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AnnouncementsNon-Commercial announcements The MS message: Time to invest in Free SoftwareThe Free Software Foundation Europe has sent out a press release concerning Microsoft's latest software patent announcement. "In an attempt to inspire fear, uncertainty and doubt in the hearts of the financial world, Microsoft alledged massive patent infringement by Free Software in a recent Fortune article. According to Microsoft the Linux kernel violates 42 patents, Free Software graphical user interfaces violate 65 patents, OpenOffice.org productivity suite violates 45 patents, Free Software email clients infringe 15 patents and other unspecified Free Software programs infringe 68 patents. On the grounds of these hitherto unsubstantiated claims, Microsoft now seeks to cash in on the work of all the companies and developers that earn their living through Free Software."
Commercial announcements The Apache Software Foundation announces Apache Axis2/C v.1.0The Apache Software Foundation has announced Apache Axis2/C v.1.0. "The Apache Software Foundation's (ASF) Web Services Project today announced the release of Apache Axis2/C v.1.0, the latest version of its popular Axis2 Web Service engine architecture. Axis2/C enables systems written in the C/C++ languages to connect across a network with a wide variety of Web software -- ranging from Open Source implementations to commercial solutions from vendors that include IBM, Microsoft, Sun Microsystems, Oracle, and SAP."
Collanos releases Workplace 1.1Collanos Software has announced the release of Workplace 1.1. "Within minutes you can be sharing documents, having online discussions, and managing tasks, all in a single, consolidated space. Built on reliable peer-to-peer technology, Collanos Workplace software allows you to work anywhere, anytime, both online and offline. Collanos Workplace is free and runs on Windows, Mac and Linux!"
Funambol announces Funambol v6Funambol has announced the release of Funambol v6. "Funambol, the mobile open source software company, today announced the general availability of Funambol v6, which improves open source push email, contacts and calendar for everyone. Funambol v6 enables mobile carriers and service providers to offer a low-cost push email solution that lets mass market consumers access Yahoo! Mail, Gmail, AOL and other popular email services. It includes a new portal that automates over-the-air (OTA) provisioning of mobile devices, a new open source Java ME push email client for commodity handsets, and capabilities to ease mass deployments."
Lina previews groundbreaking technology at OSBC 2007Lina has announced the LINA product, which is scheduled to be released under the GPL. "LINA provides a major technological breakthrough in application portability. LINA brings thousands of applications to the ninety-five percent of computer users who run non-Linux operating systems. LINA allows users to run Open Source Linux applications on Windows and Mac desktops. Users experience the familiar look, feel, and functionality of their native operating systems, since LINA applications appear to the user as native applications regardless of the underlying platform."
Linspire and Parallels to Expand Desktop Linux VirtualizationLinspire, Inc. and Parallels, Inc. have announced the availability of Parallels' Workstation 2.2 desktop virtualization solution for Linspire and Freespire desktop Linux users via CNR.
Novell completes its stock option reviewNovell has announced that it has completed its review of its stock-based compensation policies. The PR doesn't say this, but the reason that this announcement is important (as heard from a Novell PR person at OSBC) is that this process was the holdup in the disclosure of the terms of Novell's deal with Microsoft. Now that the roadblock has been removed, we may see those terms by the end of the month.
The Open Group Announces Key Milestones; Membership RisesThe Open Group has announced some new milestones for the first quarter of 2007. "The Open Group saw a significant expansion of its membership with 27 new companies joining the organization from around the globe during this period. These new members represent a diverse group of organizations from across multiple industries, including Accenture, BT Group, Kestrel Technology, Nissan Motor Co. and Raytheon. The organization entered 2007 with the successful launch of The Association of Open Group Enterprise Architects (AOGEA), which aims to advance professional excellence in the enterprise architecture discipline, while increasing job opportunities for its members and providing employers with enterprise architects whose skills are based on recognized best practices and transferable between companies."
SiliconSystems announces development platformSiliconSystems, Inc. has announced the SiliconDrive Secure product family. "SiliconDrive Secure features a comprehensive suite of user-selectable security technologies that solve the critical need for robust storage security in embedded systems applications. The new SDK is an easy to use software development platform that integrates with Windows and Linux operating systems to provide OEMs access to the advanced security technologies integrated into every SiliconDrive Secure product. The SDK includes functional prototype software and programming code to speed development time and provide seamless integration."
Sourcefire and Insecure.Org announce partnershipSourcefire, Inc. and Insecure.Org have announced a licensing agreement for the parties to jointly develop open source vulnerability scanning technology based on the general purpose Nmap Scripting Engine (NSE) embedded within the popular Nmap network discovery tool.
Zenoss chosen as Novell Market Start partnerZenoss Inc. has announced they have been selected as a new member of the Novell Market Start program. Novell Market Start promotes enterprise-class solutions for small and medium business customers that run on SUSE Linux Enterprise.
New Books The Definitive ANTLR Reference - New from Pragmatic BookshelfPragmatic Bookshelf has published the book The Definitive ANTLR Reference by Terence Parr.
Learning Ruby - O'Reilly's Latest ReleaseO'Reilly has published the book Learning Ruby by Michael Fitzgerald.
No Starch Releases "Ruby by Example: Concepts and Code"No Starch Press has published the book Ruby by Example: Concepts and Code by Kevin Baird.
Education and Certification LPI exams at LinuxTag 2007 BerlinThe Linux Professional Institute will offer discounted certification exams at LinuxTag 2007 in Berlin, Germany from May 30 through June 2. Also: "The "LPI-Day" on Saturday, June 2, 2007 will feature a series of six presentations. This will include a speech by G.Matthew Rice, LPI Director of Product Development who will present on LPI's certification program including the recent LPIC-3 certification."
Calls for Presentations Chaos Communication Camp 2007 final CFPThe final call for papers has gone out for the Chaos Communication Camp 2007. The event takes place in Berlin, Germany on August 8-12, 2007. Submissions are due by June 5.
XCon2007 Call For PapersA call for papers has gone out for XCon2007, submissions are due by July 21. "XCon2007 the Sixth Information Security Conference will be held in Beijing, China, during August 28-29, 2007. This two-days conference will be held in a relaxed and cozy atmosphere, which will provide an international communion platform for the information security professionals, technicians, security supervisors, managers, and hacker technology fans"
Upcoming Events Mozilla Japan Organising Firefox Developer Conference Summer 2007 (MozillaZine)MozillaZine has announced the Firefox Developer Conference Summer 2007. "Mozilla Japan has announced the Firefox Developer Conference Summer 2007, which will be held at the Tepia Plaza in Tokyo on Saturday 16th June. The conference will focus on extension development and will feature a keynote speech from Mozilla Corporation employee Mike Shaver. The main event will run from 10:00am until 6:30pm with a get-together held afterwards."
The 2007 USENIX Annual Technical ConferenceThe 2007 USENIX Annual Technical Conference has been announced. "Leading researchers and influential technologists from companies including Google, Amazon.com, and Linden Lab, creator of Second Life, will gather to discuss the latest systems research and cutting-edge practices at the 2007 USENIX Annual Technical Conference, June 17-22, at the Santa Clara Convention Center."
Call for Participation: DIMVA 2007A call for participation has gone out for DIMVA 2007, the Fourth GI International Conference on Detection of Intrusions & Malware, and Vulnerability Assessment. The event will be held in Lucerne, Switzerland on July 12 and 13, 2007.
Events: May 31, 2007 to July 30, 2007The following event listing is taken from the LWN.net Calendar.
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