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Atul Chitnis, an advocate of open source software , who spent much of his life in making open source software accessible to everyone, died of cancer on Monday morning. Chitnis was the founder of FOSS.in, one of the largest conferences on free and open software.He was 51 years old. He was diagnosed with intestinal cancer in August 2012.

Chitnis had worked extensively to promote Linux and Free and Open Source Software. He also served as a faculty member at the National Resource Centre For Free/Open Source Software. After being diagnosed with cancer, Chinis said: I have been acutely aware of the fact that professionally, things were going to change dramatically for me.While I intend to beat this thing, I also need to consider that a lot of things will change for me things that I can do, things that I wont be able to''.

In his twitter account, he described himself as an 'Irrationally committed product guy, FOSS.IN founder, former PCQuest columnist, writer, RadioVeRVe, amateur musician & cook, beating stage 4 cancer'.

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i-Free company introduced the first full-featured NFC wallet in Russia and CIS. Embedded in smartphones and the TSM (Trusted Service Manager) platform, the wallet brings all the advantages of NFC technology to Russian and CIS consumers, including the remote issue and secure download of Mobile MasterCard PayPass cards.

Both the NFC wallet and the TSM platform were developed by i-Free specifically to support mobile contactless payment technology. Three services are available to users: the Mobile MasterCard PayPass payment card issued by Tinkoff Credit Systems Bank, transportation fare cards for a number of regional centers in Russia, and a geolocation-based coupon service. Until now, such services have only been available to a small number of users, but this announcement heralds the beginning of broader commercial use.

A package solution including NFC wallet and TSM platform allows users to significantly extend the usefulness of their smartphones, transforming the device into a universal storage unit for the latest smart cards and their associated applications.

This new solution is radically different from current NFC solutions available in Russia and the CIS in that it enables users to download payment, transportation and other cards in the same way as they download games and apps. All the user needs to do to make a payment at a point-of-sale is to touch contactless reader that supports the MasterCard PayPass technology with their phone. Both the NFC wallet and TSM platform comply with the highest security standards, and are protected against fraud at the software and hardware levels. The TSM platform also complies with all required industrial standards, and takes into account the requirements and specifications of the Russian transportation infrastructure.

The NFC wallet offers not only the basic functions of Mobile MasterCard PayPass card download and use in retail and service outlets, but also the ability to pay for goods and services from within the application itself. The user can buy a ticket for public transportation or download a coupon and pay for it with a bank card in a single click.

Today, the NFC wallet is integrated into three smartphone models the Philips W336, the HTC One and the HTC One SV. The application supporting the wallet is embedded in the phone as a part of the system software, which ensures the compatibility with the hardware characteristics of those specific phone models and makes available all the functionality of the Android platform.

"The smartphone with NFC wallet support will significantly increase market share in the coming months. According to our estimates no fewer than one million such phones will appear on the Russian market before the year is out, says Pavel Sokolov, i-Frees project leader. When we were creating the NFC wallet, we took into account that we were developing an application that people would use every day, so we focused on making the wallet secure and easy to use by anyone. That is why we designed a simple, self-explanatory user interface and embedded many functions so that using the app would be intuitive.

i-Free TSM platform support for NFC-compatible SIM-cards from mobile carriers will be added in the nearest future, which will provide access to bank, transportation, and other service providers for a broader consumer audience.

Kirill Gorynya, Head of i-Free Innovations commented: This is the first full-featured NFC solution on the Russian and CIS market and we hope that its arrival will encourage interested companies to create and implement NFC compatible services to meet the needs of todays mobile consumers. International experience shows that there is a high demand for NFC services in different areas of life and business across widely different social groups.

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DUBLIN, CA--(Marketwired - Jun 3, 2013) - Epicor Software Corporation, a global leader in business software solutions for manufacturing, distribution, retail, and services organizations, today announced several timesaving new pricing, inventory control, point of sale (POS), and other capabilities are now available through Epicor Eagle for the Aftermarket software, a leading business management solution for single- and multi-store automotive parts businesses.

Epicor Eagle for the Aftermarket now features a "Pricing Store" that enables users to automatically import and manage supplier pricing files before putting them into effect. Users also can now quickly apply range and step pricing formulas to specific classes of products to enhance margin performance. An additional new feature enables counter professionals to immediately check vendor pricing and availability for non-stocked parts within the Epicor LaserCat 3 eCatalog interface rather than having to return to the POS screen to launch a warehouse inquiry.

"Each new version of Eagle for the Aftermarket software incorporates the latest business-building tools identified by our extensive network of users," said Steve Bieszczat, senior vice president, automotive and marketing, retail distribution solutions for Epicor. "This approach, which has made Eagle software a premier store solution for aftermarket businesses, helps our customers quickly and easily implement industry best practices for increased sales and improved efficiency, profitability and customer loyalty."

Other new features and capabilities now available through Epicor Eagle for the Aftermarket software include:

Epicor Eagle for the Aftermarket software now also includes the latest version of Epicor Compass Analytics, which offers faster page loads and queries, additional reporting fields and an array of other enhanced capabilities.

For more information regarding Epicor Eagle for the Aftermarket software and other industry leading solutions for automotive aftermarket businesses, contact your Epicor representative, call Epicor toll-free at (888) 463-4700, or email automotive.marketing@epicor.com.

About Epicor Software CorporationEpicor Software Corporation is a global leader delivering inspired business software solutions to the manufacturing, distribution, retail and services industries. With over 40 years of experience serving small, midmarket and larger enterprises, Epicor has more than 20,000 customers in over 150 countries. Epicor enterprise resource planning (ERP), retail management software, supply chain management (SCM), and human capital management (HCM) enable companies to drive increased efficiency and improve profitability. With a history of innovation, industry expertise and passion for excellence, Epicor provides the single point of accountability that local, regional and global businesses demand. The Company's headquarters are located in Dublin, California, with offices and affiliates worldwide. For more information, visit http://www.epicor.com.

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EDINBURGH, Scotland, June 3,2013 /PRNewswire/ -- 3L Ltd, the premier provider of software tools to simplify multiprocessing, today announced availability of its 3L Diamond suite for use with the CommAgility AMC-2C6678 high performance DSP/FPGA card.

Under continual evolution since 1987, 3L Diamond auto-magically handles the interconnection management when tasks are moved to different cores or devices. Engineers are free to focus on the application instead of the irritating minutiae of the connectivity. This freedom helps maximise the benefits of the C6678 multicore DSPs from Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI), built on the KeyStone architecture.

The AMC-2C6678 is a single-width, full-sized AMC card powered by two of TI's latest TMS320C6678 DSPs, each with eight 1.25GHz C66x cores. It is ideal for a range of high performance DSP/FPGA processing applications. The board also includes a Xilinx Virtex-6 FPGA and a 20Gbps per port Serial RapidIO infrastructure.

The CommAgility AMC-2C6678 is the latest of many pre-installed hardware platforms supported within 3L Diamond. Each licence includes access to all supported devices and boards. Copious royalty-free examples and tutorials demonstrate the creation and simple movement of tasks around available hardware.

"With 3L Diamond, moving tasks between devices and cores becomes a trivial effort. The main perceived complexity of multicore development is removed and engineers can focus on the application," said Guy Hunter, responsible for Sales and Business Development at 3L. "Whether migrating legacy code or deciding on the best topology, the flexibility provided by 3L Diamond dramatically reduces risks of project delays associated with change."

Dr Peter Robertson, Founder of 3L Ltd, said, "From the earliest days of parallel processing, we identified that access to the processing power needed to be simplified. Evolving through support for devices like the Transputer and 'C40, 3L Diamond provides proven, simple access to the performance of Texas Instruments' multicore DSPs."

"TI enjoys collaborating with companies like 3L and CommAgility, who are committed to extending the reach of TI's KeyStone platform to a variety of customers," said Dave Bell, applications manager, DSP, TI. "Our collaboration is helping simplify the software development environment, helping customers achieve maximum performance on the KeyStone architecture."

Availability: Immediate (24hr shipment)

About 3L LtdMaking multiprocessing simple has been the sole focus of 3L since it was formed in 1987. Pain-free movement of tasks from one processing element to another is the essence of 3L expertise. 3L works in close collaboration with tools provided by device manufacturers and 3rd party specialists in optimisation, efficiency and verification. We know we are doing our job right when during a demonstration the customer says...."It can't be that simple. Show me again." All product or service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners. Contact: Guy Hunter gh@3L.com (972) 994-6761 or rest of world +44 131 620 2641

About CommAgilityCommAgility is a leading manufacturer of signal processing AMC modules for wireless and other signal processing applications, combining flexible interfaces including analogue RF, the latest Texas Instruments DSPs and Xilinx FPGAs, and high bandwidth on and off-card communications using Serial RapidIO and Ethernet. Customers around the world use CommAgility products to develop a wide range of high performance applications, and recent designs include test equipment, trial systems and base stations for a wide range of wireless standards especially WiMAX, LTE and LTE Advanced.

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