[newsforge daily] September 12, 2003

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September 12, 2003

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Sun releases source code for J2EE 1.4 to licensees http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/11/200257

• by Chris Preimesberger - SAN FRANCISCO -- Sun Microsystems today released for download a qualification version of the source code for Java 2 Enterprise Edition 1.4 for licensees of the J2EE platform.

Linux makes the grade at Yale
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/05/173251

• by Karen D. Schwartz - Rick Beebe has a tough job. Not only is he responsible for running the email servers, Web servers, and search engine for Yale University's School of Medicine's 6,000 students, professors, and administrative staff, but he also manages the medical school's networking infrastructure. For more than a decade, Beebe has relied on Unix -- predominantly Hewlett-Packard's Tru64 Unix -- to run the school's major applications and ...

Tea with Teller: Dr. Strangelove pulls no punches - UPDATED http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/11/0037257

    The story we purchased from a freelance writer that originally appeared     under this headline was apparently plagiarized heavily, if not totally,     from an article in the October, 1999 Scientific American. Please accept     our apologies for publishing this falsified story. We NewsForge editors     have been victims of many gross plagiarisms ourselves, so we understand     how the author of the original article, Gary Stix, must feel toward us     right now. ...

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New MiniGUI release adds uClinux support http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/11/2220213

    Anonymous Reader writes "Feynman Software has released a new version of     MiniGUI which adds support for uClinux. MiniGUI is a GPLed free     software project, that aims to provide a fast, stable, lightweight     Graphical User Interface (GUI) support system for embedded use,     especially for real-time embedded systems based on Linux."

Intel readies personal servers running embedded Linux http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/11/2141249

    gulker writes "Intel Labs is prototyping a potentially revolutionary     new "personal server" that runs on embedded Linux. The tiny device --     smaller than a PDA -- comprises a hard disk, BlueTooth, a Web-DAV     enabled HTTP daemon, and other technologies enabling the user to access     and modify their files from any enabled PC within their "Personal Area     Network.""

Data center makeover, part 2: Oracle 9i rocks, but will desktop Linux? http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/11/1552207

    Michael S. Mimoso writes "In part two of this interview with Golden     Gate University CTO Anthony Hill, he explains the challenges of     standardizing his data center platform on Linux, GGU's use of Oracle     11i and whether he'll eventually move to Linux on the desktop."

Spaghettilearning 1.0 Final is out!
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/11/2031247

    Anonymous Reader writes "Spaghettilearning is an E-Learning LMS     platform written in PHP +Mysql, it works in any platform and in any     browser (Xhtml + Css2); Features are: Lessons Upload, Student tracking,     Test, Forum, Chat, Agenda, Notes and many other features. Manuals in     English and Italian and also auto Installer and Auto Upgrader. Is used     in several Universities, Schools, Health, Business and Government. From     Now it support 5 languages ...

CG Linux powers new NEC telecom servers for 3G mobile services http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/11/2014253

    NEC has unveiled a new Carrier Grade (CG) Linux based telecom platform     that is intended to support mobile operators' growing appetite for     large-volume IP packet transmission capabilities to deliver video     streaming and GPS (Global Positioning System) services to third     generation (3G) mobile handsets. The devices are being evaluated by NEC     customer NTT DoCoMo for possible use in its FOMA service network, which     NEC calls the most advanced 3G ...

Is Microsoft Really Less Expensive Than Linux? http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/11/1811227

     Until recently, if you wanted to find someone who thought that a     Windows-based program was cheaper than one based on Linux, you had to     go all the way to Redmond. No more. Not since Microsoft paid Giga     Research to conduct a comparative study of the costs of developing a     Web-based portal. Now you can go to Santa Clara, where Giga vice     president John Rymer can explain in detail the cost saving benefits of     Microsoft.

IBM in bundling deal with Red Flag Linux http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/11/1731253

     IBM has expanded its geographic ambitions for Linux, signing a deal to     bundle a version of its database software with a Chinese distributor of     the open-source operating system.

Bill Joy's greatest gift to man - the vi editor http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/11/1755217

     Out of all of Bill Joy's contributions to technology, users appear     most fond of one of the simplest - the vi editor.

Linux is favourite hacker target: Study
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/11/179205

     Linux, not Microsoft Windows, remains the most-attacked operating     system, a British security company reports.

Komodo Breathes New Fire into IDE
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/11/1653231

     Computer users don't care much about how a program is coded or how     much work it took to get it on their desktop. Software developers, on     the other hand, are under constant pressure to deliver on schedule,     cost, and quality. They grab any tool that makes producing software     faster, cheaper, and better.                                                             

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