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Open source awards open for nominations
— May 15, 2008 — Nominations are open for the third annual Sourceforge.net Community Choice Awards, with winners to be announced at OSCON 2008 in July. Nominations are accepted for all open source projects, not just SourceForge.net-based projects, and the categories include the intriguing "Most likely to get users sued."
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Movers roundup: Moody's, PetSmart
Moody's Corp. shares continued to fall Thursday after the Connecticut attorney general said he is investigating if computer errors led the ratings agency to assign safe ratings to risky investments.
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Further information
Citrix XenDesktop is available now, in five versions. A downloadable "Express" edition is free, and can be used by up to 10 users to test Citrix's Desktop Delivery Controller and virtual machine infrastructure.
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Newsletter Subscription
Sign up for our ARN newsletters! The premier provider of daily news to the IT channel, covering business, technology, products, and services. Microsoft's support for the OpenDocument Format (ODF) could mean greater opportunities for software makers already using the format, observers said Thursday.
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Government Computer News
Mobile’s Moving Technologies Customers. Devices. Networks. Security. There is a lot to keeping up and managing Mobile Computing’s always moving parts.
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Microsoft embraces 'Bring Your Own Laptop' model
It bought Kidaro with an eye toward spurring Vista adoption, but the company says the deal should allow businesses to let workers to use personal laptops on the corporate network.
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Google’s Page rips Microsoft, says Yahoo ad deal OK
Thu, May 22, 2008 (3:57 p.m.) Google billionaire co-founder Larry Page criticized a potential Microsoft takeover of Yahoo, saying it would concentrate too much power in the online communications market, stifling innovation and curbing competition.
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Security Firm to Apple: Ready or Not, Here's That Exploit
Core Security has published three Mac OS X iCal-based vulnerabilities -- two that can crash the iCal program and one that could conceivably allow a hacker to take control of another person's computer. The newly publicized exploits have gained attention recently in part because of the way in which they've been presented.
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E-reader boasts 6-inch EPD display, Windows CE
— May 13, 2008 — Astak has announced a Windows CE 5.0-based e-reader that also plays MP3 audio files. The "Mentor" features a 6-inch "E Ink" touchscreen display with four gray scales, 800 x 600 pixel resolution, WiFi, Bluetooth, and an SD expansion slot, according to the company. ...
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Lenovo shares drop after IT spending alert
Shares in Lenovo , the Chinese computer maker, on Wednesday fell by their steepest amount in 14 months after a broker’s report warned of falling IT spending in the US amid fears of a recession.
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Cliff Bleszinski Tackles 10 Questions
Epic Designer Cliff Bleszinski chatted with the chaps at Computer & Video Games about Gears of...
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Dairy Queen Robbery
Rockford Police have three people in custody for allegedly stealing a laptop from a Dairy Queen sales rep and then trying to sell it back to him for three hundred dollars.
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Former Jailer Charged
(Baxter County, AR) -- A former Baxter County, Arkansas jailer faces charges for accessing a National Crime Center computer for personal reasons. Back in November, the sheriff's office says it began an investigation which led to the charges against 26-year-old Lesley Trinh.
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Recent Original Stories
"Every major release of the 4.x series of Xfce has been pretty major. 4.0 was the result of over a years work, a major rewrite of the entire desktop. 4.2 saw the introduction of major features and enhancements that were incomplete for 4.0, and new developers as Xfce4 gained popularity. 4.4 is going to be a major upgrade to Xfce, with new components, major upgrades to old ones, and more tools for ...
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 2nd Mar 2006 12:51 UTC, submitted by anonymous
XYZComputing reviews VectorLinux , and concludes: "VectorLinux is definitely going places. This distribution made a very good impression on me during the time I have spent with it and it will be remaining on my desktop for some time to come.
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Recent Original Stories
A new initiative by the Brazillian government will see low cost KDE based computers on sale throughout the country from next week. The Computers for All scheme will bring "cheap and accessible" computers following a recent law cutting taxes and encouraging affordable financing for low income buyers of computers preinstalled with Free Software operating systems.
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This is a serious problem ."
"Over 500 million people use the Internet, and over a billion computers are deployed around the world. It has become impossible to ignore the issue of content management and access. Call it Digital Rights Management if you will, or call it working out how to manage copying in the digital realm.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 6th Jan 2006 14:45 UTC
"Microsoft has some catching up to do. It's not a phrase you hear every day. But whether it's Apple Computer's iTunes-iPod combo or Google's advertising engine, the software maker's top executives readily admit that they are coming from behind.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 22nd May 2008 20:54 UTC
More often than not, the question arises on OSNews why certain projects or pieces of abandonware aren't released as open source software. Supposedly, this would speed up development, facilitate the growth of a community, all that jazz associated with open source development.
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OWC offers low-cost Superdrives for Macs
Other World Computing on Thursday unveiled low-cost Superdrives for almost any Mac released within the last decade, offering 48x CD burning and LightScribe labeling technology. OWC claims the drives are quiet, and do not require any extra software to be installed with the drive. Users can also write to dual-layer DVDs at up to 12x speeds, while sin...
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Google's Page rips Microsoft, says Yahoo ad deal OK
(AP:WASHINGTON) Google billionaire co-founder Larry Page criticized a potential Microsoft takeover of Yahoo, saying it would concentrate too much power in the online communications market, stifling innovation and curbing competition.
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Revenue IT error delays family payments
HM Revenue & Customs has suffered another computer glitch, leaving up to 100,000 low-income families awaiting payments, it emerged on Thursday. The problem comes as the government is still struggling to reassure backbenchers over its support for low-income families.
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Samsung Announces Reorganization Plan
SEOUL, South Korea - Samsung Electronics said Thursday it was consolidating some of its key businesses a week after announcing a new executive lineup.
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Government Computer News
Five Priority Goals For DHS, the priorities are: border and cargo security; secure identification; infrastructure protection, emergency response; and department management.
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Government Computer News
National Continuity The Federal Continuity Directives are about keeping the government running and providing the American people with information. It is where the rubber meets the road.
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