DSL provider Zyan Communications now offers a “flexible” firewall that lets companies lock down specific servers. Firewall Flex will cost about $40 a month when it hits the market. Telekomnet reports.

ZDNET reports that a coalition of 28 international cyber-rights organizations have come out against a draft treaty on cybercrime that could broaden European and U.S. law enforcement powers online.

SCO Forum 2000, long a haven of Unix fans antagonistic to
Microsoft and its Windows operating system, has quietly changed
its name to simply Forum 2000. By dropping the SCO (Santa
Cruz Operation) name and its Unix-centric associations, the annual
event could shift its focus away from a purely Unix-centric world,
opening its doors to OS vendors such as Sun and even Microsoft. From ZDCOUK.

In a bid to boost business, Apple may be eliminating the exclusive
deals it offers its AppleStore customers, according to US resellers. From The Register.

ZDCOUK says that TurboLinux’s Richard Clooke told IT Week that TurboLinux
Workstation Pro 6.1 includes all the development tools and
libraries necessary to produce code optimised for Intel’s 64bit
processors, which are due to appear in volume from early next
year under the codename Itanium.

From BSDtoday.com: Lin, Kao and Wu review basic terminology, methods, ideas and suggestions for developing for internationalization support.

Small wonder the mood among the dot-com crowd
is so subdued these days. Working from your boss’s
living room doesn’t have the same edgy appeal when
the company’s initial public offering is being put off
for another year. And a pay package loaded with
worthless stock options isn’t as likely to inspire
enthusiasm as, say, a round of high-fives among
friends. From Businessweek.com.

BSDtoday.com has A review of Dr. Marshall Kirk McKusick’s tutorial at BSDCon 2000, covering data structures, algorithms and networking.

What’s the deal with embedded devices, and why is Linux a contender? Embedded is the newest
buzzword in the tech marketplace. While the standard geek might not get it, the market for embedded
systems is huge, from your microwave to your television set. Linux.com’s own Brian Richardson breaks
it down and makes it simple. Read on!

Fox News: “Themes.org is a clearinghouse for the work of other Linux programmers who have come up with some cutting-edge looks for the gratis Linux system.” (Disclosure: Themes.org is a sister site of NewsForge.)