Mozilla Releases Thunderbird 2.0.0
The Mozilla Corporation has released Thunderbird 2.0.0. Among the improvements are Message Tagging, updated UI, Advanced Folder Views, Better New Mail Notification and Full Support for Windows…
Startup commercializes open-source microkernel
The open-source OKL4 microkernel, developed by Australia's Center of Excellence for Information and Computing Technology (NICTA), is about to receive a strong commercial push. Open Kernel (OK)…
Leading Software Group Honors Novell Linux and Management Solutions
Novell's Linux and enterprise management services took home top honors for Best Open Source Solution and Best Asset Management Solution at the 2007 CODiE awards, the annual program led by the…
Why does IBM embrace Open-Source
Much has been made by myself as well as others, about IBM’s open arm embrace of open source software. A great article at preens.com notes the oddity in the following way: IBM, the epitome of…
Apache Tomcat JK 1.2.22 Web Server Connector Released
The Apache Tomcat team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of version 1.2.22 of the Apache Tomcat Connectors.
It contains connectors, which allow a web server such as Apache…
MontaVista Linux Breaks Real-Time Performance Barrier
Building on its commitment to deliver real-time performance to the embedded Linux community, MontaVista Software, Inc., the leading provider of Linux for intelligent devices and communications…
The World's First Mobile Linux Development Kit (MKit) is now available
Unicon Systems, a Linux handheld software and hardware technology developer from Menlo Park, California, will start shipping its Mobile Linux Development Kit (MKitTM) this week. This long-awaited…
Microsoft's Silverlight Promises to Disrupt Linux Web Users
Just as it seemed that Linux users (especially 64-bit users) would finally be able to enjoy streaming content with a minimum of hassle, Microsoft's new Silverlight software promises to throw a…
GIMP 2.2.14 Released
Version 2.2.14 of the GNU Image Manipulation Program is a bug-fix release in the stable 2.2 series. The source code is available from ftp.gimp.org. Binary packages for the various supported…
Open Source rising in N.Z. education
The last three years has seen a dramatic uptake of Open Source in New Zealand in the Education sector. The Tertiary Education Commission has an e-Learning Collaborative Development Fund (eCDF)…