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Firefox Plug-In Updated To Fight Clickjacking Attacks (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Mozilla is doing its part in the battle against clickjacking. The open-source company is offering an updated plug-in for the Firefox browser that blocks what security researchers call one of the most dangerous problems on the Web.
Publ.Date : Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:46:13 GMT

OpenOffice 3.0 to Launch Oct. 13 (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - OpenOffice.org will host a launch party in Paris on October 13 to celebrate the eighth anniversary of OpenOffice and the release of version 3.0. The goal? As always, provide a free, open-source alternative to Microsoft Office.
Publ.Date : Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:58:50 GMT

Test Center review: Open source Drupal turns pro (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - As we've seen time and again, in an increasing number of enterprise software categories, open source has become a promising alternative to commercial software. But there's no free ride.
Publ.Date : Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:00:00 GMT

Firefox Introduces Plug-In with Geolocation Capability (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Mozilla has introduced an experimental Firefox browser add-on featuring powerful geolocation capabilities. Called Geode, the technology allows the location of Web surfers to be fixed and then maintained as users move about their hometowns, across the nation, or even when traveling around the world.
Publ.Date : Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:46:57 GMT

Red Hat boosts open source SOA (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Red Hat is expanding its open-source JBoss SOA platform with the unveiling Wednesday of JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform 4.3 and JBoss Operations Network 2.1.
Publ.Date : Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:00:00 GMT

Mono 2.0 Boosts Cross-Platform App Development (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - The Mono project has just released Version 2.0 of its open-source implementation of Microsoft's .NET framework. Mono is both a runtime environment for applications and a kit for developers writing applications with C, as well as other Common Language Infrastructure languages developed by the European Computer Manufacturers Association (ECMA).
Publ.Date : Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:04:17 GMT

Update: Firefox 'Geode' Tech Adds Location Awareness (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Mozilla Labs on Tuesday unveiled a Firefox add-in called Geode, which will give the browser location awareness.
Publ.Date : Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:03:35 GMT

IBM Shifts Focus To Cloud Computing with New Services (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - IBM is getting in the cloud. After a string of announcements over the past few weeks from Citrix, Red Hat, VMware, Cisco and Hewlett-Packard, Big Blue is launching an initiative to extend its traditional software delivery model toward a mix of on-premise and cloud-computing applications with new software, services and technical resources for clients and independent software vendors (ISVs).
Publ.Date : Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:46:49 GMT

Mono 2.0 lets .Net apps run on Linux (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Mono 2.0, an open-source runtime enabling .Net-based applications to run on Linux, Mac OS X, and Unix, is being released Monday, featuring capabilities for a number of .Net technologies.
Publ.Date : Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:30:00 GMT

Motorola Staffing Up To Cash In on Android Buzz (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor - Motorola is reportedly looking to beef up its Android development team, increasing its size from 50 to 350 people in hopes of getting in on the latest Google buzz. Motorola couldn't immediately be reached for comment, but reports of insider leaks say the handset maker is working with a recruiter to find developers for Google's open-source mobile operating system.



Publ.Date : Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:42:44 GMT

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