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Key Architect of VA’s Open Source Strategy Elected Chairman of the Board of OSEHRA

Press Release | OSEHRA | October 17, 2016

The Open Source Electronic Health Record Alliance (OSEHRA) announced today that Mike O’Neill, CEO of MedicaSoft, has been elected Chairman of the OSEHRA Board of Directors. O’Neill, an architect of VA’s open source strategy and a thought leader in the open source community, has served several years on the Board and was most recently re-elected in September 2015 as a representative of OSEHRA’s Organizational Members.  He assumed the Chairmanship on October 6.  “It is an honor to be chosen for this role,” said O’Neill.  “This is an exciting time for OSEHRA, with the new Federal Government policy on open source reaffirming our mission and impact.”

Kids on Computers Establishes Computer Labs in Five Countries

Linux and open source software are not just fueling charities, they are gifting the freedom of education and knowledge to the people the charities are helping because of the low cost, yes, but also the exceptional technology. This sentiment is proven when you look at the work the Linux Foundation does supporting a variety of community initiatives and organizations that are using Linux and open source software. While attending LinuxCon NA 2016 in Toronto I learned of Kids on Computers, one such organization...

King's Rolls Out Wardware

Rebecca Todd | eHealth Insider | March 11, 2013

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has rolled-out an open source nursing observations system, Wardware, to 12 wards. Read More »

Kitware And SAIC-Frederick, Inc. Provide Support For National Cancer Informatics Program Open Development Initiative

Press Release | SAIC-Frederick, Inc, Kitware | February 12, 2013

The project will move a collection of existing government-funded software projects to an open-source environment. Read More »

Kitware Announces a Virtual Surgery System to Help Surgeons Treat Craniosynostosis

Press Release | Kitware | December 16, 2014

Kitware,Inc., a leader in the creation and support of open-source software and state-of-the-art technology, is developing software for treatment planning and evaluation of craniosynostosis through robust, quantitative, and reproducible methods that assess cranial shape.

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Kitware Announces Development Of Real-Time Image Guidance To Improve Orthognathic Surgery

Press Release | Kitware | September 24, 2014

Kitware, a leader in the creation and support of open-source software and state-of-the-art technology, is developing real-time image guidance to help address pressing challenges in the orthognathic surgical community...

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Kitware Announces Exascale Exhibition at SC15

Press Release | Kitware | November 10, 2015

To share Kitware’s latest developments in exascale visualization, the company is pleased to announce that it will once again be part of the International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis, better known as Supercomputing (SC). SC15 will be held in Austin, Texas, from November 15 to November 20, 2015. As one of the primary contributors to the open-source Visualization Toolkit (VTK), ParaView, and CMake, Kitware is working closely with customers and collaborators to build the foundation for exascale visualization. 

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Kitware Co-Founder And Chairman Ken Martin Named CFO Of The Year

Press Release | Kitware | October 19, 2012

Kitware, an advanced R&D software solutions provider, today announces the recognition of Dr. Ken Martin, Chairman and CFO of Kitware, as CFO of the Year by the Albany Business Review. Dr. Martin was selected as a finalist last month from among over 100 nominations in the small business category, and was named the category winner at an awards ceremony in Troy, New York. Read More »

Kitware Plans to Spotlight New VTK and ParaView Releases at SC16

Press Release | Kitware | October 25, 2016

On behalf of the development communities for the Visualization Toolkit (VTK) and ParaView, Kitware detailed plans to release VTK 7.1 and ParaView 5.2 in its quarterly newsletter. According to the plans, the communities will finalize new versions of the open-source software solutions in time for The International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis (SC16)...

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Kitware Prepares to Share Results of Dental Shape Analysis Research

Press Release | Kitware | March 21, 2017

Kitware detailed plans to share preliminary results of ongoing research at the 95th General Session & Exhibition of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR). Kitware Technical Leader Beatriz Paniagua, Ph.D., will present the results in “Continuous 4D Shape Analysis of Mandibular Changes” at an oral session on temporomandibular joint disorders (TMD). The session, TMD Imaging Advances in Craniofacial Biology and Orthodontics, will take place Friday, March 24, 2017, in Moscone West in San Francisco, California...

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Kitware Receives Funds From U.S. Air Force Research Lab To Extend The Bender Toolkit For Anatomical Model Repositioning

Press Release | Kitware | July 31, 2013

This new Phase I project will enable researchers to change the pose of anatomical models from medical images. Such manipulations facilitate a variety of ergonomic and anatomic studies and have the potential to lead to an improved understanding of how emitted energies, such as cell phone signals, effect the human body. Read More »

Kitware To Develop Advanced Sparse Bundle Adjustment System For The Air Force

Press Release | Kitware | October 9, 2013

Kitware’s sparse bundle adjustment platform will enable more efficient and accurate video analysis by improving camera pose estimation from imagery using advanced algorithms and extensive computer vision expertise. Read More »

Kogan Sold On OpenStack Cloud

Rohan Pearce | Computerworld | July 8, 2013

The retailer is using Rackspace's OpenStack-based Hybrid Cloud offering to drive its online operations Read More »

Krampus Adopts One Free Software Tool for Each Month in 2017

Curious how Krampus is doing this year? Well, as the recently hired manager of Krampus's open source programs office, I'm excited to tell you that we have an ambitious plan to adopt one free software tool during each month of the coming year. Our story might be useful for other non-software-focused businesses (Krampus, Inc. doesn't currently produce any software) who are also are curious about open source alternatives and want to follow a similar path. To get you in the spirit, I've included all the links that made us feel like 12 months of free and open source software adoption is possible...

Launching With Social Coding 4 Good @OSCON

Angela Oduor | Ushahidi | July 26, 2013

We are proud to announce that Ushahidi has begun a partnership with Social Coding 4 Good to build our developer community. Read More »