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Suns upcoming 3D desktop environment, codenamed Project Looking Glass, drew lots of glances at LinuxWorld last month, largely because of advance demos by Computer Associates (CA). However, Sun is planning not just one, but three new offerings in the overall desktop space. “Well probably move Project Looking Glass into products over the next 12 to […]

Amazon.com Inc. is among the largest, most visible proponents of the Linux operating system. When questions are raised about the capabilities of Linux to scale and be sufficiently secure to operate enterprise systems, Amazon is often cited as an example to answer those questions. At the recent LinuxWorld conference in New York, Eric Lundquist, editor […]

Members of the Eclipse Foundation and others interested in the future of the Java-based open-source development platform, and in Java tooling in general, are gathering at EclipseCon 2004 in Anaheim, Calif., to assess the state of the technology and other issues such as the organizations relationship with Sun Microsystems Inc. and its NetBeans open-source development […]

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University announced last week that it will migrate its supercomputer from 1,100 Apple Power Macintosh G5 desktop machines to a similar number of Xserve G5 rack-mount servers. Virginia Techs “Big Mac” cluster is one of the largest supercomputers in the world. Representatives from the project said they expect to see […]

The United Nations Development Programme and Microsoft last week announced a partnership to create technology projects that will aid developing nations. The partnership was unveiled at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The agreement calls for Microsoft and the UNDP to build computing capacity in developing countries and technology training in community education centers. […]

After a delay of more than a month, Microsoft has taken the covers off Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services. The software makers new business intelligence tool offers users a server-based platform for authoring, managing and delivering Web-based and paper-oriented reports. SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services features tight integration with SQL Server and Microsofts Windows […]

The SCO Group, whose Web site was a target of the MyDoom worm last week, is offering a reward to find the culprit. SCOs site was hit by a DDoS (distributed-denial-of-service) attack related to MyDoom last week. The company announced it was offering a reward of as much as $250,000 for information leading to the […]

As the Eclipse open-source tools initiative leaves the cradle of its IBM-led consortium to become an independent, nonprofit corporation, it deserves a second look from those who have previously pooh-poohed its potential. Eclipse creators, partners and users who meet this week at the EclipseCon event are now free to follow any path that enterprise needs […]

Liberty Alliance president Michael Barrett responds below to comments made by IBMs vice president of security for Tivoli and IBM Security Products, Arvind Krishna, on working with the Liberty Alliance. Since its inception in October 2001, the Liberty Alliance has been an open forum establishing interoperable standards for federated identity. We also make our specifications […]

Linksys, a division of Cisco Systems Inc., is launching a new VAR program this week that aims to drive Linksys products into the relatively robust small business market, offices with 25 or fewer users. The Linksys Partner Connection Program provides value pricing, demo discounts, marketing tools and support and training to VARs interested in reselling […]

While many IT companeis and staffers are still grumbling about the state of the economy, some of the smallest companies and organizations at LinuxWorld saw a great deal of interest in their products and services. For exactly what they saw turn to this LinuxPlanet story by Jacqueline Emigh.

President Bushs new budget asks for $274 million to bolster a series of programs aimed at combating the threat of bioterrorism, administration officials said Thursday. Part of the new money will beef up the year-old BioWatch program, an interagency effort among DHS, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Centers for Disease Control, said DHS Secretary […]