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Challenging COVID-19 with Open Source Technology

Tuesday, July 28, 2020 - 12:05 by Jadon Ortlepp

Open Source technology is helping organisations worldwide overcome challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. Whether used to facilitate the exchange of information between resource providers and those in need, as seen in China, or for the development of a tool to estimate the impact of COVID-19 on local communities, as seen in the US, it is clear that open source technology is playing a pivotal role in helping individuals, communities, organisations and governments circumvent and control the coronavirus.

IIoT Protocols: Comparing OPC UA to MQTT

Tuesday, July 21, 2020 - 11:06 by Anonymous (not verified)
There are several different architectures and protocols that can be used to gather data on the factory floor. The two most common protocols are very different, which makes them worth comparing for their effectiveness in IIoT – OPC UA and MQTT/Sparkplug.

Open Standards Mean More Options for Industrial Automation

Tuesday, July 21, 2020 - 03:32 by Anonymous (not verified)
Open system options continue to emerge from nontraditional suppliers and standards groups, and this is a trend that Bill Lydons expects will accelerate and enable multivendor interoperability at all levels of the system architecture.

IIoT Protocols: Comparing OPC UA to MQTT

Friday, July 17, 2020 - 07:41 by Anonymous (not verified)
There are several different architectures and protocols that can be used to gather data on the factory floor. The two most common protocols are very different, which makes them worth comparing for their effectiveness in IIoT – OPC UA and MQTT/Sparkplug.

OpenUK Joins International Open Source Organisations Expanding UK Community Representation

Tuesday, July 14, 2020 - 17:13 by Anonymous (not verified)
OpenUK, the advocacy and industry organisation for Open Technology in the UK, announced that it has joined the Open Source Initiative (OSI),Linux Foundation, the Eclipse Foundation and the Open Compute Project (OCP) Foundation as well as entering into a partnership with the Open Hardware Group and a Friends arrangement with the Open Data Institute.