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e-TrustEx: An open-source platform made available by the European Commission for Public Administrations in Europe to easily exchange digital information
EU Joinup – May 16, 2012: For citizens to live across Europe and businesses to expand within the single market, Public Administrations in different Member States need to interact efficiently with one another. For this to happen, information should flow seamless across borders and across sectors.
Still today, the lack of interoperability between Public Administrations in Europe hinders the provision of digital public services across borders and across sectors. By working more closely together and in a digital way Public Administrations would significantly reduce administrative burden for business and citizens in Europe.
To join-up Public Administrations in Europe and accelerate the deployment of interoperable digital services at European level, the Commission makes available Open e-TrustEx. This is an open-source SOA platform with a set of generic services which ensure the secure exchange of digital documents, from system to system, via standardised interfaces....The objective of the European e-Government Action Plan 2011-2015 is ambitious: “By 2015, 50% of EU citizens and 80% of enterprises should use eGovernment services“. e-TrustEx will help Public Administrations to achieve this goal.... ...Full Story
Mobile Industry Leaders Create Certification Mark for Renewed Devices
Press Release
Device Renewal Forum – May 16, 2012: The Device Renewal Forum (DRF) today announced...a new Certification Mark to identify renewed devices that comply with its stringent standards and acceptance criteria.
The DRF was created to expand the use of renewed devices by building awareness and establishing a technology-agnostic "gold standard" for refurbishing, testing and certifying renewed devices on a global basis. Wireless devices that meet the rigorous refurbishment, inspection and testing requirements established by the DRF to ensure their proper function, performance and appearance will receive a Certificate of Acceptance and may bear the Certification Mark on their packaging....The DRF is open to companies and organizations worldwide that want to make a positive and significant impact on the environment and the future of the wireless industry.... ...Full Story
Apache releases new OpenOffice build, promises faster upgrades
Iain Thomson
The Register – May 15, 2012: The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) has released an updated version of the OpenOffice free software suite, with enhanced graphics and better encryption support.
Version 3.4 of the office suite has had major changes in the graphics capability of the package....Other new features include a speeding up of the boot process and better support for ODF, notably ODF 1.2 encryption, as well as multiple images within the format. The entire software suite is now also under the Apache License 2 regime.
This is the first major revision to the OpenOffice code since Oracle handed OpenOffice over to the ASF, and will go some way towards regaining ground on its rival LibreOffice....IBM is due to hand over a chunk of its Symphony code for the OpenOffice project, which had been on hold until version 3.4 was released, and other companies are adding features. SugarCRM is working on integrating sections of its code base and SourceForge has been helping with extensions, although these are outside the Apache license, as well as adding a new distribution channel.... ...Full Story
MirrorLink Group Developing Apps Framework for Cars
Mark Hachman
PCMag.com – May 15, 0212: The Connected Car Consortium has begun developing a test case framework for certifying MirrorLink applications for the car, which should be finalized in October, executives said this week.
The idea is to enable an ecosystem of phones, cars, or head units, and applications that can work together, essentially porting the application to the car....Right now, the 56-member group...is developing software use cases to ensure that the third-party applications can function properly within a MirrorLink environment, and the car,...A unified API would allow app developers to create a single application for a large number of cars,... ...Full Story
World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2012 Launching the WSIS 10-year Review Process (WSIS +10)
Press Release
ITU.org – May 15, 0212: The World Summit on the Information Society Forum will this year welcome some 1,500 delegates from around the world, who will strive to define an effective review process to measure progress towards targets established in 2005 in Tunis at the UN World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS).
Co-organized by ITU, UNESCO, UNCTAD and UNDP, the WSIS Forum 2012 event (14-18 May) represents the world’s largest annual gathering of the ‘ICT for development’ community. The event is focused around strategies and tactics to help countries and organizations more effectively harness the power of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to accelerate progress towards the Millennium Development Goals, now just three years away.... ...Full Story
W3C Community Groups Drive Web Innovation with more than 1200 Participants in Eight Months
Press Release
W3C.org – May 15, 2012: Eight months after the launch of W3C Community Groups to speed Web innovation, more than 1200 people are participating in 80 groups with wide-ranging interests, including mobile profiles, Web games, and big data....
A sample of what current groups are discussing includes:
- Mobile: accelerating the adoption of the Mobile Web as a compelling platform for the development of modern mobile web applications (Core Mobile Web Platform)
- Design: delivering alternate image sources based on device capabilities, to prevent wasted bandwidth and optimize display for both screen and print (Responsive Images)
- Social: connecting the multidisciplinary research community interested in the study and treatment of low-effort user generated content on the Web (tweets, checkins, status messages, likes,...), called microposts (Microposts)
- Games: improving the quality of open web standards that game developers rely on to create games (Games)
- Education: improving the overall skill set of the web industry by improving the quality of available web education resources and courses around the world (Web Education).... ...Full Story
Electric car fast charging feud between SAE and CHADEMO, who will win?
David Herron
Torque News – May 14, 2012: At this weeks EVS26 electric vehicle conference, the impending choice between DC fast charging standards was the major topic. CHADEMO is the incumbent standard, developed several years ago by Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) and a consortium of Japanese automakers, and has been in use since 2008. The SAE is developing a new iteration of the J1772 standard which includes a new "combo" connector supporting not only AC charging, but also DC Fast Charge. A consortium of automakers promise to begin delivering electric cars containing the combo J1772 system in 2013. Unfortunately the two consortiums do not overlap, and instead we have a Hatfield-McCoy's style feud going on.... ...Full Story
Powermat forms rival Alliance for Wireless Power with Samsung and Qualcomm
Nathan Ingraham
The Verge – May 14, 2012: It looks like the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) and its Qi standard aren't the only group trying to push wireless power into the mainstream - Powermat is teaming with Samsung and Qualcomm to start the Alliance for Wireless Power, or A4WP for short....Powermat previously backed and used the Qi standard, but it seems that the company has severed its ties with the WPC - it's no longer listed as a partner on the WPC's site....While Qi has been around for some years, it hasn't exactly caught fire, despite fairly frequent updates and a long list of partners. Perhaps a new consortium and a new potential standard will drive the WPC to push its innovations harder... ...Full Story
Qualcomm and Samsung Form Wireless Power Alliance
Anton Shilov
XBit Laboratories – May 14, 2012: Samsung Electronics and Qualcomm have joined other technology companies to form the alliance for wireless power (A4WP). The new group will work independently and will promote global standardization of a wireless power transfer technology for various mobile devices so that they could be charged on tables, in cars and other environments. The initial standard will be based on Qualcomm's WiPower, eventually other companies will implement their suggestions....The A4WP is open to new members and welcomes participation from vendors in all segments of the potential ecosystem, including: handheld devices, consumer electronics, semiconductor products, automotive, furniture, test equipment, cellular operators, and retail. ...Full Story
New Wi-Fi 802.11-2012 Standard to Enable Faster, More Secure Wireless Communications.
Anton Shilov
XbitLabs.com – May 9, 2012: The IEEE standards association on Monday published IEEE 802.11-2012, which defines the technology for upcoming wireless local area network (LAN) products. The new IEEE 802.11-2012 revision has been expanded significantly by supporting devices and networks that are faster, more secure, while offering improved quality of service and, improved cellular network hand-off...."More than 300 voters from a sweeping cross-section of global industry contributed to the new standard, which has roughly doubled in size since its last published revision,"...IEEE 802.11-2012 is the fourth revision of the standard to be released since its initial publication in 1997.... ...Full Story
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