The Greatest Contribution To Technology In 2012: Open Source Technologies

Open-source technology has become a common phenomenon nowadays. Despite the big number of open source technologies sprouting up around the world, there are those which are superior to the rest. Below is a list of 5 such technologies and how they have changed the world.

Audacity

This is an open source digital recorder which was launched back in the year 2000 by two students named Dominic and Roger Dannenberg. I have decided to rank this technology because, by 2011 it have been downloaded 76 million times. It is one of the most downloaded projects. This open source is available in 20 languages.

Magento

This is an ecommerce open source. Magento is very prominent in this field of ecommerce. Cutner and Roy Rubin successfully launched this open source in 2007. It offers its services to businesses which are sized between $500,000 and $500,000,000 with services in design, the retailer functionality related to online matters and creation of great content. This open source platform reached its peak in the 2010 financial year. Magento is still the fastest growing ecommerce platform globally.

CF Engine

This is a software which automates huge IT computing. In this way it makes sure that some critical services and applications are readily available. CFEngine is among the leading projects of this century. This project was a brain child of a post doctoral fellow in Oslo University.
This open source technology is now being run on many computers worldwide. Some of the prominent corporations using the technology include NASA, LinkedIn and AT &T.

Kaltura

This is a special online video platform in the world of open source technology. Its solutions are backed with plenty of flexibility via the use of media management. The company is reputed for developing custom application for its clients. This open source technology is mostly put into use by service providers, website publishers and educational organizations.
The technology was launched in 2006. Since that time, it has moved from one level of success to the next one. It boasts of over 150,000 clients.

Codename One

This is a relatively new open source technology which gives developers permission to come up with mobile device applications by the use of a simplified java code.
The use of the platform has seen the reduction in the costs and time spent developing applications for the leading Operating Systems like Windows 7 , Blackberry and Google’s Android.
Shai and Chen are the founders of this open source platform. It is the newest open source technology. It was launched in 2012.

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