ZDCOUK reports that the Internet has been relatively slow to catch on in Japan, with the
high cost of telecommunications fees a key barrier, and many
companies fear the lag is hampering their ability to compete.

At zez.org:
PHP4 ext/java provides a simple and effective means for creating and invoking methods on Java objects from PHP. This article will give you a quick tutorial on how to use the PHP Java extension. –Paul K Egell-Johnsen

The Register reports that Microsoft is to incorporate a “signed application” system in
Whistler, the intention being to furnish users with a super-secure
mode of operation that just plain stops code executing on the
machine. Unsigned code, that is. Speaking about Whistler in
London today Microsoft VP for IT infrastructure and hosting Jim
Ewel described this as being one of several security modes that can
be implemented.

In the TheLinuxStore.com showcase located at the Linux Business Expo
(booth #P437), Linux “newbies” and experienced users will be treated to a
visual demonstration of the Kondara desktop software, featuring its unique
multi-lingual capabilities and enhanced multi-media features. Convention
participants there will also have the ability to purchase Kondara products at
the LinuxMall.com pavilion. From LinuxPR.

Gore supporters dominated the vote count in a number of U.S. technology industry hubs. But George W. Bush wasn’t left out of the party entirely — at least not on his home turf. From Wired.com.

The latest about 2.4 and pre-releases, from LWN.net.

Penguin Computing will employ its newest servers – including
ones introduced at LBE – to demonstrate three-tier Web site architecture at COMDEX.
Visitors will be able to see how companies can use Web servers, application
servers and database servers to build stable and scalable architecture for
e-business. From LinuxPR.

There’s a lot going on in Linux development this week. Read about it at LWN.net.

Evolocity cluster systems include computational hardware,
ClusterWorX(TM) management software, RapidFlow(TM) 10/100 and
Gigabit Ethernet Switch, applications, and storage, including the BRU
backup utility. From LinuxPR.

From Upside Today: “Take a good look at the RIAA [Recording Industry Association of America] and how much of a
damn the public gives about their legal rights to get a glimmer of what I’m talking about here.
Making unenforceable laws or unevenly enforced laws just adds to the general disrespect for the
law.”