear of an infringement lawsuit, a new step in its encouragement of the collaborative programming philosophy. Through measures such as today's pledge, we will...
The challenge it presents to the commercial sector - whether you think that is a good or a bad thing - will also speed up innovation cycles. The BBC is embracing the move towards not just digital broadcasting but also content on-demand with the...
The MyBBCPlayer device, currently being trialled, will allow viewers to watch content online from the previous week's programming but may have even more users, according to the rumour mill, which suggests the BBC may even make a foray into the...
Innovation becomes collaborative This will come about as software makers move into a more collaborative relationship with customers as a way to pre-empt the fast-changing markets which can render products obsolete before they're rolled out the door...