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Archive - 16 Aug 2006

Open source sharpens competitive edge

Feature Start-ups such as Zimbra are giving established vendors a run for their money, as they seek to compete on features as well as price

Blogger releases user-friendly update

News Update of Google's self-publishing platform will feature tagging, friends-only posts and templates designed to be easier to use

Red Hat certified on NEC's fault-tolerant servers

News LinuxWorld: The open source software has been certified on the Express5800/320Ma server for the first time, says NEC

Mobile Linux gains momentum

News Trolltech's launch of a 'fully reprogrammable' Linux phone could boost use of open source in the mobile industry

BTG sells its 'Internet-tracking' patents

News Company wants to move away from IT patents and focus on life sciences instead

Living the laptop-less life

Leader Laptops are the new desktops. They're also the new fire risk and the new security headache. Time to get smart, not scorched

Sony singed by Dell battery recall

News Recalling faulty batteries from Dell customers could cost Sony more than £100m, but that figure would rocket if the problem spreads

Tate quits Rambus amid stock options probe

News Former chief executive of Rambus has resigned his directorship at the company, as an inquiry into the allocation of stock options deepens

Sun: Open source Java won't change anything for developers

News Builder: Having access to the source code of the Java platform won't affect how developers work, says the company

AOL goes digging for spammer's gold

News The company is owed $12m in damages by a spammer, and wants to recover some of the loot by finding gold and platinum bars in his parents' garden

Results are in from Pipex's WiMax experiment

News Trials of the long-range broadband technology have completed their first phase, with commercial tests coming next

RIPA could cause new wave of cyber attacks

News Security expert warns that malware could lead to mayhem through 'virus ate my password' claims or innocent users being targeted

Google Talk gets upgrade for first birthday

News Now users will be able to transfer files easily and leave voice mail for other people

Dell 1200MP

Review Dell's 1200MP benefits from intense brightness, an abundant feature set and a minuscule price tag, and is ideal for business presentations on a tight budget. However, it could face competition from...

IBM deal will increase Linux software for Power

News LinuxWorld: Partnership with Transitive will expand the software available for customers running Linux on servers using IBM's Power processors

'Critical' Microsoft patch may crash IE

News Security update to Internet Explorer is causing problems for some systems, leading Microsoft to release a re-vamped patch

Real enables Windows Media on Linux

News LinuxWorld: The company has announced plans to release open source software that lets Windows media files play on Linux machines

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