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Sun adds query analysis tool to MySQL Enterprise
Sun has upgraded MySQL Enterprise, its subscription-based service for the open-source MySQL database, adding access to a query analysis tool for tracking and fixing problematic code and performance issues.
New Firefox app lets users pimp their browsers
Mozilla Tuesday unveiled a Web application that speeds Firefox customization by offering users several sets of pre-selected
add-ons.
Making the Wi-Fi connection
Wi-Fi discovery and connection tools have existed since the early days of 802.11. But while many of these tools have their
roots in hacker tools like AirCrack, WEPCrack, AirSnort, CoWPatty, and AirSnarf, which were all originally developed to exploit
the fundamental weakness in Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP), these tools now legitimately embody the client-side user interface
elements that help establish essentially every WLAN link.
Amazon launches OLPC 'Give 1 Get 1' laptop drive
The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) association launched its Give 1 Get 1 program for a second time, allowing people to buy one
of their iconic green mini-laptops and donate one to a child in the developing world at the same time for just $399.
Ubuntu and chip maker Arm form netbook alliance
Mobile phone chip designer Arm has announced an alliance with the makers of the Ubuntu the open source Debian derived Linux-based
operating system software.
Lenovo Introduces Protection and Data Recovery Services
Lenovo Friday introduced two new service offerings -- PC protection service that insures Lenovo notebooks from accidental
damage and Data Recovery Service that rescues users' data from a faulty hard disk.
Google patches Chrome file-stealing bug
Google has patched Chrome to prevent attackers from stealing files from PCs running the open-source browser.
Novell's FOSSA architecture document out by December
Novell plans to publish later this month or in December the architecture document of FOSSA, its long-term strategy for the
management and deployment of resources both within and outside the enterprise.
Mozilla fixes 11 new flaws in Firefox, six critical
Mozilla on Wednesday patched 11 vulnerabilities in Firefox 3.0 -- and 12 bugs in the older Firefox 2.0 -- that could be used
to compromise computers and steal information.
How 10 Famous Technology Products Got Their Names
Coming up with a great technology product or service is only half the battle these days. Creating a name for said product
that is at once cool but not too cool or exclusionary, marketable to both early adopters and a broader audience, and, of course,
isn't already in use and protected by various trademarks and copyright laws is difficult--to say the least.
Microsoft denies paying contractor to abandon Linux
Microsoft has denied paying a Nigerian contractor $400,000 in a bid to battle Linux's movement into the government sector.
A prescription for lower costs
Randall Spratt, executive vice president and CIO at McKesson Corp., considers open source an essential part of the company's
product development strategy.
Flying high with open source
Sabre Holdings' IT department supports the Travelocity Web site, the Sabre Travel Network and Sabre Airline Solutions, and
the company has been using open source tools for some 10 years, according to CTO Robert Wiseman.
Android may not need antivirus software, researcher says
Antivirus developer SMobile released software this week to protect users of the G1 Android phone, although one security analyst
wondered if people really need it.
What Outsourcers Can Learn from Open-Source Communities
Outsourcing development and open-source development may at first appear to be about as far apart as baseball and football.
Both use a ball in a game, but that's about it. Yet a closer look from open-source software developers and industry analysts
reveals that enterprises using outsourcing for their programming needs could stand to learn some management and process techniques
from the open-source community.
• Dell puts Linux and Atom in Vostro PCs
• Mozilla names best Firefox 3 add-ons
• Torvalds: Fed up with the 'security circus'
• Dell Latitude ON - big win for Linux
• Open source advocates hail appeals court ruling
LinuxWorld Conference and Expo San Francisco, August 4-7, 2008.
Linux Plumbers Conference Portland, OR, Sept. 16-19, 2008.
FreedomHEC Santa Monica, November 8-9, 2008.
