Kernel & System Software
Details of major Internet flaw posted by accident
A computer security company on Monday inadvertently published details of a major flaw in the Internet's Domain Name System (DNS) several weeks before they were due to be disclosed.
Firefox update fixes Mac security issue
Mozilla has released an update to Firefox, its popular Web browser. The update is available for download either from the Firefox
Web site or through Firefox itself, if you select "Check for Updates" from the Help menu.
CyberLink sees opportunities in netbooks, Linux
Multimedia software maker CyberLink sees a lot of opportunities in the fast-growing netbook segment of the computer market,
from online access to files stored on home PCs to multimedia software made for Linux OSs.
Open source quality tester out in alpha
The Software Quality Observatory for Open Source Software (SQO-OSS) project has released an alpha version of Alitheia Core,
an open-source software quality-checking tool.
More companies back Symbian Foundation
The Symbian Foundation is growing, with another nine companies joining the organization, including mobile operators 3, América
Móvil and TIM.
IBM software enhances Web accessibility for the blind
IBM launched on Tuesday an application that seeks to harness the power and time of Internet users around the globe to make
the Web more accessible to the visually impaired.
Open source: Are Macs the red-headed stepchild?
It's not uncommon to use more than one computer during the course of a week: a Mac at work, a PC at home and a laptop on the
road. When people search for applications that will work across all platforms, many look for an open-source solution first,
only to discover that apps that work on Windows are woefully underdeveloped for the Mac.
Study: Unpatched Web browsers prevalent on the Internet
Only 59.1% of people use up-to-date, fully patched Web browsers, putting the remainder at risk from growing threats from diligent
hackers, according to a new study published by researchers in Switzerland.
OOXML projects bolster Microsoft's interoperability efforts
Microsoft on Monday unveiled projects to improve data portability between Office 2007 and other document file formats, including
the design of a new translator for exchanging OOXML (Office Open XML) and HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) documents.
Cognos business intelligence software ported to System z
IBM's Cognos 8 business intelligence software is now generally available for System z mainframes running Linux, the company
announced Monday.
Microsoft on Symbian's open source move: Good luck with that
A Microsoft product manager predicts Symbian is embracing the problems, as well as the opportunities, of open sourcing its
mobile-phone code.
Mobile Linux groups fuse to advance unified OS
One industry group focused on writing standards for mobile Linux is closing its doors and blending its efforts with another
industry group focused on writing mobile Linux code.
Mobile Linux groups join forces
After steadily losing membership this year, one of the earliest mobile Linux groups will close and join another faster growing
initiative.
Nokia buys rest of Symbian, will make code open source
Nokia on Tuesday announced it plans to acquire all of Symbian, which develops an operating system for mobile phones. The Finnish
phone giant currently owns about 48 per cent and will pay $410 million for the rest.
New Eee PC arrives, Linux same price as Windows
ASUS has announced the release of the new Eee PC 901 and the reduced prices of the previous 701 and 900 models.
• Judge rules against SCO in Novell case
• Xandros buys Linspire, says ex-CEO
• A Red Hat packed with dynamite
• Deposition challenges Trend Micro patent
• HP throws Tru64 code open
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