Monthly Archives: July 2005
Google Plans to Release Firefox-Ready Tool Bar
After years of offering its browser tool bar only for Internet Explorer, Google is planning to join its competitors in supporting the open-source Mozilla...
Opera Adds BitTorrent to Web Browser
Opera Software has released a test version of its flagship Web browser that adds an embedded BitTorrent client for downloading content using the popular...
Vulnerability Flagged in Adobe Reader for Unix, Linux
Adobe Systems on Tuesday warned users of its Adobe Reader 5.0 for Linux and Unix that a security vulnerability could leave their systems open...
American-Style Patents Wont Cross the Pond to EU
The European Parliament overwhelmingly rejected the European Unions controversial IT patenting proposal on Wednesday, but what will that decision mean for business and open-source?
The...
EU Rejects Controversial Software Patents Proposal
The European Parliament on Wednesday morning put the final nail in the coffin of the European Unions controversial IT patenting proposal, voting overwhelmingly to...
Zlib Security Flaw Exposes Swath of Programs
A serious security flaw has been identified in Zlib, a widely used data compression library. Fixes have begun to appear, but a large number...
SourceLabs Open-Source Catalog Boasts Wiki, RSS Support
SourceLabs Inc., a service provider for open-source software, Wednesday announced a new community-based catalog of open-source projects that also serves as a wiki and...
Leadership Myth Hides Need for Solid Managers
"Leadership" is the growth sector of the 21st century. Theres an entire industry built on "leadership." Books and magazine articles focus on it as...
Microsoft Downgrades Claria Adware Detections
Microsofts Windows AntiSpyware application is no longer flagging adware products from Claria Corp. as a threat to PC users.
Less than a week after published...
AOL, Plaxo Forge Contact Management Deal
In its continuing push to put AOL Instant Messenger service at the center of its communications strategy, America Online Inc. is adding contact management...