In this video, Dirk Hohndel, Chief Linux and Open Source Technologist at Intel, discusses the importance of standards organizations like the Linux Foundation as well as thought on the future of Open Source at Intel. 

In this week's Computer Weekly, we look at the government's controversial new policy on open standards and what it means for public sector IT. After hurricane Sandy hit New York, we talk to one datacentre operator about how it kept services running. And our latest buyers' guide examines the market for infrastructure on demand. Read the issue now. 

This white paper identifies the many challenges companies face when implementing International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in corporate reporting. The Oracle solution provides the high level of analysis and transparency that companies need in today's demanding and uncertain global financial reporting environment. 

The Payment Card Industry (PCI) Security Standards Council has demanded the development of mobile applications that include comprehensive security controls. This expert resource will help you understand what the new guidelines call for in terms of security controls, the history behind these standards, and further developments. 

Whether you are just starting a compliance program or need to fine-tune your existing process, this document will help you understand the steps involved in becoming GIPS compliant. It is not a substitute for the Standards themselves. It is designed to help you understand the value of compliance, what’s needed to achieve it, pitfalls to avoid. 

This white paper details the need for standards adoption and adherence in order to reap the rewards in the following areas: Integration and testing, deployment, operations, problem resolution, availability, security, accessibility, open systems, cost savings, and choice. 

Explore encryption management for credit card data to ensure performance and availability of SAP applications. Learn implementation requirements, hurdles to development, and how you can improve security of sensitive customer information. 

In this e-guide, our expert will share some tactical advice to help organizations simplify the assessment process by streamlining their data storage practices and reducing PCI DSS assessment scope. Continue reading this e-guide to learn more about how to simplify the assessment process of PCI DSS standards and secure data storage. 

This article, drawing on sources including interviews with cloud computing providers, users and other market actors, is the first in-depth research into how cloud contracts are negotiated. 

Opening up your application's data through open standards dramitcally improves the accessibility to it from widely used reporting, analysis, and development tools. Access this resource to discover a leading custom driver development kit that enables customer drivers for any data source to be developed within weeks. 

Gartner analysts explain what steps IT departments need to take to take advantage of HTML5 and why they need to act sooner rather than later.