Monthly Archives: July 2003
Linux Heavies Slam SCO at Show
PORTLAND, Ore.—The contentious issue of the SCO Groups lawsuit against IBM and its claims that the Linux operating system is an unauthorized derivative of...
Open Source on Rise in Government
PORTLAND—The use of open-source software is alive and well and growing among government agencies, including the U.S. Census Bureau.In an address at the OReilly...
RSA Bringing Single Sign-On to Big Iron
RSA Security Inc. on Thursday announced that it will be extending its ClearTrust Web single sign-on product to the mainframe environment later this year....
Autonomy to Buy Virage
Autonomy Corp. plc is making a move into the rich media world with the planned acquisition of Virage Inc. announced Thursday.The all-cash transaction is...
Wireless Web Digest: Wal-Mart Cancels Smart-Shelf Trial
Wal-Mart Cancels Smart-Shelf TrialWal-Mart Stores has unexpectedly canceled testing for an experimental wireless inventory control system, ending one of the first and most closely...
HP: Open Source Here to Stay
PORTLAND—Open-source software has significantly affected Hewlett-Packards business, with its open source review board looking at between two and 10 new open-source and Linux products...
OpenGroupware.org Takes on Exchange
Several independent developers have begun an open-source groupware project intended to provide an alternative to Microsofts Exchange server.OpenGroupware.org was founded to create "the leading...
Linux Making Headway in Desktop Space
PORTLAND, Ore.—Linux is not going to take over the desktop space anytime soon, but is making significant headway in vertical markets, Mitch Kapor, the...
Californias Two-Fisted Privacy Stance
California has adopted a tough new privacy law, with practical ramifications that extend far beyond state boundaries. As of July 1, California became the...
IBM Harnesses the Power of WebSphere, Linux
IBM Wednesday announced a new strategy to win business away from key competitors by combining three technologies: the IBM WebSphere application server, the Linux...