News

SnapGear claims to ship first Linux 2.6 product

Production-ready version of Linux 2.6 to ship by year's end

Acer losing money on Tablet PC

Company says Microsoft has not been aggressively marketing Tablet PC to end-users

IBM offers early access to DB2 tools

Trial versions of four technologies aim to make life easier for developers

Microsoft to lift lid on Longhorn OS

New user interface likely won't be included in pre-beta release of Longhorn

AT&T developing early warning tool

Internet Protect intended to detect network attacks

Unpatched IE hole a gold mine for hackers

Malicious programs can be planted on vulnerable systems

P-to-P group asks Congress for help

Move seen as counterattack against music companies

IBM beefs up modeling tools

Big Blue issues new WebSphere Business Integration Monitor and Modeler tools

Microsoft, Reuters to connect IM services

Deal marks first interoperability pact for Microsoft

SuSE rolls out Linux Desktop 9.0

Latest iteration bridges gap between 32- and 64-bit computing

New owner delays Baan ERP upgrade

New version now due in second quarter of next year

IDC: Economic recovery is what you make it

Analysts say recovery may be here, or may still be a long way off

Cingular GSM network downed

900,000 customers were without service over the weekend

Web services players push management barrow

Actional, AmberPoint, Empirix separately unveil wares

WSIS lays targets for December meeting

Delegates discuss goals for event

AMD updates design for Linux PDA

Reference design is one step closer to availability as a commercial product

Adobe bundles up in Creative Suite

Suite includes new versions of professional graphics applications

3Com back in router business

Router 5000  family boasts maximum memory configuration

Red Hat proposes open source architecture

Project couples Linux with middleware pieces for management, security

Data visualization tools emerge

Antarctica Systems, others help relay complex information

Acer to offer 17-inch Smart Display with PCs

Displays will ship in the first half of 2004

Motorola builds security into network chips

Integrating authentication, encryption into chip will boost performance and lower cost of network gear

Samsung develops smaller 4Gb flash memory chip

Higher density chips are important for applications such as memory cards

Sony Ericsson slows launch of first 3G handset

Delays introductions to continue interoperability testing

Layer 7 secures Web services

SecureSpan Solution reduces risk, cost of deploying Web services

Encrypted NetApp storage gets DoD certification

Wireless LAN throughput on the rise

Effort afoot to match switched networks

Oracle readies CRM, supply chain upgrades

Configuration tools, data-sharing to get boosts

Emerging technologies grab MIT spotlight

Proactive computing, wireless mesh networks, wireless convergence come to fore

Senator: Internet tax ban should pass

Legislator proposes to work with states

Yahoo upgrade disrupts Trillian IM software

Management application impeded

Worms sent via IM pose serious, growing threat

Researchers at conference stress vulnerabilities

IBM urges dismissal of suit filed by ill former workers

Ruling expected next week

SCO infringed copyright, IBM alleges in new claim

IBM escalates its counterattack

Segway issues recall on human transporter

Low charge can send riders flying

RFID ripples through software industry

Sun, SAP, Oracle, IBM integrate RFID data into mainstream applications

Siemens to launch networked digital music player

Talks taking place with U.S. cellphone carriers on supplying the device

Symbian, DoCoMo agreement to speed 3G handsets to market

Symbian touts DoCoMo deal as 'blessing' of OS

Nokia reorganizes into four divisions

Move includes shake-up of top management

Dell does the datacenter: One gray box at a time

With low-cost servers tucked under its conveyor belt, Dell's out to commoditize the enterprise

Kazaa files copyright complaint against RIAA, others

Peer-to-peer player sues over copyright infringement

Laszlo builds flashy Web apps

LPS 1.0 dazzles with Flash clients, but could use stronger tools on the back end

Letters to the Editor

Java Product News (updated September 26, 2003)

Sonic Software strengthens ESB-based Business Integration Suite; Data Junction connects with TeleworX; BBDSoft upgrades jvider; and more

Overcome J2SE 1.3-1.4 incompatibilities

Get help from the Reflection API and Ant

IBM cuts 380 software jobs

Reduction amounts to about 1 percent of workforce

(Anti) virus outbreak hits Toronto

Top researchers gather for conference this week

HP plans smaller scale utility data center

Target is mid-sized businesses

Amazon.com to help e-buyers with new search subsidiary

Company will develop technology to facilitate online buying

Microsoft renames mobile content delivery unit

Customers will include mobile phone operators and Web hosting providers