Monthly Archives: September 2005
Will Profit Motives Fragment Open-Source Community?
Will profit-hungry international corporate cultures ultimately change the fundamental altruistic values of the open-source software community?
There will always be a place for open-source software;...
Apple Swats Mac OS X Security Bugs
Apple Computer Inc. on Friday posted a security update to correct 10 security flaws in its Mac OS X operating system, warning that the...
Misplaced Caution About Open-Source Anti-Spam?
Given that the new open-source approaches to spam filtering are capable of virtually eliminating unwanted e-mail and preserving the good stuff, why do many...
Qualcomm Adds Wi-Fi Access to Handsets
Mobile handset maker Qualcomm said Friday that its upcoming phones will support connectivity to wireless LANs using technology provided by Philips Semiconductors.
San Diego-based Qualcomm...
More Security Holes Found in Firefox
The latest security holes found in the popular alternative Web browser Firefox raises yet more questions about its vulnerability. Security experts warned of nine...
Channel Steps Up to Hurricane Rita Preparation
As Hurricane Rita made its slow, painful progression toward Texas and Louisiana, resellers, disaster-recovery service providers and technology vendors made all-out efforts to help...
Oracle to Bring Customers Along Development Track
SAN FRANCISCO—During his OpenWorld keynote address here Tuesday, John Wookey, Oracle Corp.s senior vice president of applications, drilled down on how Oracle plans to...
KDE 3.5 Goes Beta
The KDE Project quietly released the beta of its popular desktop interface, KDE 3.5, aka "Kanzler," on Wednesday.The new KDE, the last of the...
Volunteers Prep to Thwart Hurricane Rita Scams
With Hurricane Rita looming offshore and the Gulf Coast populace heading to higher ground, several Internet watchdogs on Thursday prepared a volunteer effort to...
Google Helps Users Get More Out of Its Biz Tools
Google Inc. announced a kind of Google school for systems integrators and other initiatives Thursday in order to bolster sales of its specialized search...