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IOC may let dot-coms cover games … in 2002

Author: JT Smith

The International Olympic Committee is mulling an Olympic milestone: giving dot-com sports journalists media credentials to cover the Winter Games in 2002, reports TheStandard.

Security expert available to discuss new virus strain

Author: JT Smith

Mike Rothman, former META group analyst and SHYM security expert can outline technical, cultural challenges of stopping these types of attacks, reports Business Wire.

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  • Linux

The next piracy panic: software

Author: JT Smith

This article from TheStandard asks, if Napster prevails in appealing the court order effectively shutting it down, and the courts rule that online music swapping is legal, what’s to stop users from “sharing” other digital
property?

AudioCodes selects Jungo’s “GO-HotSwap” for Linux/Windows

Author: JT Smith

“Jungo’s “Go-HotSwap” OS Extension, which includes a powerful driver
development toolkit, enables hot-swap capabilities for CompactPCI
hardware on Linux operating system, and on any available system board, reports Linux Today.

Linux-Mandrake security update advisory

Author: JT Smith

Linux Today reports, there is a possible race condition in MandrakeUpdate that has the potential for users to tamper with
RPMs downloaded by MandrakeUpdate prior to them being installed.

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  • Linux

Houston Web users sue SBC

Author: JT Smith

The Associated Press reports, a group of Houston-area Internet users is suing SBC Communications
Inc., and its subsidiaries, including Southwestern Bell, claiming the
telecommunications giant intentionally slows the speeds at which
customers can connect to the Internet.

Ex-Novell execs plan open-source NetWare

Author: JT Smith

InfoWorld.com reports, Timpanogas Research Group hopes to offer its NetWare-compatible OS to Novell customers in the second half of 2001, the company said in a statement.

WAP will survive, Nokia says

Author: JT Smith

According to this InfoWorld.com article, backers say wireless protocol will not be overtaken by 3G and GPRS.

Molecular computing breakthrough

Author: JT Smith

A team of U.C.L.A. chemists has taken a significant step toward building a new generation of molecular memory devices and computers,
which are far more powerful and consume less energy than today’s systems, reports The New York Times.

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  • Linux

Torvalds says new Linux coming soon

Author: JT Smith

A new version of the Linux computer operating system will be available
within the next two to three months, Linux movement founder Linus
Torvalds told the Wall Street Journal in an interview Friday.

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  • Linux