Hacking for good
Alumni's software uses hacking tricks to catch vulnerabilities on websites before they're exploited.
Making drones more customizable
Airware’s operating system makes drones simple to build and modify for multiple applications.
Unlocking the potential of simulation software
Novel software by Akselos drastically increases speed, ease of 3-D engineering simulations.
Coolhunting the secrets of success
Peter Gloor studies communications networks to find the patterns that characterize successful organizations and spot emerging trends.
A New Model for Adobe Licensing at MIT – Acrobat XI Pro and Creative Cloud
Acrobat XI Professional and the desktop applications in Adobe Creative Cloud are now available to faculty and staff for use on Institute-owned equipment at no cost to DLCs.
3-D scanning, with your smartphone
Startup Viztu Technologies developed commercial software that generated 3-D models from 2-D photos, before selling to a tech giant.
MIT community making the most of lynda.com's online training
Since 2011, MIT community members have watched more than 238,000 video tutorials via lynda.mit.edu, which focuses on software training.
Bringing the world reboot-less updates
Ksplice software, which allows for updates without rebooting, became a profitable venture for the MIT alumni who developed it.
Managing multicore memory
MIT research shows that it may be time to let software, rather than hardware, manage the high-speed on-chip memory banks known as ‘caches.’
EdX builds community of developers for its online- and blended-learning platform
Stanford, UC Berkeley and University of Queensland among those contributing to the platform released via open source license.
Learning software development — by developing software
In a new course, students participate in large, ongoing, open-source-software development projects, mentored by industry professionals.
Micah Altman wins Pizzigati Prize
MIT Libraries’ research director recognized for his work with DistrictBuilder software
IS&T recommends Firefox users upgrade to Firefox ESR 17
The Extended Support Release (ESR) of Firefox is designed for institutions like MIT.