A new technology allows IBM Tivoli Access Manager to be exploited in a Microsoft .NET environment. For the .net environment this technology provides AznAPI and Administration API, Web Security manager, and role membership decisions using. Version 1.6 now includes integration with Microsoft Web Services Enhancements 2.0.

The Sun Times has published an article discussing Linux and its viability as a desktop operating system. Be warned: this article can safely be filed under "flamebait."

One of my popular articles shortly after I joined OSNews in 2001 proved to be "the big *BSD interview" and so it is only appropriate to end my serving at OSNews with a similar theme. Today we are very happy to host a Q&A with well-known FreeBSD developers John Baldwin, Robert Watson and Scott Long. We discuss about FreeBSD 6 and its new features, the competition, TrustedBSD, Darwin etc.

The newest versions of the next Windows add graphics sizzle and more search features but lack visible productivity enhancements. Also, Microsoft is battling the perception that there's little to get excited about in the long-awaited and much-ballyhooed Longhorn. Elsewhere, here is Longhorn's lengthy security wish list.

Given the rapid rate of technological change, how much can I -- or should I -- teach my students about specific tools? Professor Gary Pollice discusses the virtues of Eclipse technology and explains why he and other instructors at Worcester Polytechnic Institute use it in their courses.

A Bangalore programmer has managed to break Microsoft’s anti-counterfeiting system called Windows Genuine Advantage.

Apple's Intel-based Mac development kits have started trickling into developer's hands, Think Secret has learned. Elsewhere, CodeWeavers CrossOver to support Intel-based Macs.

Debian is a Linux distribution started by Ian Murdock in 1993. Debian is DEB from his wife Debra and IAN is from Ian Murdock. One thing that Debian has is rock solid stability and security. Its packages are thoroughly tested before becoming categorized as stable. Review here.

If you are considering moving to .NET development and don't want to break the bank by forking out the money for Visual Studio Builder have a comparison of .NET tools you might want to use. The review includes SharpDevelop, MonoDevelop, XDevelop, Visual SlickEdit, and DreamWeaver.

When Pythagoras invented a new way to make calculations with triangles, there was not yet an European Patent Organization. Bad luck, because everybody knows that patents stimulate innovation. Pythagoras invested much time in contemplation. Now, anyone could use this new mathemathical method for free. How could others be stimulated to make the same investment for no financial benefit?

This site has created a rather large collection of OpenSolaris (Nevada build 16) screenshots. Screenshots guide you through the installation process, configuraton, kernel compiling, BFU-ing, etc.

A truly in-depth review on Libranet 3 here.

Andrew Morton, maintainer of "mm" patchset of the Linux Kernel which acts as a development tree has posted a long list of features for potential inclusion in the 2.6.13 version of the Linux kernel.

Read a multi-page Gentoo review here.