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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Arstechnica covers the basics of set up, OS installation and support, performance, and also benchmarks the two applications on the host machine. Virtual PC vs. VMware: which VM cuisine will reign supreme?

Sun Microsystems is toying with the idea of buying Linux seller Novell, saying that springing for the $2.64 billion company would hurt rival IBM.

Gnome-Summary brings you an interview with Alex Larsson, the maintainer of gnome-vfs & Nautilus, on what's currently going on with gnome-vfs and what we could expect in the future.

DistroWatch has a quick write up on the current status of FVWM, an old favorite.

Dan Ravicher, President, Executive Director, and Founder of the Public Patent Foundation, believes there are plenty of ways open source developers, advocates, and users can fight against innovation-hindering software patents. But he also believes fighting may be less necessary than some people think.

The Evaluation Edition software enables you to build Windows XP Embedded with Service Pack 1-based operating systems for 120 days from the day of installation.