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Microsoft Targets Hobbyist Programmers

Microsoft unveiled plans Tuesday to release stripped-down versions of its Visual Studio developer's tools and SQL Server database in an attempt to appeal to nonprofessional programmers ...

Red Hat, Novell Get Real

Red Hat and Novell announced Monday that they will start bundling RealNetwork's Helix Player with their operating system products. The companies also noted that they will offer upgrades to RealPlayer 10 for Linux when that application is launched later this year ...

Hitachi, NEC Join To Challenge Cisco

Hitachi and NEC announced Friday that they are joining forces to develop routers and switches for networks of telecommunications carriers, government and public sectors, and large enterprises. The joint venture will be formally established in October ...

Microsoft’s XP ‘Starter Edition’ Targets Linux in Thailand

Last summer, Microsoft began testing an inexpensive version of Windows in Thailand, and on Wednesday confirmed that its official name is now "Windows XP Starter Edition." The Starter Edition is included in a cheap Windows bundle that is partly designed to combat Linux in Thailand, say some analysts ...

TransGaming Updates WineX for Linux Gaming

TransGaming Technologies on Tuesday announced the release of version 4.0 of its flagship product, WineX. The product, which allows Windows games to run under Linux, has also been renamed Cedega. Cedega 4.0 includes support for Microsoft DirectX 9.0, which significantly broadens the scope and availability of the latest titles for Linux gamers, according to TransGaming...

Linux Gains Foothold on Supercomputer List

The latest edition of the TOP 500 Fastest List, which measures the speed and dominance of the world's supercomputers, has indicated that Linux systems are now represented on more than half of the list ...

IBM Puts Linux Swing into Wimbledon

As Wimbledon gets underway, those who did not get a seat for the matches will not have to miss a single swing. IBM has implemented a Linux-based system to power the Web technologies that will be accessed by tennis fans who want to follow the action online ...

Nokia Rumored To Be Funding Mozilla Project

Allegedly, Nokia has given funds to the Mozilla Foundation to develop a browser that can run on small devices such as mobile phones and PDAs. The project, named Minimo, already has a workable prototype ...

Munich, Bergen Join Linux Migration

Munich, Germany and Norway's second largest city, Bergen, have announced that they will be switching from Microsoft in favor of Linux ...

Cabir: World’s First Wireless Worm

The first virus designed to infect mobile phones was detected Tuesday, as reported by security firm F-Secure in Helsinki, Finland. Nicknamed Cabir, the worm uses Bluetooth technology running in Symbian mobile phones that support Nokia's Series 60 smartphone platform. Several mobile phone makers use Symbian, including Nokia ...

SCO Releases New Products, Services

The SCO Group on Wednesday unveiled an array of new Unix products, as well as channel support and training programs. ...

IBM Continues Global Linux Push

IBM announced Tuesday that its Linux Center of Competency is now officially open in Bangalore, India. ...

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

Fortinet CEO Ken Xie on Fighting Content Threats

From the Sasser worms to phishing attacks, the Internet has been crawling with malware this year. Fortunately, there are people like Ken Xie who are ready to fight the good fight ...

New Rulings Yield Mixed Results for SCO

Two orders have been issued in SCO Group's cases against IBM and Novell that could impact how the legal wrangling proceeds ...

HP Touts Products, Partnerships for OpenView

At its customer conference this week, Hewlett-Packard announced that it will expand its partner program, as well as add new products, to spark sales of its OpenView management software ...

E-BUSINESS SPECIAL REPORT

Online Social Networks and the Profit Motive

One of the great promises of the Internet has always been that it can bring people together, no matter their location or technology. Social network sites like Friendster, Orkut and LinkedIn are making this promise into a reality every day by attracting millions of members that spend hours chatting with prospective friends and potential love interests...

Oracle Judge Gets Tough in PeopleSoft Case

In the U.S. government's case to block Oracle's hostile bid for PeopleSoft, the federal judge overseeing the proceedings has pushed for both sides to make more information public, and has taken an active role in questioning witnesses ...

Linus Heads for Silicon Forest

Linus Torvalds, the inventor of the Linux kernel, is moving to Portland from California next week. He will oversee the Open Source Development Labs in Beaverton ...

Lindows Releases Three-in-One Linux Package

Lindows has announced the release of a package containing the latest versions of three popular Linux operating systems. Linspire, Fedora and Mandrake are in the bundle, which has been named the Desktop Linux Comparison Kit ...

Biotech Conference Draws Protests, Arrests

Antibiotech demonstrators faced off against police outside of the Bio 2004 conference on Tuesday in San Francisco. The confrontation resulted in 150 arrests, most resulting from demonstrators refusing to disperse from a busy intersection ...

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