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Slashdot
Java Desktop System Rivals XP, OSX in Usability http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/19/2134224

    protohiro1 writes "In this [0]glowing review Chris Gulker calls Sun's
[1] Java Desktop System 'the most polished and real-world user-ready
    Linux desktop in existence.' Well, I'm sold. Will this finally sell the     PHBs on a linux corporate desktop?" Newsforge and Slashdot are both     part of OSDN.
Links

    0. http://newsforge.com/newsforge/03/09/18/003212.shtml?tid=23

  1. http://sdc.sun.com/partners/sunjavasystem/javadesktopsystem/

PHP Usage in the Enterprise
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/19/2133204

[0]acostin writes "Some open survey results were published about PHP
    usage in the enterprise on the [1]InterAKT site. An alternative survey     on the PHP open source mouvement can be found on [2]Zend site. See how     we've evaluated the PHP market size($$$), what people think about PHP     as an alternative to Java and .NET, and what should be done in order to     have your large clients adopt open source solutions." Links 

    0. mailto:acostin@interakt.ro
    1. 
http://www.interakt.ro/index_art_11.html
    2. 
http://www.zend.com/zend/php_survey_results.php

Next-gen PCMCIA: Expresscard
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/19/2119201

    An anonymous reader writes "According to [0]this article at     WindowsForDevices, the PCMCIA trade association rolled out version 1.0     of its next-generation standard for modular mobile and desktop computer     expansion at this week's Intel Developer Forum in San Jose, CA. Dubbed     "ExpressCard", the new standard is "thinner, lighter, faster" than the     group's previous PC Card standards, according to PCMCIA chairman Brad     Saunders. ExpressCard achieves its space reduction by replacing the     legacy parallel buses of the first and second generation PCMCIA card     standards with state-of-the-art, high-speed serial connections,     following a trend common in current computer system design." Links

Do you need help?X

    0. http://www.windowsfordevices.com/news/NS3811053324.html

Tzero Electric Car: 0-60 in 3.7 Seconds
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/19/1952223

    If you have a spare 6,800 lithium-ion laptop batteries lying around,     you can build your own [0]electric sports car. Links

    0. http://nytimes.com/2003/09/19/automobiles/19ELEC.html

P2P Filesharing vs. The Web
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/19/216230

[0]The Importance of writes "The recent RIAA lawsuits have raised
[1]many questions and [2]issues, but the focus has been on P2P
    filesharing. Before there was P2P, though, there was filesharing via     webservers. There doesn't seem to be much complaint about the RIAA     shutting down people who upload MP3s to their homepage. Why do many     people seem to treat http filesharing different than P2P filesharing?
[0]LawMeme has [3]one answer."

Links 

    0. 
http://research.yale.edu/lawmeme/
    1. 
http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/15/2033232&tid=95
    2. 
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/15/1036231&tid=141
    3. 
http://research.yale.edu/lawmeme/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1219

Telstar 4 is Down
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/19/1920234

    An anonymous reader writes "Sometime this morning (Sept. 19) [0]Telstar     4 had a major onboard failure. I just checked a few minutes ago and     there are CW carriers up on 11700 MHz V & 12200 MHz H, so the     spacecraft would appear to still be in its orbital slot - just no     traffic. The [1]Loral Skynet site has no mention of this yet, but     supposedly Telstar 8 was already scheduled to replace T4, so they may     just speed the process up. This turn of events will no doubt be of some     small concern to [2]Intelsat, who recently agreed to [3]purchase most     of Loral's US domestic fleet, including T4." Links 

    0. 
http://www.cyberstar.com/fleet/telstar4/t4ov_us.asp
    1. 
http://www.loralskynet.com/
    2. 
http://www.intelsat.com/
    3. 
http://www.intelsat.com/aboutus/news/articles.aspx?year=2003&art=20030815_01_EN.xml&lang=en&footer=30
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S3's DeltaChrome Graphics Chip
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/19/1837243

[0]Noob Jones writes "The Tech Report has an [1]article about a new
    video card in the works at S3. 'S3 Graphics is back with a new chip,     dubbed DeltaChrome, which looks like it might just be strong enough to     become a player in the mid-range consumer graphics market.' With a     third player back in the graphics market both Nvidia and ATi are going     to have things to worry about but this can only spell good news for     customers."
Links

    0. mailto:lotbot@hotmail.com

  1. http://www.techreport.com/etc/2003q3/deltachrome/index.x?pg=1

More on BTX Motherboards
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/19/186218

    venger writes "Anandtech has an article on the [0]new standard of cases     and motherboards that is soon to be released. Looks like they are     trying to cater for the increase in heat devices are now producing     while keeping the noise levels down!" We [1]mentioned BTX earlier. Links

    0. http://www.anandtech.com/showdoc.html?i=1876

  1. http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/17/1537207&tid=137

Review: Sun StarOffice 7
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/19/1730251

[0]ValourX writes "[1]Here's the Internet's first comprehensive review
    of Sun's new StarOffice 7 suite. With the ability to export to PDF and     SWF and greatly improved conversion filters, [2]Sun's $80 office suite     is more than a match for the upcoming ultra-expensive [3]Microsoft     Office System 2003."
Links 

    0. 
http://www.thejemreport.com
    1. 
http://www.thejemreport.com/software/staroffice7.htm
    2. 
http://wwws.sun.com/software/star/staroffice/index.html
    3. 
http://www.microsoft.com/office/preview/
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Microsoft Works on Search Capabilities
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/19/1657231

    bl8n8r writes "Microsoft is [0]betting millions that someday it will be     as well known for search as Google is. Some of its efforts to simplify     search on the Internet will soon be in place. The new version of     Microsoft's MSN Internet service, available this winter, will include a     tool for retrieving digital photos based on images in the pictures. For     example, users can ask their computers to retrieve all pictures that     include a specific person's face or background." Links

    0. http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/09/19/microsoft.google.ap/index.html

Linux.com
Monolithic software decimates IT budgets http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/19/032238

  • by Jeff Childers - Corporate IT budgets have become paralyzed by their resistance to monolithic, all-or-nothing upgrades accompanied by painful services interruptions and unexpected cost overruns. Their obstinacy has been learned by hard experience, and is caused by the near ubiquitous use of Microsoft software in business.

Lycoris' Award Winning OS Raises the Bar http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/20/0153247

    Jason Spisak writes "Lycoris' Award Winning OS Raises the Bar. Redmond,     WA - September 19, 2003- Lycoris Desktop/LX Update 3 hits shelves this     week, combining all the power and simplicity of Desktop/LX with the     latest Lycoris technology. This much anticipated Update the the award     winning Desktop/LX OS features a new Help Center with interactive     audio-visual tutorials, hundreds of updated drivers, crisper font     handling, increased printer support ...

Launch of LQT Network Solution
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/19/2126255

    Philippe Gagne writes "You can now have a perfectly functional network     for less than $800 US. LQT Network Solution includes: a mail server     with anti-virus and anti-spam, a VPN, a PDF print server, etc. Based on     linux technology, LQT Network Solution is a software solution that can     be installed in less than 30 minutes, without any prior knowledge of     linux required. www.lqtsystems.com"

Can't find what you're looking for?X

Hackers Pass Out New Software For Attacks http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/19/2117216

    Robert E. Harvey, M.D. writes "Security researchers on Tuesday detected     hackers distributing software to break into computers using flaws     announced last week in some versions of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows     operating system. The threat from this new vulnerability - which     already has drawn stern warnings from the Homeland Security Department

  • is remarkably similar to one that allowed the Blaster virus to infect hundreds of thousands of computers ...

Sun's Schwartz Speaks Out on Linux, SCO
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/19/2114201

     Sun Microsystems Inc. last week announced its Java Enterprise System     and its Java Desktop, which will fundamentally change Sun's software     pricing, delivery and licensing models. After the announcement at the     Sun Network conference in San Francisco, Jonathan Schwartz, Sun's     executive vice president for software, sat down with eWEEK senior     editor Peter Galli.

Linux Advisory Watch - September 19, 2003 http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/19/2251233

    Folks, there are a lot of advisories this week. Be sure to check your     distribution carefully, as many of them are significant. This week,     advisories were released for mana, pine, gtkhtml, openssh, sendmail,     MySQL, xfree86, buffer, kernel, and KDE. The distributors include SCO,     Conectiva, Debian, EnGarde, FreeBSD, Gentoo, Immunix, NetBSD, Red Hat,     Slackware, SuSE, Trustix, TurboLinux, and Yellow Dog.

Device Profile: D-Link "Central Home Drive" http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/19/2049228

     Digital home communications technologies specialist D-Link worked with     Intel to build an innovative "Central Home Drive" that leverages an     embedded Linux operating system and Universal Plug-n-Play (UPnP)     technology to create a network-attached repository for shared     multimedia files in the home that works in heterogeneous networks out     of the box. The device will ship mid-October 2003 with an MSRP of     $249.99.

Don't know where to look next?X

Who Will Defend HTTP?
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/19/187224

    Ernest_Miller writes "All sorts of organizations have made their voice     heard in defense of filesharing via Kazaa, Grokster, BearShare, and     other P2P services. LawMeme asks why no one is defending filesharing     via http."

Boot Linux faster
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/19/1757200

    Idean writes "This article shows you how to improve the boot speed of     your Linux system without compromising usability. Essentially, the     technique involves understanding system services and their     dependencies, and having them start up in parallel, rather than     sequentially, when possible."

[Romania] MS Quietly Bags Government while Entrepreneurs Eye First Linux/FLOSS Expo http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/19/1628243

    On September 17 Romanian IT&C minister Dan Nica and Steve Balmer signed     a strategic partnership between the Romanian government and Microsoft.

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