Google have just announced their entrance to the browsers war to join Microsoft IE, Mozilla FF, Safari, Opera and others. Chrome the new google browser, is very simple and very fast ! Chrome uses components from Apple’s WebKit and Mozilla’s Firefox, among others – and that’s not everything because Google is willing to make it Open Source. All of us at Google spend much of our time working inside a browser.
Open Source Software can boost innovation and competitiveness Significant challenges remain: a cultural shift is needed Berlin, Guangzhou, Madrid, Paris, Roma, Sao Paulo: Qualipso , a unique international alliance of ICT industry players, SMEs, research, public sector bodies and academics, whose role it is to help industry and governments fuel innovation and competitiveness with Open Source software (OSS) recently published the report of its annual Conference, bringing together top speakers and participants from nearly 30 countries. The conference focus was on highlighting the strengths and challenges of Open Source Software, the state of the market, and future trends. Because of its capacity to boost innovation and competitiveness, Open Source Software (OSS) could act as a catalyst for restructuring the entire industry, acting as a lever for the transformation of the economy towards a service-based model.