A free webinar sponsored by the U.S. DOT’s Intelligent Transportation Systems Research and Innovative Technology Administration (ITS RITA) will explore the benefits of using open-source software in transportation management systems. The Oct. 20, 2010 online event will provide insight into an open-source alternative for deploying transportation management systems on the state and local level.
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Telematics Update has announced a two-day automotive, telematics, and software forum focused on content and applications for the rapidly emerging connected vehicle market. “Content & Apps for Automotive USA” will take place in San Diego on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, 2010, and is expected to be attended by application and product designers, senior-level executives from leading OEMs, and major technology providers.
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Oracle today unveiled an “Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel” for its branded, Red Hat-based Linux distribution. The company describes the new kernel, which will now be offered as an option for Oracle Linux, as a “fast, modern, reliable kernel … optimized for Oracle software and hardware.”
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A new Linux distribution has spun off from Mandriva Linux due to the liquidation of Edge-IT, through which most of Mandriva’s developers reportedly had been employed. “We believe a fork is the best solution and we have decided to create a new distribution,” states the new community-based project on its website.
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Gartner expects Android to be the number two mobile operating system worldwide this year, behind only Symbian. Additionally, the market research firm expects the upstart OS to challenge Symbian for the top position by 2014.
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