"We live in a world where there's open operating systems that are quite open to use, " explained Oosting on the new angle to Android.
The company has long been a contributor to the Linux and open source software communities and is well known for its work on open operating systems as well as the open cloud.
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Still, analysts say its place appears secure, thanks to aggressive moves into Europe and emerging markets, a greater focus on consumer research and an embrace of open operating systems, including Windows Mobile, Symbian and Google 's (nasdaq: GOOG - news - people ) Android.
In addition, open source operating systems, applications and third-party tools are already in development.
Handset makers working with open-source operating systems like Android only have three ways to customize phones, notes Greengart.
Open-source operating systems such as Linux can do some pretty big jobs.
The product, called Primequest, uses up to 32 of Intel 's (nasdaq: INTC - news - people ) Itanium 2 processors per box and is designed to utilize both Microsoft (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people )Windows and the open source Linux operating systems.
Android was cast out because the operating systems is open-source and used across a number of manufacturers that ICE feared could lead to modifications to accommodate new features.
Unlike proprietary solutions that only work within a closed environment, Twonky technology is an open solution that works across brands, operating systems and industry standards to bridge the gap between mobile devices and the living room.
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The segment offers operating systems, network services and workgroup computing software solutions based on the Linux open source operating system.
Sugar Labs will work closely with developers from the open source community to develop the user interface for other computers and operating systems.
Open webOS is based on the idea, in effect, that WebOS deserved better, and has been plugging away at creating a new, open source flavor of one of the most innovative and enjoyable tablet operating systems.
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Over time, cost pressure has led the IT organizations to consider open source for mission critical components such as database management systems (mySQL) or the operating system itself (Linux).
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Open source software such as Apache Web server and the Linux server operating system have become popular systems to run not only on network servers, but also on server appliances (servers dedicated to single tasks such as e-mail and Web site hosting).
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