The Eclipse Foundation — one of the world’s largest Open Source Software (OSS) foundations — is creating a new working group initiative specifically focused on developing a new grade of OSS-defined vehicles. Alongside the Eclipse Foundation are several top industry players that are joining the collaborative effort including OIN members Microsoft and Red Hat. Learn More >
A GNU General Public Licenses (GPL) compliance lawsuit filed in the California state court is historic. In past litigation, the plaintiffs have always been copyright holders of the specific GPL code. In this case, Software Freedom Conservancy hopes to demonstrate it's not just the copyright holders, but also the consumers who receive the licensed code and are entitled to rights under the GPL. The National Law Review covers the story. Learn More >
NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) have released a revolutionary Open Source science tool for analyzing Earth science data in the cloud — the Multi-Mission Algorithm and Analysis Platform (MAAP). MAAP is a model for Open Source science collaboration and analysis and is the host platform for the 1st globally-harmonized assessment of aboveground carbon which can provide vital information for managing global climate change. Learn More >
Unified Patents, RPX & Google are among 5 major platforms to adopt a standardized patent identification format to reduce Intellectual Property (IP) portfolio management costs. Read the story from IAM >
02 |OIN IN THE NEWS
In case you missed it, check out howOpen Source Advocates Unite with OIN in our New Video.
Bloomberg and more than 12 other industry publications took different angles and covered recent news that Square Inc. — one of the top retail credit-card endpoint companies — has become a member of OIN. Read More >
Our CEO, Keith Bergelt, presented “Remaking the Bank: the Rise of OSS in Banking and Finance” at All Things Open’s 2021 conference.
The Digital Fifth holds a panel in which OIN’s Keith Bergelt, CEO, & Venkatesh Hariharan, India Representative, discuss how “Banks & Financial Services Recognize the Benefits of Open Source; Flock to OIN.” Watch the Video >
Amanda Brock, OIN's European representative, discusses the emergence of banks and finance companies as increasingly tech-centric, arising with the growing adoption of Open Source Software (OSS) in her latest presentation “Banking on Open: Ensuring the Continued Growth of OSS in FinTech.”
Founded in January 1986 with 7 employees, ADTRAN has become a leading global provider of broadband communications solutions. The company serves millions of users in more than 60 countries across North America, EMEA and APAC with a vision to facilitate a fully-connected world where the power to communicate is available to everyone, everywhere. Read More >
MAHLE Group
Despite supply constraints and COVID-19, global Electronic Vehicle (EV) sales in the 1st half of 2021 showed a 160% increase over the same period in 2020 with 2.6 million EVs sold globally, according to Canalys. The MAHLE Group is a leading global partner to the automotive industry and its products are shaping the future of eMobility. Read More >
WestRock
WestRock is the world’s 2nd largest corrugated packaging company and customer partner dedicating to fueling innovation, fostering real, sustainable growth and has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for North America for 2 years in a row. Read More >
Bilibili
Nicknamed B Site, Bilibili delivers “All the Vides You Like” — from lifestyle, games, entertainment and technology, Professional User-Generated Videos (PUGV), supplemented with live broadcasting and Occupationally-Generated Videos (OGV) — and represents an iconic brand in China as a leading video community. The company has over 31.6 million registered users. Read More >
Sealed Air Corporation
Who hasn’t used BUBBLE WRAP® ”? After more than 60 years, it’s become a known household brand name. But who knew it started with 2 engineers and an idea for wallpaper? Today, Sealed Air Corporation owns the signature brand, as well as Jiffy Packaging, Instapak®, CRYOVAC®, Dri-Lock® , Mail Lite™ and their own brand, among other packaging technologies. Read More >
04 |INDUSTRY FOCUS
Open Source Takes Root in Health Care
Through worldwide collaboration and an Open Source approach, efforts will undoubtedly contribute to greater global access to medical technologies.
The health care industry is rethinking the way it develops patient information software to reduce cost and increase flexibility, examining the way it distributes software to providers, looking at ways to add value to commonly used software and slowly beginning to adopt Open Source Software (OSS) to address its challenges.
The industry is poised for progression within Open Source in 3 key areas:
Awareness of Open Source development and business models has become widespread across the health care industry, even though it is relatively slow to embrace it primarily due to lack of regulation and ethical concerns about confidentiality.
OSS has reached maturity to provide health care applications for patient care, physician management and medical facility infrastructures, among other areas.
Major enterprise has expressed its backing, and in the United States, federal and government agencies have stated their support for the Open Source approach.
Over 50 notable health care OSS packages and applications are licensed as Open Source, or available in the public domain, for such areas as public health, biosurvellilance, Electronic Records Management (ERM), disease management, imaging and visualization, medical information systems, research and mobile devices.
Here’s a glimpse into how some OIN members contribute to Open Source in health care throughout the world:
Medtronic — a United Kingdom company — has publicly shared it design specifications for the Puritan BennettTM 560(PB560) ventilator for increased manufacturing to support the shortage that has emerged.
From headquarters in Switzerland, The Metall Zug Group operates multiple subsidiaries, including global leaders in infection control solutions and medical devices.
China-based MicroPort® designs and produces products for such fields as Cardiovascular, Orthopedic, Electrophysiological, Endovascular, Neurovascular, Surgical, Diabetes Care and Endocrinal Management. The company has over 300 medical devices on the market — one of which is used every 6 seconds — in nearly 10,000 hospitals worldwide.
A leading Chinese global developer, manufacturer and supplier of medical devices, Mindray Medical International focuses on Patient Monitoring and Life Support, Medical Imaging and In-Vitro Diagnostics.
Philips makes more than light bulbs. The Netherlands-based firm has an entire division dedicated to medical equipment and solutions. In fact, hundreds of hospitals use Philips Tasy EMR, as their medical record solution and healthcare management system.
The Switzerland-based Straumann Group is a global leader in implant, restorative and regenerative dentistry.
23andMe provides consumer genetic testing using saliva samples analyzed using genotyping from its headquarters in California.
05 |UPCOMING EVENTS
2021
TheOpen Source Summit Japan+ Automotive Linux Summit 2021 and Open Compliance Summit 2021, will be held virtually, December 14-16th.
2022
More than 60% of U.S. patent litigations were brought by Non-Practicing Entities (NPEs) in 2020, but many companies are creating collaborative frameworks to mitigate the risk. Join the Bay Area CHIZAI’s free seminar January 28-29th to learn how to limit and reduce patent risks. Our own CEO, Keith Bergelt is part of the speaker line up. Tickets limited to 100.Register early!
FOSS Backstage returns and will take place March 17-18th in Berlin, Germany.
06 |MEET THE TEAM
Tsugikazu Shibata
Technical Director, Asia
Tsugikazu —who most people call Shibata-san — has been described by colleagues as an “Open Source Warrior.” And it’s not surprising.
His journey began during the free-software movement in the 1980s. Thirty years ago, he was part of a Japanese-based Linux group who introduced the Linux Kernel to the public. In 2005, his employer, NEC, founded and funded — along with 7 other visionary enterprises — Open Invention Network (OIN). Shibata-san served on OIN’s Technical Committee which was responsible for developing — and continues to expand —OIN’s Linux System Definition, a role he still holds today. In 2011, the Tokyo native helped launch the Long-Term Support Initiative (LTSI), a Linux Foundation project to create and maintain a long-term sustainable kernel. Before retiring from NEC in 2019 as the Chief Advanced Technologist, he led the company’s Open Source Promotion Center. He now remains active in the Open Source movement as OIN’s Technical Director for Asia and serves as a Senior Advisor to the Linux Foundation, among other global initiatives.
“I have always wanted to play a critical part in the Open Source movement and believe every company needs to carefully consider implementing Open Source, which is becoming today’s default software development model. Intellectual Property (IP) risks are increasing, every company is at risk and OIN’s coverage area for protection is expanding,” he shares.
An expert skier, Shibata-san has been a ski instructor in Japan and skis in Europe, the United States and other countries. He also designs gardens for vegetables, succulents and ornamental plants. Most recently, he has begun wood working.
