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AnnouncementsNon-Commercial announcements Lisp guru makes awards finalist listBruno Haible was among the top three finalists for the 2002 Free Software Awards. Thanks to Paolo Amoroso.
Commercial announcements Eridani Star Systems MailStripper Pro 0.93 releasedEridani Star Systems has announced a new version of MailStripper, an anti-spam mail scanner with anti-virus capability. MailStripper is intended to be Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) independent and aims to work with any SMTP-based MTA as it works by filtering the incoming SMTP stream.
Motorola announces Linux handsetMotorola has announced what it claims is the first handset running Java and Linux. "The A760 is Motorola's first handset demonstrating the company's commitment to making the Linux operating system a key pillar of its handset software strategy. The strategy fosters innovative applications, which helps lead to increased revenue and differentiation opportunities for operators around the globe." Unless you live in the Asia/Pacific region, however, you will have to wait a while before you can get your hands on one.
Sourcefire gets $11 Million investmentPerhaps some money is slowly flowing back into the tech industry; SourceFire, which is selling a product built around the free Snort intrusion detection system, has announced the receipt of $11 million in venture funding.
Sun Microsystems Laboratories Contributes XACML Security StandardSun Microsystems, Inc. has announced the release of its implementation of the new XACML OASIS Open Standard for security under an open source (BSD-style) license.The OASIS interoperability consortium has announced that its members have approved the Extensible Access Control Markup Language (XACML) as an OASIS Open Standard.
Resources 3-in-1: Mini Book Reviews (Linux Journal)Linux Journal reviews three books: "Extending and Embedding Perl", "LDAP Programming, Management and Integration", and "An Introduction to Programming in Emacs Lisp, 2nd Edition".
Upcoming Events Linux Summit 2003 and press conferenceThe Linux Summit 2003 happens February 27 - 28, 2003 in Espoo Finland. At the Summit, attendees will learn why Linux has become a hot topic within the IT industry. Using examples from real life, the Linux Summit 2003 will demonstrate why businesses are increasingly embracing Linux and Open Source software.
PyCon 2003PyCon 2003, a community-oriented Python conference, will be held in Washington, DC on March 26-28, 2003.
First OpenOffice.org ConferenceThe First OpenOffice.org Conference will be held in Hamburgh, Germany on March 20-21, 2003.
KDE at Paris Solutions Linux 2003KDE.org reports on the KDE activity at the Solutions Linux 2003 show which was held in Paris.
GUADEC 2003 to Attract Global Audience of GNOME Developers and EnthusiastsHere is an announcement for the fourth annual GNOME User and Developer European Conference (GUADEC), to be held at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, June 16 - 18, 2003.
CFP Stockholm Perl Mongers (use Perl)Use Perl mentions the resurrection of the Stockholm Perl Mongers group.
New Security Paradigms Workshop 2003 CFPA Call For Papers has been sent out for the New Security Paradigms Workshop 2003, to be held in Ascona, Switzerland on August 18-21, 2003. Papers are due in by June 10.
Events: February 20 - April 17, 2003
Software announcements This week's software announcementsHere are the software announcements, courtesy of Freshmeat.net. They are available in two formats:
Miscellaneous WiFi Caravan to Prove Extreme Mobile ConnectivityIf you're interested in wireless, Linux, security, digital music, or the off-the-shelf hardware and software that enable the freedom of a mobile wireless network which can maintain an uninterrupted connection even at highway speeds, then read on...
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