open data definition

ZDNet Resources

• sort by:
• Relevance
• Date
• Popularity

Guest post: Introducing the Open Data Definition

This is a guest post by Ben Werdmuller who is the CTO of Curverider and one of the leads behind the Elgg open source social application engine. The Open Data Definition is a new format for the import and export of data from within social applications....

Tags: Software, Format, Data, Open Data Definition, Data Portability, Service Closure, Chances, Semantic Web Community, RDF Parser, RDF, Semantic Web, XML, RSS, Internet, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Steve O'Hear

Blog posts 2008-04-28

Additional Resources

Google makes Chrome OS open source today

I like itThe ChromeOS demo looked pretty cool!I'm almost 100% webapp-based already, so I could see myself using a simple, fast & no maintenance OS like that the majority of the time.I like it too, but, for me, I need to compile and run programs locally. I would imagine that...

Tags: Operating systems, Desktops, open source, Google Inc., Chrome, operating system, ChromeOS

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Microsoft: Human error caused critical SMB2 vulnerability

did not explain why the fix was not back-ported to Windows Vista and other That very bad. I was wondering this myself when news broke that Win 7 was not vulnerable.What were they thinking? Fixing a bug and "forgetting" that other versions may actually be vulnerable?Or had they actually recorded...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), SECURITY, Hulu Desktop, Microsoft Corp., critical SMB2 vulnerability, SMB2, SMB2 vulnerability, vulnerability, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

Yahoo pays its 'technical debt' with IT overhaul

Yahoo had a lot of "technical debt"---systems that most companies would call legacy infrastructure---and has it just about paid off. Sam Pullara, chief technologist at Yahoo, walked developers through its infrastructure changes over the last three years. The talk could have come from any enterprise that finds...

Tags: Information Technology, Yahoo! Inc., Sam Pullara, HBase, YQL, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Open Source, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-09

Fourth type of cloud computing

Close, but no cigarThere is no requirement that a cloud be publicly accessible. In many cases, corporations use cloud products to supplement existing production. In that case, the public access is via the existing security scheme and the cloud assets are never directly accessible via public IP.Also, there...

Tags: Virtualization, cloud computing, Open web

Discussion threads 2009-10-05

Private clouds: A valuable concept or buzzword bingo?

Governance and Control are a serious isssue...The blog seemed to try to downplay the loss of control of business information and data like it was the same as losing control of an electricity grid. The two things are not the same. When the electricity grid goes down, sure business stops...

Tags: Virtualization, Recruitment & Selection, tech industry, Google Inc., cloud computing

Discussion threads 2009-10-01

Creating a unified model for enterprise mashups

Maturing mashup marketThis announcement represents an important step forward for enterprise mashups and is another proof point that the market is maturing. It seems to me that OMA and EMML are formalising a style of mashup defined - in the words of the OMA site - as something that...

Tags: Collaboration, Tools & Techniques, EMML, mashup, enterprise mashup

Discussion threads 2009-09-25

AMD's Charlie Boswell: With cloud computing, 'follow the money' [interview]

Cloud computing can't possibly handle streaming a first-person shooter or a feature-length film, can it? Ask AMD's Charlie Boswell, and he'll not only tell you it's possible, but he'll nearly leap with excitement about it. Boswell, AMD's director of digital...

Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Cloud, GPU, OTOY, Fusion Render Cloud, Jules, Games, Cloud Computing, Internet, Virtualization, Personal Technology, Hardware, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-09-11

Survival of the fit-most

backblazeHi Phil,Great post as always. Extra kudos to the backblaze team for publishing this information. I was particularly impressed by the detail that conveyed a genuine desire to help the community in their blog post.-NickDoes it really take so many words to say . . .Does it really...

Tags: Benefits, security, benefit, health care

Discussion threads 2009-09-10

News to know: Gmail outage; VMWorld; Skype; Browsers; Steve Jobs; Google Wave

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Andrew Nusca: Partly cloudy: Google's Gmail goes down; outage chronicled on Twitter Christopher Dawson: Oh sure...4 days in...

Tags: Steve Jobs, Sony Corp., Google Inc., Google Gmail, Larry Dignan, Andrew Nusca, Skype Technologies S.A., Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, Outage, Sam Diaz, E-mail Providers, Microsoft Windows, Cloud Computing, Web Browsers, Operating Systems, Internet, Software

Blog posts 2009-09-02

Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 (Download, 1-Year License)

Photo gallery:Kaspersky Internet Security 2010Like many in the security industry are doing, Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 leverages anonymous data from its customer base to create a behavioral engine to further strengthen security safeguards. The new version also introduces several useful ancillary tools, including a sandboxing feature for running programs with...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, PRODUCTIVITY, UDS, Kaspersky, Kaspersky Internet Security, Kaspersky Internet Security 2010, security

Product reviews 2009-08-26

Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2010 (CD-ROM, 1-Year License)

Photo gallery:Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2010Like its more robust sibling, Kaspersky Internet Security 2010, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2010 leverages anonymous data from its customer base to create a behavioral engine to further strengthen security safeguards. Other than that, though, there's not much to differentiate KAV from its freeware competitors--some of which score better...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, PRODUCTIVITY, Viruses and worms, Cyberthreats, UDS, CD-ROM, Kaspersky, KAV, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2010, Kaspersky Anti-Virus

Product reviews 2009-08-26

OpenSource World/NGDC/CloudWorld Experiences

I've been running from meeting to meeting at IDG World Expo's OpenSource World/Next Generation Datacenter/CloudWorld Conference at the Moscone Center in the heart of beautiful San Francisco (see OpenSource World/NGDC/CloudWorld.) Here are my initial impressions of the event: The event is significantly smaller than any I...

Tags: IDG World Expo, Event, Vendor Area, Data Centers, Channel Management, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Strategy, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Marketing, Management, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2009-08-12

'Custom XML' the key to patent suit over Microsoft Word

Well...It's kind of odd/fun/amusing that Microsoft after doing its big OOXML song and dance is being hoist on its own petard by a patent on custom XML.I do wonder if Microsoft in stumping up OOXML did much at all in the way of diligence with regard to patents on custom...

Tags: XML, Microsoft Corp., patent, Custom XML, Custom Inc., Microsoft Word

Discussion threads 2009-08-12

Schmidt resignation: Is Apple search on the way?

Schmidt resignation: Is Apple search on the way?Add to that the fact thatApple could "remotely" remove any competing search engine from the iPhone/iPod, and you have yet another "locked-in" money maker for the company.All highly speculative, with zero evidence...I don't even think mac rumors have surfaced with a search engine...

Tags: SEARCH, Apple Inc., Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-08-04

News to know: Amazon; Yahoo-Microsoft; Wireless carrier exclusivity; YouTube; Oracle; HP-IBRIX

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Amazon gets bullied, pulls purchased e-books from Kindles Dana Blankenhorn: Amazon uses 1984 to free e-books...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Larry Dignan, Oracle Corp., Yahoo! Inc., Andrew Nusca, Mary Jo Foley, YouTube Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Sam Diaz, Wireless, Brammo, GlassHouse Service, Microsoft Windows 7, FireWire, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Smart Phones, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware

Blog posts 2009-07-20

Sex Positive Socializing Online Arrives

If you're 'textually active' online looking for relationships on social networking and dating sites, finally you have a new option. Despite all the hoopla around the brave new world of Facebook, match.com et al, it's actually the same old industrial scale meat market for most people....

Tags: Facebook, Collaboration, Network, Web 2.0, Social Networking, Internet, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-07-14

After speed, what's the next challenge for web browsers?

After speed, what's the next challenge for web browsers?SyncronizingI use Xmarks to keep my bookmarks synchronized.http://www.xmarks.com/It does everything I need it to, and doesn't get in my way. Works great.RE: After speed, what's the next challenge for web browsers?I think the future of browsers is that they will become virtual...

Tags: Opera Software ASA, Web browser

Discussion threads 2009-07-07

Sun VirtualBox 3.0

Sun Microsystems released VirtualBox 3.0 today. One goal of this release is supporting workloads, such as database management systems, some collaborative applications and many web-based applications that rely on multiple processes running simultaneously. Another is offering support for high performance graphics for desktop applications. Here's...

Tags: Innotek VirtualBox, Hypervisor, Sun Microsystems Inc., VirtualBox 3.0, Desktop Virtualization, Hardware, Virtualization, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2009-06-30

Web Squared: Web 2.0's Successor?

Tim O'Reilly and John Battelle discussed their vision and nomenclature for the next iteration of the web in a webinar last Thursday: I believe the recording will be available online sometime this week, slides are above. With the term 'Web 2.0' enjoying its fifth birthday...

Tags: Web, ISBN, Web 2.0, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-06-28