Author:Munga, N; Fogwill, T; Williams, QDate:Oct 2009Free / Libre open source software (FLOSS/OSS) has gained increasing popularity and utilisation in commercial and governmental organisations. Universities like Harvard and Stanford now offer courses on open source as a business and also on how ...Read more
Author:Henrico, SJ; Coetzee, S; Cooper, Antony KDate:2018Remaining ahead of the enemy in all circumstances is crucial to any military power. Geographic information systems (GIS) can provide the military commander with geospatial information about the theatre of war to assist with the planning and ...Read more
Author:Munga, N; Fogwill, TADate:May 2009In the constantly turbulent and dynamic environments in which businesses today function, one has to be able to adapt and change one's overall strategy in order to remain competitive. Business models, when carefully constructed can be a valuable ...Read more
Author:Le Roux, WH; Burke, Ivan DDate:May 2009Citation has always been a crucial part of research when it comes to accreditation for intellectual property. The maintenance of these references has mostly been the sole responsibility of the author to collect, maintain and format. There are ...Read more
Author:Chifura, A; Nkomo, P; Chadwick, JDate:Sep 2008The increase in internet connectivity has created new avenues for smart cards to be used as identity tokens in distributed on-line web-services. To make this possible, one must be able to read the card and communicate with it using an ...Read more
Author:Gerber, A; Molefe, Onkgopotse M; Van der Merwe, ADate:Oct 2010There are several sources that indicate a remarkable increase in the adoption of open source software (OSS) into the technology infrastructure of organizations. In fact, the number of medium to large organizations without some OSS installations, ...Read more
Author:Van Zyl, P; Fogwill, TDate:Nov 2008Open source software (OSS) is software for which the source code is made available and can be freely modified and redistributed. OSS has been identified in the South African national R&D strategy as a vehicle for fostering local innovation ...Read more
Author:Fogwill, T; Van Zyl, PDate:May 2009Open source software (OSS) is software for which the source code is made available under a software license that allows it to be used, modified and redistributed without restriction. As such, OSS is freely available for use and inspection and ...Read more
Author:Mabaso, NMDate:Nov 2006Slides include: FLOSS in support of strategic objectives; FLOSS in research and develpment; Research in support of national objectives; ImpactRead more
Author:Henrico, S; Coetzee, S; Cooper, Antony KDate:Feb 2020The study of terrain and all its related elements and facets are of crucial importance to the military. Lodi, Smit, and Ayirebi agreed with this statement and added that the importance of terrain was recognised by military leaders more than ...Read more
Author:Tucker, KCDate:Oct 2006It is affirmed that FOSS/OC help achieve these objectives by contributing to socioeconomic development nationally, regionally and internationally in significant ways that other technologies and forms of content do not. It is concluded that ...Read more
Author:Namoshe, M; Tlale, NS; Kumile, CMDate:Jul 2008Open source software simulators play a major role in robotics design and research as platforms for developing, testing and improving architectures, concepts and algorithms for cooperative/multi-robot systems. Simulation environment enables ...Read more
Author:Molefe, Onkgopotse M; Fogwill, TADate:May 2009Open Source communities (OSCs), sometimes referred to as virtual or online communities play a significant role in terms of the contribution they continue to make in producing user-friendly Open Source Software (OSS) solutions. Many projects ...Read more
Author:Molefe, Onkgopotse M; Fogwill, T; Gerber, A; van der Merwe, ADate:01 Sep 2010Open source software (OSS) has gained prominence worldwide, largely due to cost savings and security considerations. This has caused a change in the IT sector and has led to the migration of desktops from proprietary to OSS. The problem for ...Read more
Author:Kinyondo, J; Van Biljon, J; Gerber, ADate:Sep 2012Developing countries, such as Tanzania, are characterized by digital poverty and a lack of information and communication technology (ICT) acceptance. The use of open source software (OSS) has been proposed as a potential strategy for addressing ...Read more
Author:Kinyondo, J; Van Biljon, J; Gerber, ADate:Sep 2012Developing countries, such as Tanzania, are characterized by digital poverty and a lack of information and communication technology (ICT) acceptance. The use of open source software (OSS) has been proposed as a potential strategy for addressing ...Read more
Author:Mabuza, SDate:Nov 2006Slides include: Mereka Institute; Meraka Open Scource Centre; OS Centre objectives; 4 Rs in EWaste management: Reduce, Refurbish, ReUse, Recycle; Background to OSS; Extending life span using OSS; Different choices for different scenarios; OSS ...Read more
Author:Byrne, E; Jolliffe, B; Mabaso, NMDate:Jul 2006This paper describes a conscious attempt to use metaphor to both promote, and also reinterpret, ideas and values from the global Free and Open Source Software movement in the context of South Africa. A case study is given of an initiative ...Read more
Author:Butgereit, LDate:May 2007Interns and new employees right out of university or technicians need practical experience in software development projects before they can effectively contribute to an organization's own software development. Encouraging such interns and/or ...Read more