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April 2024

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FROM OIN

Founding Open Source Zone Members OIN, The Linux Foundation & Microsoft mark 5 years of success in protecting Open Source Software from Patent Assertion Entities.  

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SUSE has appointed Andrew McDonald, Chief Legal Officer & Company Secretary, to join the OIN Board in helping OIN achieve its mission & vision. Andrew shares his insights. 

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AROUND THE WORLD

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India — with a large talent pool & growing domestic market — has the potential to be a major player in the $300 billion AI industry.  Read More +

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A Harvard University study finds the Open Source Software market is worth up to $8.8 trillion on the demand side — or in value to users — & still significant at $4.15 billion to companies on the Open Source supply-side.  Read More +

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Open Source tools allow the discovery of new medications, faster streamline the repurposing of approved drugs, & facilitate new remedies in areas lacking investments, such as vaccines, antibiotics & the natural predators of bacteria.  Read More +

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Here are Gartner’s Top 10 Strategic Tech Trends to keep your eyes on this year.  Read More +

OIN HEADLINES

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In Bareos GmbH & Co. KG’s blog, Frank Kohler, VP of Marketing, identifies the Top 3 Reasons the company joins OIN & how the firm’s beliefs align with OIN’s mission.  Read More +

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Electrolux commits to Open Source innovation & sustainability in its appliance platforms. OpenSourceForU, StreetInsider.com, Tech Company News & The Patent Lawyer Magazine share the news.  Read More +

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The 2023 State of Open Source in Financial Services Report by the Fintech Open Source Foundation (FINOS) reveals the common belief among Open Source Software (OSS) advocates that businesses share basic technologies & building blocks to compete higher in the tech stack through differentiated offerings.  Tech Company News & The Patent Lawyer Magazine cover the story +

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MEMBER NEWS 

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Google releases Gemma — a family of Open Source AI models built on Gemini — which can be used for “responsible commercial usage and distribution for all organizations, regardless of size” by giving developers free access to some of Google’s newest research.  Read More +

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A new study suggests we might be closer to domestic robots than we think. Using Open Source, Meta & New York University developed a robot that can navigate & clean rooms it’s never seen before.  Read More +

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G2’s Winter 2024 report recognizes Moodle — an OIN member since 2011 — as a leader in 4 regions, 2 new categories & 2 new market segments.  Read More +

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Microsoft announces Garnet — a new Open Source tool to make apps run faster.  Read More +

 

NEW MEMBERS

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Formosa Plastics Corp. is the world's 6th largest chemicals company and is the largest PVC resin manufacturer in the world & the largest conglomerate headquartered in Taiwan. Products include PVC resins, VCM, caustic soda, hydrochloric acid, MBS, HDPE, EVA/LDP, & LLDPE. Read More +

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From Kyoto, Japan, HORIBA Ltd. is a global manufacturer of measurement & analysis technologies for diversified business sectors, including Automotive Tests Systems (36%), Environmental (11%), Medical (17%), Semiconductor (19%) & Scientific fields (17%).  Read More +

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Home Depot got its start 45 years ago. Today it is the largest home improvement retailer in the United States with 2,300+ stores & carries over 1 million products.

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SAVE THE DATE

April-16

Attend IPBC China to engage in lively discussions and gain valuable insights into cutting-edge strategies for value creation and the management of your intangible assets in China, April 16-18th in Shenzhen, China.

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April-16

Open Source Summit North America — hosted by the Linux Foundation —  arrives in April 16-18th in Seattle, Washington.

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may-4

LibrePlanet 2024 Cultivating Community will take place at the Wentworth Institute of Technology in-person in Boston, MA, & online May 4-5th. Registration is open!

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june24

RISC-V Summit Europe 2024 is coming to Munich, Germany, June 24-28th.

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june26

The Fintech Open Source Foundation’s (FINOS) Open Source in Finance Forum will be held June 26th in London. Registration is open now >

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oct27

All Things Open (ATO) returns to Raleigh, NC for its 2024 conference October 27-29th.

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