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Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 (lenny) Released
Blog The long-awaited Debian 5.0 release, code named "lenny", was released over the weekend. One of the advantages of Debian Linux is the variety of systems and architectures it supports. So far this morning I have installed it, without problem, on the...
[February 16, 2009, 13:03]
Truphone Business released for BlackBerry
News The mobile VoIP company Truphone has released a business client for BlackBerry smartphones, which aims to enable users to make cheaper calls to international numbers. The Truphone Business application, announced on Tuesday, can be provisioned to...
[March 17, 2009, 11:25]
Second beta of Visual J# released
News Microsoft has released the second beta of Visual J#, the Java language designed for its Visual Studio .Net development environment. Programmers can download the beta of J# .Net and start using it with Visual Studio.Net, Microsoft's just-released...
[March 20, 2002, 10:48]
KDE 4.1 released
News The community behind KDE, the widely used Linux and Unix desktop environment, this week released the final version of KDE 4.1, a significant upgrade and the second edition of KDE to use the Qt 4 application development framework.
[July 30, 2008, 13:23]
Firefox 1.5 update released
News The Mozilla Foundation on Wednesday released a update for Firefox 1.5 that provides greater stability and security. A beta new version of Microsoft's Internet Explorer was also released this week. Microsoft released a beta of IE 7 on Tuesday and by...
[February 2, 2006, 15:30]
Linux kernel 2.6.17 released
News The final version of the latest Linux kernel, 2.6.17, was released to the public over the weekend. The kernel, dubbed the "crazed Snow-Weasel", includes a range of new features. This includes support for Sun's Niagara chip architecture and Broadcom...
[June 20, 2006, 13:45]
Another third-party Windows fix released
News For the second time in as many weeks a group of security professionals has released a third-party fix for a Windows flaw that is actively being used in cyberattacks. Security company Determina on Friday released a patch it authored for the same flaw.
[October 2, 2006, 9:10]
Mac OS X exploit code released
News Computer code that exploits a flaw in Apple's Mac OS X was released over the weekend. It appears to have been written well before the vulnerability was fixed," said Dino Dai Zovi, a researcher with Matasano Security who was credited by Apple with...
[October 3, 2006, 9:40]
FreeBSD 5.3 beta is released
News The first beta of FreeBSD 5.3, the popular open source operating system, was released on Sunday. The final release is now scheduled for the beginning of October. The 5.3 release will boost performance on multi-processor systems and allow the use of...
[August 25, 2004, 17:35]
Premium OpenOffice released
News A "premium" version of OpenOffice has been released, bundling Version 2.0 of the open source office suite with an extra range of fonts, document templates and clip art. Available from SourceForge.net, the new package is designed to compete more...
[September 1, 2006, 15:15]
'Critical' Office patch to be released
News Microsoft has had its share of zero-day exploits, or malicious software released the same day a flaw is made public, in applications in Office. Microsoft plans to release a "critical" security update for Office next week, one of three bulletins it...
[September 8, 2006, 9:25]
Indigo Community Technology Preview released
News Microsoft has released an early version of Indigo, a new communications system intended to let Windows programs more easily connect to other software. The Community Technology Preview, posted on Tuesday, is available to subscribers of the Microsoft...
[March 16, 2005, 17:05]
OpenOffice 2.4 released
News Version 2.4 of the OpenOffice productivity suite was released on Thursday, boasting enhancements to all its core components. Possibly the most significant alteration in the new version of the free suite is in the description of file types.
[March 28, 2008, 13:30]
OpenBSD 3.9 released
News The OpenBSD project on Monday released version 3.9 of its open source operating system, which offers improvements including a new sensor framework and better buffer overflow protection. The sensor framework will allow system administrators to...
[May 3, 2006, 11:20]
Latest Linux guidelines released
News Open-source software proponent Free Standards Group said on Thursday that it has released version 2.0 of its Linux development guidelines to the public. The software blueprint, dubbed Linux Standard Base, seeks to standardise how some aspects of...
[January 29, 2004, 15:35]
Free version of Sybase released for Linux
News But those who want to write proprietary applications that use the database must pay MySQL a licence fee to redistribute the database with those applications.Another open-source database, PostgreSQL, is released under the BSD licence, meaning that...
[September 9, 2004, 13:15]
Java released under the GPL
News The Java class libraries will be released over the next six months. Both Java Platform Micro Edition (Java ME), which is used on mobile devices, and Java Platform Standard Edition (Java SE) software, used for desktop applications, are being...
[November 13, 2006, 8:03]
Key testing version of Windows XP released
News Microsoft on Friday released the first of two expected final testing versions of Windows XP. Despite the turmoil created by Thursday's appeals court ruling, the software company completed Windows XP Release Candidate 1 days ahead of schedule.
[July 2, 2001, 10:33]
Windows attack code released
News Computer code that exploits a "critical" Windows 2000 vulnerability has been released on the internet, increasing the likelihood of attacks, experts warned on Thursday. The code takes advantage of a security hole in a key operating system component...
[November 17, 2006, 9:29]
New Linux OS for Palms released
News Empower Technologies, a startup in Redmond, Washington, has released a version of the Linux operating system that will run on Palm IIIx, IIIxe and Vx handheld computers. Linux DA O/S runs on Motorola's Dragonball processor that powers current Palm...
[July 19, 2001, 14:33]
