UNDP-APDIP International Open Source Network - IOSN - Recent Items http://www.iosn.net/about/rss/recent-items Recently published content on IOSN en-us Plone 2.0 Telecommunication Revolution in the Financial Recession Period (Atif Khan) http://www.iosn.net/Members/iitesf/Telecom%20Revolution Telecommunication industry is grooming simultaneously while financial crunch is increasing in whole world. only telecommunication business is seems to be stable and growing but only the companies, who are providing varitey of communication Infrastructure solutions. Most of the countries are still suffering in low bandwidth, poor internet connectivity and unstable intranets are the cause of non-stable ICT echo systems in countries. Countries, like Pakistan are shifting over the strong, stable and high bandwidth network infrastructures. This change will be the result of strong ICT echo system and FOSS prmotion campaign needs same type of scenarios. iitesf Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:10:10 +0530 Contact IOSN http://www.iosn.net/contact-info/contact Contact IOSN in Chennai, Manila and Suva kaeru Wed, 09 Aug 2006 08:29:15 +0530

International Open Source Network

You may contact the IOSN team at info@iosn.net.
You may also contact the nodes seperately for region specific enquiries/proposals at the following addresses -


IOSN ASEAN+3

National Telehealth Center
University of the Philippines Manila
Taft Avenue, Manila
Philppines 1000
Tel: +63 2 525 6501
Email: asean3@iosn.net

IOSN South Asia

Centre for Development of Advanced Computing
8th Floor ( D South & North Block )
TIDEL  Park
No:5, Rajiv Gandhi Salai
Taramani
Chennai 600-113, India

Tel: +91 44 22542226
Email: southasia@iosn.net

IOSN PIC (Pacific Island Countries)

- a consortium made up of the University of the South Pacific, South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission, Secretariat of the South Pacific Community, and Pacific Islands Chapter of the Internet Society.

The University of the South Pacific
Private, Bag, Suva, Fiji

Tel: +67 9 323 1000
Email: pic@iosn.net


]]> Korea Computer Center - The Core of North Korea's IT Strategy http://www.iosn.net/korea-computer-center-the-core-of-north-korea-s-it-strategy Korea Computer Center (KCC) is situated in the Mangyongdae District of Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea. The computer center was established on October 24, 1990 as a subsidiary company of the Software Industry General Bureau. It is comprised of 10 R&D centers and 11 regional information centers. amarcelo Fri, 05 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Advantages of Open Source Learning Management Software http://www.iosn.net/advantages-of-open-source-learning-management-software A learning management software system also known as LMS is an application that is used for companies who are in need of elearning solutions. The software is able to function as a tool for the documentation, tracking, reporting, and over all administration of any corporate training course. Some of these computer applications are developed by companies all in-house for commercial profit. Then they sell each developed or modified software with its own license in order to limit other people's access to the application's source code. However there are also those that are open source. These open source LMS are free systems that are used by a lot of companies to successful results. amarcelo Tue, 30 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Computer software, for sale or not? http://www.iosn.net/computer-software-for-sale-or-not-1 Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Bill Gates might have really been angry should he have attended this conference in Jakarta where some communication experts suggested that software be made a free-of-charge commodity. amarcelo Fri, 26 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Malaysia Administrative Modernisation and Management Planning Unit (MAMPU) sets longest OSS programming record http://www.iosn.net/malaysia-administrative-modernisation-and-management-planning-unit-mampu-sets-longest-oss-programming-record MAMPU achieved yet another resounding success with recognition and endorsement by the Malaysia Book of Records (MBOR) of its inaugural 36-Hour Open Source Software Web Application Development (OSS WebDev) Contest as the 'Longest Open Source Software Programming Event'. This challenging event eclipsed OSCC MAMPU's previous record set in MyGOSSCON 2009's 24-Hour OSS WebDev Contest. This record-making contest was organised in conjunction with MyGOSSCON 2010, staged on 2-3 November. amarcelo Wed, 10 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0530 The Constructive Cambodian http://www.iosn.net/the-constructive-cambodian Kounila Keo of Cambodia on how can relatively simple improvements in technology creates a major difference. amarcelo Sun, 07 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Local firms team up for open-source software http://www.iosn.net/local-firms-team-up-for-open-source-software A group of Thai software firms calling itself the Business for Open Source Society (Boss) is gearing up for a big push to increase the use of open-source software among Thai businesses. amarcelo Thu, 18 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0530 China Mobile Goes All in on Linux http://www.iosn.net/china-mobile-goes-all-in-on-linux China Mobile Joins Linux Foundation as Gold Member amarcelo Wed, 03 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0530 OSS project Internationally Accredited http://www.iosn.net/oss-project-internationally-accredited Advanced Medical and Dental Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia (AMDI, USM) recently received invitation from University of Philippines, Manila for an exchange training programme on their OSS project, OsiriX. amarcelo Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0530 MyGOSSCON 2010 attended by Over 1,000 participants http://www.iosn.net/mygosscon1000 The fouth annual Malaysian Open Source Software Conference (MyGOSSCON 2010) held on 2-3 November, at Putrajaya International Convention Centre (PICC) is another resounding success for MAMPU. It has drawn more than 1,000 participants from various quarters who converged in this 2-day conference to learn of the remarkable benefits of a variety of Open Source Software (OSS) solutions which are being adopted widely in government agencies, Institutions of Higher Learning, and private sector organisations. amarcelo Sat, 06 Nov 2010 20:05:00 +0530 Latest Ubuntu OS delves into consumer PCs in PH http://www.iosn.net/latestubuntu Despite being free to download, Linux-based operating systems have had difficulty attracting consumers in the past. That could change with the latest Ubuntu 10.10 OS, codenamed “Maverick Meerkat”, which is designed specifically for ordinary and non-technical users. amarcelo Fri, 26 Nov 2010 19:45:00 +0530 10 Reasons Open Source is Good for Business http://www.iosn.net/10reasons With the many business and government organizations that now use open source software such as Linux, it’s becoming increasingly clear that price is not the only advantage such software holds. If it were, companies that adopted it during the Great Recession would surely have switched back to the expensive proprietary stuff as soon as conditions began to ease, and that’s clearly not the case. Rather, free and open source software (FOSS) holds numerous other compelling advantages for businesses, some of them even more valuable than the software’s low price. Need a few examples? Let’s start counting. amarcelo Mon, 08 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Singapore holds string of open source events http://www.iosn.net/singaporeopensourceevents SINGAPORE--Ahead of celebrating global Software Freedom Day on Saturday, several of the country's open source user interest groups have been busy jointly hosting a number of related events this week. amarcelo Tue, 05 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Open-source firm to take part in Aboitiz tech forum http://www.iosn.net/opensourcefirmintechforum Open-source advocate and software engineering services company Exist Global will participate at the Aboitiz Tech Forum to be held from October 21-22 in Davao City, Philippines amarcelo Wed, 27 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0530