In this article, Wei-Meng Lee shows you how to build an infrared chat application using the IrDAClient class supported in the .NET Compact Framework class libraries. Elsewhere, by way of a blog entry, David Hill explains how you can implement an asynchronous call pattern that allows you to consume Web services from a Windows Forms application without having to worry about threads.

This document contains summaries all of the services available for the Windows Server 2003 family of operating systems. The services are listed in alphabetical order by display name. Following a description of each service, a table lists key information about the service.

The aim of the Kimono project on KDE is to write a complete wrapper for KDE/Qt using the Mono framework and is based on early work by KDE bindings hacker Richard Dale. Kimono uses KaXul, a fully XML-based representation of the UI, the Dot reports. However, the changes made to KDE in preparation for Kimono has left the other binding effort, Qt#, orphaned with a dead dependancy: QtC.

After Microsoft released their .Net framework everyone started realizing that J2EE is complex, says Debu Panda in his editorial. Elsewhere, while acknowledging obstacles remain, a Sun official left open the possibility that Sun might offer its Java programming language under an open source format.

In an effort to make its version of Unix compare more favorably to Red Hat's Linux, Sun Microsystems plans in coming weeks to begin selling its Solaris operating system through a subscription model.

"Resistance is nearly futile. Three years after Apple introduced OS X, smaller newspapers have hard decisions to make: upgrade to Apple’s OS X, stick with software that is becoming more outdated by the day or move over to a Windows environment." Read the article at NewsAndTech.

On Wednesday, Microsoft announced new VoIP features in its forthcoming Windows CE version 5.0, touting the embedded computing platform for use in VoIP-enabled devices.

In a release that marks the fruit of six months of hard work from hackers, maintainers, translators, testers, usability team and the accessibility team, GNOME 2.6.0 continues the high standards in the areas of usability, accessibility and internationalisation with this release.

InternetNews and ArsTechnica posted two preview articles regarding the pending release of Gnome 2.6.

Learn what is new in Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition software from a developer's point of view.

"Is it possible that, despite all the hype, open source is not necessarily the best way to develop software? That it's not about to take over the software industry, and that it's no more a threat to Microsoft than were Netscape, the Macintosh or Word Perfect?" Read the analysis by Tony Healy.

Ann.lu reports that Amiga Forever 6.0 will premiere at AmiGBG in Gothenburg on April 3rd, 2004. This new version is the result of more than two years of work and constitutes its most significant update.

Over the past months we have heard about how free and open source software (FOSS) is becoming more and more acceptable in the business community. There has also been a movement to have governments adopt policies that open the door to FOSS. However, it appears that the open source community has overlooked one vital area of the community that would most likely embrace FOSS with open arms, and that is the area of emergency services (Police, Fire and Emergency Medical Services).

Linux is rapidly gaining market share in embedded operating systems. "I wouldn't be surprised if it were 20% right now," says Nadamuni. That's a far cry from the middle single digits, where Nadamuni put Linux two years ago, says LinuxInsider.