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One-day Linux project brings Internet to disadvantaged Miami kids http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/11/2022224

By Robin 'Roblimo' Miller - Miami's Liberty City is one of the worst neighborhoods in a city famous for bad neighborhoods. The Liberty City Learning Center is a privately-run effort to help neighborhood children break the cycle of ignorance that keeps them there. And now, thanks to volunteers from two Florida Linux user groups and hardware donations from local businesses, Liberty City Learning Center can add computer and Internet training to ...

Real-time alerting with Snort, part 1 of 3 http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/09/1939256

by Jack Koziol - Snort is built to perform one task and perform it very well. It does a magnificent job of detecting intrusions. Anything beyond intrusion detection is left up to you to handle. One capability you should add is real-time alerting.

New WPA wireless security coming soon
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/09/1331225

by Anne Zieger - Virtually no one has a kind word to say about Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP), the standard for securing data transmissions on Wi-Fi networks. WEP, which relies on cryptography that can be cracked with a half-hour of laptop time, isn't well-defended, but until recently it's all Wi-Fi fans had.

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Reality Check: How Safe Is Linux?
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/11/2035246

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Many of the programs included in Linux distros have programming errors that lead to things like privilege escalation, whereby a common user tricks a program into thinking it has more privileges than it does, says Guardian Digital CEO Dave Wreski.

Matsushita and Sony to Develop Linux Platform http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/11/1941246

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. (Panasonic) and Sony Corporation today announced their agreement to work in partnership on the development of an enhanced Linux platform for digital home electronic devices. The companies will aim to apply the fruits of their collaboration to their AV (audio visual) products and to make the source code available to the public for free in order to encourage its broader use throughout the industry.

Orbz 2.0: Linux Game Review
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/11/191226

Augustus writes "Linux Hardware has published a review of Garage Games Orbz 2.0: "Coming out swinging from Garage Games is Orbz 2.0, the cross platform game that aims to cross the First Person Shooter with Nintendo's Mario. They have gone 3D, slapped down some landscape, given up some targets, and tagged the final product with the low, low price of less than $20. But is this more bargain bin fodder, or a steal? That's what I intended to find ...

Genestia Group, Inc released Neoxen Qwinux http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/11/1839218

Genestia Group, Inc - Neoxen Systems writes "As the first product of its kind, Neoxen Qwinux is a unique professional distribution designed to meet the needs of all developers as the most comprehensive Open Source programming resource available for Microsoft Windows. It is formatted in easy to read HTML and provides the most comprehensive selection of 'best-in-class' tools and documentation composed into a single unified distribution. Neoxen ...

Microsoft Launches New Security Certification http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/11/1733229

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ljb writes "Apparently, it didn't occur to Continental Airlines exec Nathan Hanks that Linux professionals might also be frequest flyers. He seems a bit overly defensive about the affect of SQL Slammer on Continental, but rather than accepting any blame, he resorts to ad hominen attacks on Linux "guys".

HP, Dell Agree To Ship Java On Windows, Linux PCs http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/11/1731224

Hewlett-Packard and Dell Computer will be shipping the latest version of Java with their PCs and laptops running Windows and Linux, said Rich Green, vice president of developer platforms at Sun Microsystems.

SuSE to sign Sun, HP to desktop deals
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/11/1652243

SuSE is close to wrapping up OEM deals with Sun Microsystems and Hewlett-Packard that will call for the Linux distributor to bundle its version of the open source operating system on select client and server systems from Sun and on HP's lower-end servers.

James the Java Apache Mail Enterprise Server http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/11/1629249

Anonymous Reader writes "These articles form a two-part series on the Java Apache Mail Enterprise Server, also known as James. The first article provides a high-level overview, briefly touching on the Apache group's design objectives, and describes how to install and configure a workable development environment. In the second article, you will be taken beyond the basic James infrastructure and implement a practical application for flagging users ...

New Services Takes the Pain Out of Small Business http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/11/1627237

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BITSWW writes "ROUND ROCK, TX – 6/10/03 – Business IT Solutions World Wide, LLC announced today the commercial launch of its WebtopPro (www.WebtopPro.com) service. WebtopPro provides secure file storage, a desktop interface, and an array of standard applications for a monthly fee as low as one hundred dollars (five concurrent users, without the extended service plan). Employees can log in from any computer with a recent web browser ...

TimeSys Linux-Powered Mars Exploration Rover Demonstrated at JavaOne http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/11/1557253

JavaOne Conference, San Francisco, CA, and Pittsburgh, PA - June 11th, 2003 -TimeSys, a leader in embedded LinuxÃ‚Â® and embedded development tools, announced that its TimeSys Linux RTOS (real-time operating system) and JTime real-time Java^TM virtual machine are driving the Mars Exploration Rover concept vehicle being demonstrated by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and Sun Microsystems' James Gosling at the JavaOne Conference this week in ...

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