Aimster eyes Web music crown

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September 7, 2000

Author: JT Smith

From a story at PC World: Digital music is changing its tune on the Web, and new music sites are auditioning to join in the chorus. One of those tuning up during the lull is Aimster, a file sharing application used with America Online Instant Messenger.

Embedded Linux Weekly Newsletter available

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September 7, 2000

Author: JT Smith

The newsletter is at LinuxDevices.com. A highlight: Java and Embedded Linux Team Up — in this whitepaper, Randy Rorden discusses the advantages, benefits, issues, and tradeoffs of developing embedded systems based on a combined Java-Linux platform.

Open Source software offers customers high security

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September 7, 2000

Author: JT Smith

One of the key advantages of open-source server software is that it provides customers with a high degree of network security, e-smith CEO and co-founder Joseph Morrison said. The press release is at LinuxPR.

Linuxfool.com passes on the torch to IQLinux.com

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September 7, 2000

Author: JT Smith

Canada NewsWire: Linuxfool.com, a question and answer website, has handed over their operation to IQLinux.com through an acquisition that aims to provide Linuxfool.com’s members with value added services.

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MS on Linux: Thanks, but no thanks

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September 7, 2000

Author: JT Smith

ZDNet News quotes, “Microsoft knows where it doesn’t want to go,” says Doug Miller, group product manager at Microsoft, “and that’s headlong into the open-source camp.”

Unix, Linux computers vulnerable

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September 7, 2000

Author: JT Smith

CNET News is reporting, security experts have uncovered a new class of vulnerabilities in Unix and Linux systems that let attackers take full control of computers.

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India’s scientists to enhance Sun software

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September 7, 2000

Author: JT Smith

Sun Microsystems Inc. on Thursday launched a collaborative research program with leading Indian technology institutes which the company
said could have “enormous impact” on its product line, from Techweb News.

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Start-up offers instant messaging on the go

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September 7, 2000

Author: JT Smith

Two of the hottest technology trends of the past year–instant messaging and handheld computers–are coming together, reports CNET News.

PCs, notebooks to get a memory speed boost

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September 7, 2000

Author: JT Smith

ZDNet News:
Several semiconductor manufacturers have announced plans to build chipsets for Intel and AMD processors that support Double Data Rate SDRAM, or DDR SDRAM, which allows high-powered computers to access memory faster than with conventional SDRAM memory.

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MS-CBS: Microsoft aligns with eye network

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September 7, 2000

Author: JT Smith

According to the InternetNews, the new alliance is particularly newsworthy given the amount of time and money the Redmond, Wash.-based software giant has pumped into its MSNBC alliance with NBC, the subsidiary of General Electric.