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Media Streaming Servers: Open Source and Proprietary
A friend recently consulted me about streaming media and video-on-demand solutions available to satisfy the requirements of a distant learning initiative to be implemented by one of his customers. While explaining to him the many options available I realized that not many people are aware of how much the streaming media ecosystem has changed in the last few years and that there are several open source platforms and solutions available for streaming audio and video over the Internet, lowering the cost of such endeavors and making the implementation of pilot and fully functional initiatives much more affordable and accessible to all kind of organizations.
TAVOS Media Networks
TAVOS Media Network is a trail-blazing venture based in Palo Alto, California, that empowers people in underserved communities around the world through local media services. Our vision is to build a global network of local media microfranchises to give voice and promote the life and prosperity of every community.
A Mobile, Integrated Disease Surveillance System
Disease surveillance is an important aspect of any public health-care programme that serves two
essential purposes, one of which is monitoring the progress of ongoing medical interventions for
disease reduction, and the other is for the early detection of outbreaks to initiate investigative and
control measures. Disease Surveillance is also a basic tool for the field epidemiologist as surveillance
data provide a scientific basis for implementation of an appropriate health-care policy, disease control
decisions, the evaluation of the efficacy of surveillance initiatives, and for the allocation of resources in
the primary health-care system.
Microsoft's response to Negroponte's One Laptop per Child
Attached is a New York Times article from Davos about Microsoft's response to the One Laptop Per Child project by MIT's Negroponte. They propose using a cellphone as a computer connected to a TV and a keyboard. I don't know about the feasibility of Microsoft's proposal but the fact that they have one demonstrates the power of OLPC, open-source and market dynamics.
Next Wave of Innovations
At SVASE (www.svase.org) main event “Where the Hot Money Will Be Going in 2006,” the panelists from Onset Ventures, Lightspeed Ventures and Draper Fisher Jurvetson talked about the innovations they see that are coming to reshape the landscape of software, semiconductors, Internet, telecom, energy and bio-tech industries.
The Need for a Special Approach in the Development of ICT Projects
The Different Nature of ICT Projects
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) projects are different from common manufactured or consumer products in that they are not built through an expensive production line that requires physical resources difficult to change and modify.
New version 2.0 of Open Office
OpenOffice.org is a multiplatform and multilingual office suite and an open-source project. Compatible with all other major office suites, the product is free to download, use, and distribute.
OpenOffice.org 2.0 is the productivity suite that individuals, governments, and corporations around the world have been expecting for the last two years. Easy to use and fluidly interoperable with every major office suite, OpenOffice.org 2.0 realises the potential of open source.
An open source quiz maker that rocks
Hi all:
Just wanted to share this quiz maker (open source) which is one of the best definitely ever. Only problem: Some feedback windows may have English spelling/grammar mistakes. Tried convincing Luca to correct it, but haven't heard from him yet.
Why Usable Design Matters: Most Products Fail the First Time
Usable design is not the icing on the cake. It's more like the batter.
Consider this cautionary tale of the talking soda machine from the classic The Psychology of Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman (1988). Norman recalls a conversation he had with a designer about the high stakes of getting design right.
Approaching a New Definition of Web 2.0
Web 2.0 is a recent buzzword that is gaining a lot of traction. It is an umbrella term that brings together all the recent exciting things happening in the Web, such as RSS, Creative Commmons, blogging, wikis, social networks, tagging, folksonomy and many more.
