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Red Hat aims for higher security rank

  • CNET News.com; By Stephen Shankland (Posted by dave on Sep 28, 2005 11:05 AM EDT)
  • Groups: Red Hat, IBM; Story Type: News Story
Working with IBM and Trusted Computer Solutions, Red Hat seeks higher security certifications for version 5 of RH Enterprise Linux.

Did Microsoft send the wrong guy to Massachusetts' ODF hearing?

  • ZDNet Between the Lines; By David Berlind (Posted by tadelste on Sep 28, 2005 10:37 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: Microsoft
Microsoft called Massachusetts' bluff and lost. One of Microsoft's biggest mistakes in what will prove to be a critical turning point for the Redmond-based company is that it sent the wrong men to Massachusetts' last hearing before that state set a new IT policy into stone: one that essentially bumps MS-Office from its approved software list.

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Linux picks up steam in public sector

Public sector agencies may have been more methodical in their adoption of Linux and open source software alternatives, but then again, no one has ever accused the government of doing things quickly.

Justice helps police with free mapping software

  • Federal Computer Week; By Aliya Sternstein (Posted by tadelste on Sep 28, 2005 10:22 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
Earlier this month, Justice Department officials handed out a free software program to police as part of a new crime prevention system. The CD-ROM allows regional law enforcement agencies to store crime-mapping data, pinpointing areas of past criminal activity and the locations of known domestic violence criminals, gangs and prostitution rings, in a repository for sharing with other jurisdictions. The system, called the Geospatial Repository for Analysis and Safety Planning (GRASP), would guide officers assigned to patrol roving perpetrators, such as the recent snipers and other serial offenders, by pinpointing optimal hiding locations and the spots of previous arrests.

What Would We Do Without David Berlind?

No journalist -- no real journalist -- has covered open standards with better quality than David Berlind for ZDNet. Try his RSS Feed "Between the Lines", for starters.

Among other issues, his coverage of the MassGov declaration for OpenDocument has been informative, his analysis penetrating. Among his insights is how cynically Microsoft has played the situation and how far-reaching its impact will be.

Open Source B2B

  • Line 56 News; By Demir Barlas (Posted by tadelste on Sep 28, 2005 10:02 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
nuBridges claims to offer brand new cost proposition for business-to-business (B2B) connectivity

Matalan boosts promotions after Linux upgrade

  • VNUNet.com; By Miya Knights (Posted by tadelste on Sep 28, 2005 9:41 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
Retailer Matalan says it is improving sales by being able to offer more promotions following a Linux-based till upgrade. The clothing and homeware company installed Linux-based electronic point-of-sale (Epos) technology in 190 stores earlier this year (Computing, 17 February), and following its success the firm is considering the use of handheld terminals in its shops. By opting for Linux, the retailer has been able to re-use old till hardware, extend their functions to wireless Epos termin

Seminar on cooperation via open-source for eGovernance

  • Viet Nam News Agency (Posted by tadelste on Sep 28, 2005 9:20 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
Ha Noi (VNA) - An international seminar on building cooperation via open-source for eGovernance (COSGOv Vietnam) opened in Ha Noi on Sept. 28 with about 300 international and local representatives of Vietnamese agencies and businesses throughout the country.

SAP offers JCP Mk 2

SAP aims to emulate the success of Sun Microsystems' Java Community Process (JCP) with an organization to extend its proprietary ERP architecture. The enterprise resource planning (ERP) giant has launched the Enterprise Services Community Process, encouraging developers in hardware, software and services companies to build applications for its Enterprise Services Architecture (ESA).

The $100 laptop moves closer to reality

  • CNET News.com; By Mike Ricciuti (Posted by dave on Sep 28, 2005 8:35 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
MIT's Nicholas Negroponte lays out a design for a low-cost PC with a twist: Windup power and an innovative display.

OfficeMax and Boise Paper Introduce New Consumer Defense Against Document Fraud and Identity Theft

  • PR Newswire; By Press release (Posted by tadelste on Sep 28, 2005 8:18 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
Security Technology Allows Hidden Word to Appear When Security Paper is Copied, Faxed or Scanned

Low-cost laptop moves closer to reality

  • CNET News.com; By Mike Ricciuti (Posted by dave on Sep 28, 2005 8:05 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
MIT’s Nicholas Negroponte lays out a design for a low-cost PC with a twist: Windup power and an innovative display.

Greatest Tech Flip-Flops in Recent History

Apple Computer's recent announcement that it will switch from IBM's processors to Intel's is just one in a stream of recent flip-flops rattling the computer industry. Consider also the hitherto nonprofit Mozilla establishing a for-profit subsidiary

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Government Open Source Conference 2005

The Government Open Source Conference 2005 (GOSCON 2005) will be held in Portland, Oregon on October 13-14.

Red Hat tests security of Enterprise Linux 5

Red Hat Inc has announced that version 5 of its Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system is in the process of being certified with EAL4 of the Common Criteria security certification, even though the product is roughly a year away from general availability.

DoubleClick Releases Overview of Rich Media Market Trends

  • PR Newswire; By Press release (Posted by tadelste on Sep 28, 2005 7:54 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
- New report examines what types of marketers are using rich media, best practices for branding and response, performance measurement and more -

Oracle recommends Linux for the Middle East

Oracle has moved its whole business on to a Linux platform and strongly recommends regional business to do the same thing. AME Info caught up with David Keene, Director of Product Management and a top Linux expert at the Gitex computer show in Dubai.

Mysql 5.0 about to be completed

  • Heise Online; By Robert W. Smith (Posted by tadelste on Sep 28, 2005 7:50 AM EDT)
  • Groups: MySQL; Story Type: News Story
The open-source database MySQL has been published in Version 5.0.13, the first edition of the 5.x development branch, which the manufacturer has designated a Release Candidate. Though the release date of a stable version is still a matter of speculation, the competition which MySQL launched on the occasion of the publication of the Release Candidate provides something of a hint. Anyone who within the next eight weeks finds and reports a bug in this version stands a chance of winning an iPod nano, the rules of the competition state. Anyone moreover who in addition in a blog relates his or her experiences with MySQL 5.0 can with a little bit of luck win free entry to the next MySQL Users Conference and will there be invited to have dinner with the team of developers.

Book review:Samba-3 by Example

  • NewsForge (Posted by dave on Sep 28, 2005 7:30 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
Too many technical books provide superficial coverage of their subject matter. Samba-3 by Example by John H. Terpstra, a long-time member of the Samba Team, is one of the rare titles that actually delivers the goods.

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