A system that allows third parties to make products that plug into or interoperate with it. For example, the PC is an open system. Although the fundamental standards are controlled by Microsoft, Intel ...

What are open-source operating systems? Underpinning an operating system, for example Windows on your PC or Android on your phone, is many, many lines of code. Allowing anyone to inspect the source ...

How do you embrace innovation without straying too far afield from the accepted principles of scalability, adaptability and affordability? For the Defense Department, the answer appears to be adoption ...

Successful implementation of open systems standards for aviation systems requires a structural and cultural shift in how we establish requirements, fund programs, and work across organization ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. As technology purchasers and users, so much of how we use business applications relies on the flow of data from open systems. Whether ...