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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.

Embedded Linux can now link with Windows

Author: JT Smith

A company called Intrinsyc has developed new software that makes the merging of the two OSs possible, claims Canada News Wire.

Workers should be allowed to play on the ‘Net

Author: JT Smith

Survey says, employees who browse won’t grouse (as much) – but we already knew that, PCWorld.

Stodgy IBM and greedy MS set to supply new businesses

Author: JT Smith

Don’t worry your pretty little head any longer about which operating system to adopt.. we’ve got it all taken care of, says Enfrastructure. But they’re not an incubator, insist the proprietors. Sound a little insidious? From the Chicago Tribune online.

Category:

  • Open Source

New graphics board clocks up to 460 MHz

Author: JT Smith

Hercules
plans to phase out the 32MB Hercules 3D Prophet II
GTS – in fact, it has already ceased production to make room for the new kid on the block, says PCWorld.com.

Napster might be the future of radio

Author: JT Smith

The technology is “revolutionizing” the way people get their music. Radio had better adapt – move it or lose it, says this Reuters report at Yahoo!

Goody two-shoes file-swapping app from Paris

Author: JT Smith

“We don’t violate copyrights,” says ZDen, but you’ll have to pay for the privilege. From Redherring.com.

Category:

  • Linux

New KDE news site is open for business

Author: JT Smith

The folks at KDE Dot News even have a manifesto typed up – they must mean business. From LinuxPR.com.