Novell CEO: Linux needs work to move to next level
In order for Linux to prosper it needs to develop a broader base of applications, avoid fragmentation, address data center needs and expand its market, according to Novell CEO Ron Hovsepian.
Pop-up ads: Coming to a mobile phone near you?
Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, AOL and other online giants have all said they hope to take advantage of what they see as great potential in mobile advertising. But some startups say that those companies are looking at delivering the ads the wrong way.
Cisco blames site outage on accident
Cisco blamed an outage that affected part of its Web site Wednesday on an accident during maintenance of a San Jose data center.
Fibre Channel getting faster
Fibre Channel for storage-area networks is getting faster, with Emulex and QLogic Wednesday airing plans to support the 8Gbps Channel standard.
Motorola sees Linux as its mobile mainstay
Motorola is betting big on Linux for its mobile phones, planning to install the OS on 60 percent of its handsets within two years.
Oracle opens up latest Linux enhancements
Oracle is busy at LinuxWorld, Wednesday opening up its latest work with the Linux community to improve the enterprise capabilities of the open-source operating system.
Linux group adds open-source attorneys to team
The Linux Foundation Wednesday revealed that two attorneys well-known in the open-source community will make up the legal team for the group, which is aimed at protecting the interests of Linux in the community.
IDC: PDA shipments drop 43% in Q2
Sales of PDAs continued a steep decline in the second quarter, as struggling vendors shipped 719,000 units worldwide, down from 1.26 million last year, according to a market research report released Wednesday.
Podcast
Why Hackers Love Your Apps
Custom-made applications are riddled with holes that hackers are discovering with glee. IT departments are spending too much time patching operating systems and not enough time looking for threats in their applications. Jack Danahy from Ounce Labs talks to Jason Meserve about who’s responsible and what can be done to shore up custom-code from a hacker attack.
Blogs
Buzzblog: One-upped on my FiOS complaints …
… plus another blogger reveals the truth behind “true QAM.”
Today at Cisco Subnetcaused the site to black out. Blogger Michael Morris discovers telcos’ true tag lines, such as XO’s “What are we selling this week?” Plus: Cisco CFO retires on a $64M nest egg.
As of late last night, some areas of Cisco.com were still inaccessible, hours after a data center issue
Today at Microsoft SubnetLinux interoperability? Linspire CEO quits. Bill Gates no longer the richest guy. Commerce Server roadmap revealed.
Is Microsoft sincere about
