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Open Source Forte for Java

Author: JT Smith

The strengths and flaws of Sun’s Java IDE are evaluated in this review from Software Development Online.

China to allow private companies on Internet

Author: JT Smith

Reuters on CNET: China’s cabinet has approved landmark rules that will allow private
companies to operate Internet and other value-added telecommunications services
legally for the first time.

IBM Japan’s Netfinity strategy provides more options

Author: JT Smith

IBM Japan Ltd. is reinforcing its Linux operating-system business across the board, according to Jiro Fujimoto, manager of IBM Japan’s
Marketing Management, from an interview by Nikkei Windows 2000 on AsiaBizTech News.

Category:

  • Linux

DeXtop: Retro X

Author: JT Smith

This LinuxPlanet article surmises, the Linux community is
evidently poised on the brink of a new Dark Age that wiser “big-name”
companies had once struggled to prevent.

Category:

  • Linux

Senior moments on the Web will increase

Author: JT Smith

The number of senior citizens online is expanding rapidly, mostly in the area of gaming and shopping, says a report from NUA surveys.

Security measures could be just so much vapor

Author: JT Smith

Credit card companies might just be hyping ineffective online security measures in order to win consumer confidence, says Reuters.

Category:

  • Linux

NAS Or SANs? IT managers say ‘both’

Author: JT Smith

IT professionals are employing common sense and refusing to be intimidated by vendors, reports Techweb.com.

Category:

  • Unix

Virus scanning engine fits neatly into Solaris

Author: JT Smith

McAfee’s WebShield is reported to instantly detect and demolish all kinds of viruses and malicious code. From PRNewswire.com.

Congress discusses privacy, but can’t agree on solution

Author: JT Smith

Nando Times tells us how the vendors are hovering on Capitol Hill, ready to become the latest and greatest in the privacy rodeo as they court the politicians.

Government sponsors ads in tech-savvy classrooms

Author: JT Smith

Public schools are getting free computer equipment, but students are bombarded with advertisements as part of the deal. Do we care? From Techweb.com.