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AnnouncementsNon-Commercial announcements JBoss, Inc. Becomes a Member of the Eclipse FoundationThe Eclipse Foundation has announced its latest member, JBoss, Inc. "JBoss provides the industry's most widely used open source J2EE application server and a range of related open source middleware technologies and products. Additionally, it offers the JBoss-IDE, an open source integrated development environment that is used with Eclipse."
Jive Software to Open Source Its XMPP-based IM Server, Jive MessengerJive Software has announced that it will license its Jive Messenger application under the GPL. Jive Messenger, based on the open IETF standard XMPP protocol, is a Java-based server for comprehensive group chat and instant messaging (IM).
Commercial announcements Catapult Announces New Telecom Test SystemsCatapult Communications Corporation has announced five new telecom test systems, all of them are Linux-based devices.
Agricultural Bank Of China goes for Linux desktopsDevon IT has announced that the Agricultural Bank of China is deploying some 2500 of Devon's "NTA Virtual Office" Linux-based thin clients on desktops throughout the institution. "The NTAVO thin-client provides ABC with freedom from Windows' security concerns and an adherence to open standards, which gives their IT managers more flexibility in what they choose to deploy across back-end systems."
Mandrakesoft Wins One Million Euros ContractMandrakesoft has won a new contract with the French Ministry of Defense. "Mandrakesoft has won a 1 million euros three-year contract to help create a highly secure Linux based solution for the French Ministry of Defense. Part of a five member consortium, the project will take a Linux based solution to CC-EAL5 (Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level 5)."
Red Hat, Inc. Announces Analyst Day in New YorkRed Hat, Inc. has announced that it will be holding an Analyst Day on September 30, 2004. It will be possible to tune into the event on a live audio webcast.
SourceLabs Founded to Realize Vision of Dependable Open Source SystemsSourceLabs, Inc. has announced that it has secured a $3.5 million investment from Ignition Partners and Index Ventures, with the goal of creating Dependable Open Source Systems.
VA Software Adds Andrew Anker to Board of DirectorsVA Software has announced the appointment of Andrew Anker to its Board of Directors. "Anker brings more than 17 years of experience in the areas of Internet media, advertising, technology and financial analysis."
Xandros Desktop OS PowerTerm Edition Delivers Mainframe Access to Linux UsersXandros has announced the PowerTerm Edition of its Xandros Desktop Operating System. "By bundling Ericoms PowerTerm® InterConnect for Linux with the Xandros Desktop OS Business Edition, Linux desktop users can now connect to a wide range of applications running on IBM Mainframe, IBM AS/400, OpenVMS, Unix, Linux, Tandem, Data General, HP-3000, and other enterprise platforms."
New Books Linux Cookbook 2nd EditionNo Starch Press has published the second edition of The Linux Cookbook by Michael Stutz.
"PayPal Hacks" Released by O'ReillyO'Reilly has published the book PayPal Hacks by Shannon Sofield, Dave Nielsen, and Dave Burchell.
Resources Network World "Buzz Issue"Network World has published its annual Buzz Issue providing a look at some of the most talked-about technologies and trends. "Desktop Linux, now a focus of companies such as Sun Microsystems and Novell is explored in this Buzz Issue, which also takes a look at available Linux applications and what it will take to break the reliance on traditional Microsoft Windows desktops."
Contests and Awards The Open Group announces a Poster CompetitionThe Open Group will be holding a competition for the design of a new UNIX poster. "The design should capture the magic of the UNIX system, featuring images based on UNIX system interfaces, utilities, languages, and/or organizations. The winning design will be produced and distributed at future events such as LinuxWorld Expo 2005. The designer will be acknowledged on The Open Group's UNIX System web page and receive a Linspire Mobile PC, a number of copies of the poster, a collection of UNIX system memorabilia and a copy of the Single UNIX specification on CD ROM. The first twenty entrants whose work is accepted for display, will also receive UNIX license plates". Submissions are due by October 31.
Upcoming Events KDE at Linux World in London (KDE.News)KDE.News has a preview of things to come at the London Linux World Expo. "Next week sees the Linux World Expo (renamed from Linux Expo UK) in London's Olympia where KDE are teaming up with Gnome to run one of the biggest stands in the .org village."
Events: September 30 - November 25, 2004
Web sites KDE.org.uk Launched (KDE.News)KDE.News mentions the launching of the new KDE.org.uk web site. "KDE.org.uk promotes the K Desktop Environment and showcases activities of KDE developers and contributors around the United Kingdom."
Software announcements This week's software announcementsHere are the software announcements, courtesy of Freshmeat.net. They are available in two formats:
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