Novell is planning new Linux products for 2004, now that its Nterprise Linux Services 1.0 product is out the door. The second edition of Linux Services will feature a GUI (graphical user interface), in addition to the CLI (command line interface) in 1.0.
http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/reports/5175/1/
This month’s release of Evolution 1.5 provides an early look at what’s set to change when Ximian Inc.’s popular e-mail and calendar application for Linux reaches its major Version 2.0 update in March.
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,4149,1419698,00.asp
Where’s a superhero when you need one? The Net, which once seemed so invincible, is under attack by the forces of evil. Viruses knock servers to their knees. Spammers hijack our inboxes. Hackers and identity thieves menace our collective security and personal privacy.
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.01/internet.html
Until very recently, Microsoft owned everything in the personal computer business, both low and high on the food chain. The low end was occupied by Palm, the high end by Sun, IBM and others. In the vast soft middle, there was Microsoft and only Microsoft.
http://69.56.255.194/?article=13350
Windows CE.NET was ported to Xbox when the device is modded. The basic kernel subsystem is in place. The IoCtl is about 90% done. ISR/IST is up and working. PCI enumeration happens properly. USB initializes and enumerates devices (but hangs if there’s a gamepad connected). Mouse driver loads. Keyboard driver loads but is missing a layout, so it’s not quite functional yet. A very simple video driver is in place. Screenshots here and here.
http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=5532
This month’s SeattleWireless TV show reveals how the Yakima County Police have built a wireless infrastructure using Cisco Aironet products. Utilizing omni and directional antennas, they cover 650 sq miles with just 8 access points. There is also a segment on the NzWireless group’s wireless treasure hunt, where users roamed around the city plotting hidden access points set up for the hunt.
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/12/31/0310207
Known as Jitux, the worm is self-propagating and contains a link to a Web site that automatically downloads an executable file named “jituxramon.exe” to the PC. Once the file runs, the worm begins sending out copies of itself to all of the names in the user’s Messenger contact list. The worm, first discovered Tuesday, is capable of spawning multiple instances of itself on one PC.
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,1424690,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594
The XFree86 core team has announced that it is disbanding. What does this mean for the pedding XFree86 4.4.0 release which was going to be out in January? (currently the latest version is 4.4-RC2). We hope that someone puts a release together to give something new to users before freedesktop.org’s XWin server comes out at the end of 2004 or early 2005.
http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=5536
The release of Basic Profile 1.0 represents just the first in a series of milestones that lie along the Web-services development path. Specifications for addressing the future coexistence of .NET and J2EE have yet to be resolved.
http://www.cio-today.com/story.xhtml?story_title=Will_Web_Services_Have_To_Wait_
The lower-end iPods, which are expected to carry a price tag of about $100 and will hold 400 to 800 songs, are a necessary answer to the bevy of MP3 digital music players now on the market that cost $100 or less, analysts said. Current iPods prices range from $299 to $499 and store 2,500 ton 10,000 songs.
http://msnbc.msn.com/Default.aspx?id=3802749&p1=0
