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Project Looking Glass Beta Released

Eugenia Loli 2004-08-03 Oracle and SUN 23 Comments

Sun Microsystems' Looking Glass has been released for testing. This is a Beta and bugs are expected.

BusinessWeek publishes Apple special report

Eugenia Loli 2004-08-03 Apple 21 Comments

BusinessWeek has posted a five-article special report entitled "Apple: The Next Generation.".

Yellow Dog Linux on Power Mac G5

Eugenia Loli 2004-08-03 Linux 19 Comments

The IBM PowerPC 970 CPUs are well-designed, high-performance chips that ship in millions of end-user systems under Apple Computers' Power Macintosh G5 moniker. These CPUs greatly lower the bar for 64-bit computing on the desktop and on small servers. Currently, Terra Soft's beta Y-HPC is one of only two 64-bit Linuxes that run on G5s. As their names imply, the G5-enabled betas -- both 32- and 64-bit versions -- are for evaluation only. This article is an early look at the promise of Linux on a G5 and is intended for developers interested in trying out this combination in anticipation of production-ready releases to come.

Red Hat chief calls for idealism, reform, sharing

Eugenia Loli 2004-08-03 Red Hat 37 Comments

It's time for the United States to begin an era of economic sharing that will reduce resentment of the country and could mean a larger computer technology market for everyone, Red Hat Chief Executive Matthew Szulik said Tuesday.

Meet the 64-bit Xeon

Eugenia Loli 2004-08-03 Intel 20 Comments

AMD's Opteron struck a chord by offering 64-bit, x86-compatible processing at 32-bit prices. Now Intel has jumped into the same game with the 64-bit "Nocona," a new Xeon that smokes previous models. Here's how one of the first Nocona servers performed under a full barrage of benchmarks at InfoWorld.

Microsoft shifts researchers to Windows unit

Eugenia Loli 2004-08-03 Windows 18 Comments

Microsoft is shifting about 70 technical staff from its research unit into its Windows effort as the company gears up for Longhorn, the next major release of the operating system.

Easy GUIs for Swing apps and web portlets with AUIML

Submitted by Shellie 2004-08-03 Java 14 Comments

The Abstract User Interface Markup Language toolkit is a rapid-development tool to assist developers in writing GUIs to run as either Swing applications or on the Web -- without any changes. This article takes you on a tour of the AUIML toolkit, which includes rapid prototyping with the eclipse-based Visual Builder, DataBean implementation, built-in data validation, built-in internationalization and more.

Network Transparency and the Multi-Root Filesystem

Guest post by Will Varfar 2004-08-03 Internet 29 Comments

This article offers feature suggestions to budding OS developers looking for that neat edge.

Linare Corporation Releases Linare Linux Pro Edition

Eugenia Loli 2004-08-03 Linux 25 Comments

Linare Corporation, a manufacturer of software and hardware focused on the Linux platform, now makes it easy for businesses to take part in the rapidly growing Linux revolution. Starting this week, Linare Linux Pro Edition will be available to corporate/government sector customers for $40 per license.

Red Hat Delivers Open Source Application Server

Eugenia Loli 2004-08-03 Red Hat 3 Comments

Red Hat delivers Open Source Application Server with support from strategic partners: Interoperable application server is designed to integrate seamlessly with leading vendors' solutions. Also, Red Hat and Black Duck Software team up on software IP Risk Management. New facet in Red Hat Open Source Assurance Plan is designed to mitigate risks for software developers and end users.

Has desktop Linux come of age?

Eugenia Loli 2004-08-03 Linux 46 Comments

Hands-on testing and real-world experiences reveal that, despite great progress, Linux faces obstacles in conquering more enterprise desktops.

An Overview of SQL Server 2005 for the Database Developer

Eugenia Loli 2004-08-03 Databases 18 Comments

This document provides an overview of new features for database development in MS SQL Server 2005.

Administering Windows Server 2003 Remotely

Eugenia Loli 2004-08-02 Windows 7 Comments

This chapter covers the wealth of tools and options available to administrators in Windows Server 2003, including many enhancements to tools that existed in previous versions of the system.

Covert Java: Obfuscating Classes

Eugenia Loli 2004-08-02 Java 10 Comments

Obfuscation can help prevent the hacking of your Java code, but how does it work? Alex Kalinovsky explains the most common methods and how they can help protect your intellectual property. Also, Tim Stevens shows how combining the open source database HSQLDB with Sun's Java Data Objects extension may save you a lot of excess coding, without losing too much in terms of performance.

Gates calls for more software research

Eugenia Loli 2004-08-02 Microsoft 34 Comments

Microsoft chairman and chief software architect Bill Gates on Monday called on the academic community to recruit more students into the software field as the company introduced a $1 million fund for university research.

Syllable – The Little OS with a Big Future

Guest post by Michael Saunders 2004-08-02 Syllable, AtheOS 79 Comments

Tired of endless Windows security problems? Intrigued by Linux's power but discouraged by its complexity? Tempted by Mac OS but not thrilled with the hardware cost? If so, you might want to investigate the growing bunch of hobbyist OSes -- Syllable, SkyOS, Haiku, MenuetOS, Visopsys, ReactOS and others. Syllable is perhaps the most promising of them all; it's a maturing open source desktop OS with an evolving kernel & device driver range, and is targeted at the home/small-office user.