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Archive - 13 May 2005

Microsoft rubbishes school open source report

News Schools can save money by using open source software, Becta has found, but it is not an open and shut case

Firefox lead engineer backs Apple in KDE squabble

News Builder: The row over Apple's replacement of Safari's rendering engine has widened, with Ben Goodger entering the fray and laying out what he thinks the open source community can learn from Apple

Dell Latitude X1

Review The Dell Latitude X1 squeezes everything a business user will need (except for an integrated optical drive) into a sleek, featherweight case.

Microsoft OneCare gets a bashing

News Microsoft's plans to charge for its security service has annoyed users

Microsoft OneCare is your best protection. Really

Leader Bruised from his recent encounter with the East Side boys in the case of the Jade Penguin, Steve 'Monkey Boy' Ballmer has found a new racket to muscle in on

Sober worm goes into hibernation

News An eery silence from the Sober.P worm is prompting antivirus experts to ask what the malicious hackers controlling it will do next

Oracle quietly works with Mozilla

News Mozilla and Oracle are keeping a joint venture under wraps, leading to speculation that the database giant may by planning to release an open source product

Wine development stifled by software patent

News Builder: Borland's claim over exception handling is hampering the open source project's work

Dismay after Blair's reshuffle

News Not only have calls for an IT and innovation minister been ignored, but e-commerce has been stuck in the same portfolio as regional economies and social enterprise

Sun delays Solaris features

News Two major features slated for release later this year have been pushed back to 2006: the OS' new storage system and Janus the Linux Application Environment

IBM and Red Hat broaden alliance

News Extra professional support for Linux on mainframes is now available from IBM, which credits the open source OS for rejuvenating its zSeries line

Apple iMac G5 (2.0GHz, 17in.): a first look

Preview Tiger's not the only story; the iMac G5 gets a complete hardware overhaul, too.

IBM gives Firefox in-house boost

News The hardware and services giant encouraging its employees to use Firefox, with its CIO expounding the virtues of standards-based software

Microsoft announces security system

News Windows OneCare will be a paid-for subscription service aimed at keeping users' PCs healthy and secure

Apple Power Mac G5 (dual 2.7GHz): a first look

Preview Along with the Tiger OS, Apple gives the Power Mac G5 new hardware, starting with the 2.7GHz processor.

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