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What's the big deal about Cloudscape anyway?
Cloudscape is a lightweight, embeddable relational engine in the form of a Java class library. Its native interface is Java Database Connectivity (JDBC), with Java-relational extensions. It implements the SQL92E standard as well as many SQL 99 extensions.
Mozilla Security Updates
The Mozilla Foundation today released new versions of the Mozilla 1.7 suite, Firefox 0.9 and Thunderbird 0.7, addressing three security vulnerabilities.
Mandrakelinux 10.1 Beta1 is available.
the first Beta release of Mandrakelinux 10.1 is now available for download and tests.
Open-Xchange Server goes open source
LINUXWORLD -- Open-Xchange Server, the Microsoft Exchange Server workalike, is being released under the GPL at the end of August. Open-Xchange Server is the engine behind Novell/SUSE's Openexchange Server, and is produced by Netline Internet Service. Netline CEO Frank Hoberg will be in the Novell booth during most of the LinuxWorld Conference& Expo, displaying what a company press release describes as "the industry's top-selling Linux-based groupware, collaboration, and messaging application."
Novell Won't Rush Linux Desktop
To make sure the company gets "it right," Novell is taking its time with its Linux desktop, demoing only a version of it at LinuxWorld for the purpose of user reaction.
CA offers $1M to build Ingres migration tools
Computer Associates International Inc. (CA) will turn to open-source software developers to help businesses migrate to its Ingres relational database software, it said Wednesday.
IBM pledges no patent attacks against Linux
SAN FRANCISCO--IBM on Wednesday promised not to use its formidable collection of technology patents against Linux and challenged other companies to do the same, working to dispel one cloud that hangs over the open-source programming movement.
IBM may commit to "No Patent Assertions against Linux"
IBM may announce within minutes that it will never use its patent portfolio against Linux.
Munich's Linux roll-out halted
The City of Munich has put its Linux plans on hold in response to fears over software patents.
HP exec calls for fewer open source licenses
SAN FRANCISCO -- The open source community needs fewer licenses and the large number of software licenses used to release open source code is becoming a significant issue for developers and users, said a senior Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) executive speaking at the Linuxworld Conference& Expo here Tuesday.
Red Flag Delivers First Commercial Version of Linux Compiled with Intel Compiler
Intel Corporation and Red Flag Software Co., Ltd, today announced that Red Flag is the first company to use the Intel(R) C++ Compiler 8.0 for Linux(1) to compile a commercial version of its Linux operating system. Red Flag used Intel's tools to optimize its Red Flag Server 4.1 series products. Red Flag will include 60-day evaluation copies of the Intel Compiler in its distribution to enable customers to use the tool to optimize their own applications.
LinuxWorld: U.S. may be left behind, warns Szulik
SAN FRANCISCO - Portraying his company as part of a global effort to create a larger worldwide software industry, Red Hat Inc. Chief Executive Officer Matthew Szulik opened the LinuxWorld Conference& Expo here in San Francisco on Tuesday with a warning that the U.S. runs the risk of missing out on the move toward open source.