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China Says Yes to Linux, No to Open-Source Middleware
Although Linux is catching on rapidly in China, dont expect to see open-source application software taking off in the country any time soon, said...
Adobe Acquires DRM Technology
Adobe Systems Inc. on Monday acquired the digital rights management business of Navisware.
The purchase, for an undisclosed sum, allows Adobe to jump into the...
Airport Seeks Ban on Free Airline Wi-Fi
In their efforts to ban airlines from offering free Wi-Fi services in their lounges, officials representing Bostons Logan Airport continue to insist that its...
Intel Promises Productivity Boost from Centrino Bundle
Intel Corp. says its latest Centrino notebook platform, which came out last week, will address business needs by offering greater productivity for mobile workers.
The...
Older Hardware, Windows and Linux
Microsofts most recent anti-Linux FUD efforts are perhaps its most pathetic ever.
In a recent eWEEK story by ace operating system reporter Peter Galli, Microsoft...
EMC Bets Acquisition Will Spur ILM Adoption
EMC Corp. acquired privately held Internosis Inc. Monday, giving the storage behemoths professional services arm a battle-tested collective of Microsoft application infrastructure and development...
MySQL Gets Government Thumbs Up
Open source scored its latest government takeover, with MySQL AB nabbing a five-year contract with the General Services Administration that will put its open-source...
Govt Agencies Aim Capital at Private Sector
In-Q-tel, the CIAs spooky-sounding venture capital unit, publicly celebrated its hiring last week of former national cyber-security czar Amit Yoran as its new president...
Googles Ads Fit to Print
Ads from Internet search leader Google Inc. now appear in the Chicago Sun-Times newspaper, it was confirmed Monday, as the search giant continues to...
Avaya Bitten Hard by WMF Bug
Communications equipment vendor Avaya Inc. on Monday warned that several products that run on top of Microsoft Corp.s Windows 2000 operating system are vulnerable...