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Article | 20/10/2005 DVD Jon now working for Linspire's Michael Robertson

The Norwegian hacker who was arrested, and ultimately exonerated, for reverse-engineering DVD copy protection has taken a job with Michael Robertson's...

Article | 8/09/2005 CA opens access to 14 patents, announces deal with IBM

Computer Associates International (CA) will allow access to individuals and groups in the open-source software community to technology included in 14 ...

Article | 8/09/2005 Suse Linux 10.0 to hit stores in early October

Novell Wednesday announced its Suse Linux 10.0 operating system will be generally available early next month in retail or online stores. The new softw...

Article | 1/09/2005 Linux computing on the couch, from across the room

Linux PC enthusiasts may be tired of hearing about all the ways Microsoft PCs are taking over the living room. Having conquered most home offices and ...

Article | 30/08/2005 Linux wins the race for sport technology developers

Linux and open source win the race against Microsoft for Kinetic, a start-up business that develops sports performance technology.

Article | 25/08/2005 W3C objects to US Copyright Office's browser plan

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is protesting a proposal by the US Copyright Office that may temporarily require online forms to be submitted usin...

Article | 23/08/2005 PHP hit by another critical flaw

A fresh security flaw has surfaced in widespread Web service protocol PHP which could allow attackers to take control of vulnerable servers.

Article | 17/08/2005 IBM donates code to make Firefox more accessible

IBM is contributing software to the Mozilla Foundation's Firefox Web browser to make it easier for disabled users to access and navigate the Internet....

Article | 27/07/2005 Plaxo extends support to Mozilla e-mail client

Plaxo launched a Mozilla Thunderbird-compatible beta version of its e-mail contact management software Tuesday. Plaxo Toolbar for Thunderbird will all...

Article | 30/06/2005 DVD Jon hacks Google Video Viewer

The Norwegian hacker who cracked the encryption mechanism used by DVDs has turned his attention to Google's new Video Viewer.

Article | 15/06/2005 Sun releasing OpenSolaris technologies via open source

Sun Microsystems is releasing a slate of technologies as part of OpenSolaris, the open source version of the Solaris 10 operating system.

Article | 9/06/2005 Debian 3.1 debuts with a security flaw

Debian 3.1 has finally arrived after a wait of nearly three years -- to be followed a few hours later by an update fixing a security configuration pro...

Article | 18/03/2005 Google reaches out to open source community

Google has launched a site designed to deepen the company's interactions with external software developers by providing Google source code for free, a...

Article | 9/03/2005 Astaro rolls out new spyware

Astaro on Tuesday released an improved version of its Linux-based security package that now includes gateway-based spyware protection against malware ...

Article | 9/03/2005 iPod defeats Blue Screen of Death

If your laptop crashes, what's the best to recover the data on it? Well, one IBM engineer uses his iPod.

Article | 8/03/2005 Mozilla moves into China

The Mozilla Foundation has established Mozilla China, an affiliate and non-profit organization that will help develop and promote open-source Mozilla ...

Article | 3/03/2005 Linux PC/phone for the ROAD warrior

Linux gadget lovers may find a new mobile phone/handheld computer from Remote Office Access Devices (ROAD) intriguing.

Article | 16/02/2005 Red Hat embraces Solaris, 2.6 kernel

Red Hat is bringing Sun Microsystems' Solaris operating system into the Red Hat Network, the company said Tuesday as it launched the latest update to ...

Article | 16/02/2005 Gates promises free antispyware, new version of IE

Microsoft by midyear plans to release a test version of a new Internet Explorer (IE) browser that better protects users from scams and malicious code ...

Article | 10/02/2005 Judge questions impact of settlement

A U.S. district court judge on Wednesday praised Microsoft for efforts to improve technical documentation for its communications protocols, but questi...