* Open source companies to watch * Wi-Fi Alliance to certify pre-standard 802.11n gear * Microsoft leaks Vista pricing on Web site * Q&A: Hackers still important, Red Hat exec says * StopBadware.org puts AOL software on 'badware' list * Today on Layer 8
News podcast: Network World 360
This week we examine IBM’s deal to acquire ISS, hear from Don Marti at LinuxWorld, look at HP’s new ProCurve switches, probe the question of detection and eradication of rootkits, and ask, Are IT people being used as scapegoats? (7:53) Listen now.
Open source companies to watch
Open source software is a given in most enterprise data centers, so it’s not surprising to see the ranks of open source companies and projects swell. How do you know which open source approach is right for you? We’ve pulled out a few start-ups that you might not be familiar with, but we think should be on your radar. Click here for the 10 open source start-ups to watch.
Wi-Fi Alliance to certify pre-standard 802.11n gear
The Wi-Fi Alliance will start certifying next-generation wireless LAN products in the first half of next year no matter what. In a break with its usual practice, the industry group plans to start signing off on the faster, longer-range gear before the official standard for it is finished. Click here for more.
Microsoft leaks Vista pricing on Web site
Microsoft on Monday accidentally listed the pricing of the high-end consumer versions of Windows Vista on its Canadian Web site. Click here for more.
Q&A: Hackers still important, Red Hat exec says
Volunteer hackers still play an important role in open source software development despite the many companies that pay developers to work on open source products, according to Michael Tiemann, Red Hat’s vice president of open source affairs. Tiemann, who is also president and a member of the board at the Open Source Initiative, was in India last week to address a symposium on the impact of intellectual property laws on innovation and progress. In a telephone interview from Delhi, Tiemann talked on a wide range of issues relating to the open source movement. Click here for the full interview.
StopBadware.org puts AOL software on ‘badware’ list
StopBadware.org, the group spearheaded by Harvard Law School and Oxford University to warn consumers about software it deems harmful or deceptive, Monday issued a notice flagging AOL’s client software used in the AOL online service as “badware.” Click here for more.
Open Source Challenge
LinuxWorld.com’s Open Source Challenge is your chance to get recognition for your company’s innovative Linux and open source project. Winners will be selected in each of five categories: sales and CRM, manufacturing and ERP training and CMS, finance, and vertical or in-house application. Click here for details.
Buzzblog
On vacation… but a lineup of summer reruns is counting down the Top 10 Most-Read Buzzblog Items of All-Time (which means since Feb. 1). See number 9 and number 10 on the list.
Today on Layer 8, already late for the school bus:
Online memorial sites: poignant or dangerous?; PBS buckles, starts accepting ads on its Web site; you won’t believe what college students can get via their cell; and the start of our latest Weekly Caption Contest; all this today and more at your home for not-just-networking news.
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