Microsoft price cut targets small firms
Microsoft is planning to release cheaper, no-frills versions of its business-management applications this spring, with prices 30 percent lower than regular versions. http://news.com.com/2100-1012-994615.html?tag=fd_top
New Windows Server, XP versions roll
Microsoft announced Friday that it had released two high-end operating systems to computer manufacturers. http://news.com.com/2100-1016-994577.html?tag=fd_top
Sun plans to get Java on PCs
Sun Microsystems expects major PC makers soon will begin bundling Sun’s software for running Java programs on their computers, Sun executives said Friday. http://news.com.com/2100-1012-994644.html?tag=fd_top
DMCA critics decry state-level proposals
Critics of the federal Digital Millennium Copyright Act said Friday that they were disturbed by proposals for similar laws at the state level. http://news.com.com/2100-1028-994667.html?tag=fd_top
Centrino: Whole Lotta Hype Goin’ On
Intel insists that if laptop makers want to use the Centrino logo, they also must use its 802.11b networking card. But this is not the newest or fastest flavor of wireless networking. http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/21117.html
Retail Linux Usage Soars
Linux is gaining market share in the retail industry. Use of the open-source operating system to run point-of-sale terminals in North America increased 185 percent last year, IHL Consulting Group said in a study released Wednesday. http://www.internetweek.com/breakingNews/showArticle.jhtml%3Bjsessionid=G5OCHNQ0JPIYOQSNDBGCKHSCJUMEKJVN?articleID=8100098
PocketPC 2003 Details
Brighthand reports on Microsoft’s announcement of details on the upcoming PocketPC 2003 release, given at the Mobility Developer Conferences in New Orleans. It seems that PPC 2003 will be primarily a bug fix release for PPC 2002, though it will also have enhancements for the XScale processors. However, these new developer tools will result in [...]
Microsoft’s Ballmer Envisions Telematics in All Cars
Microsoft Corp. expects “huge” gains in installing computing devices inside cars in the next few years, Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said yesterday. http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/114393_telematics27.shtml
Interview with Gaël Duval of MandrakeSoft
OSNews features today a mini-interview with Gaël Duval, co-founder of MandrakeSoft. These days, Gaël serves in the Communications department of MandrakeSoft and he shares his insight with us about the recent release of Mandrake Linux 9.1. http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=3131
Mandrake 9.1 Review at TinyMinds.org
With the release of version 9.1, MandrakeSoft once again attempts to raise the bar for desktop Linux distributions. Ease of use for newbies and configurability and stability for power users have always been the focus of Mandrake Linux. TinyMinds.org investigates if that trend continues with this latest (Download Edition) release. OSNews posted the first review [...]