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AnnouncementsNon-Commercial announcements ODF Alliance applauds New York for taking steps to preserve electronic recordsThe OpenDocument Format Alliance recognizes New York as the second state to enact legislation that calls for the study of electronic document formats. "'In calling for a study of electronic document formats, New York has recognized the critical importance of continued access to their valuable records,' said Marino Marcich, ODF Alliance Managing Director. 'The pending studies in New York and Minnesota will reveal the true value of ODF for maximizing access, control and interoperability of government documents and information. With the world's 11th largest economy, New York understands how important electronic document access is for maintaining their position as a leader in the domestic and global marketplaces.'"
Google signs up with the Open Invention NetworkThe Open Invention Network has announced that Google has signed up as its first end-user licensee. Quoting Chris DiBona: "We believe that by becoming an Open Invention Network licensee, we can encourage Linux development and foster innovation in a way that benefits everyone. We're proud to participate in OIN's mission to help Linux thrive."
Commercial announcements CadSoft EAGLE CAD 5 enters betaA beta release of CadSoft EAGLE 5, a printed circuit CAD system with a no-cost reduced capability version, has been announced. "CadSoft invites EAGLE users to participate in testing new versions of the EAGLE Layout Editor. We suggest that only users who already have experience with previous versions of EAGLE participate in the beta test."
Concurrent to Supply Real-Time Linux Solution to the U.S. NavyConcurrent has announced that it will supply real-time Linux systems running RedHawk Linux to the U.S. Navy for missile simulation development. "Currently in development, this missile simulator system will provide input signals to actual missile guidance hardware in real-time and read the missiles response to provide a closed loop simulation. NSWC Crane is developing the simulator in partnership with multiple DoD labs. The simulator will be used to determine the effectiveness of Navy and Marine Corps aircraft countermeasure systems that protect the aircraft from hostile missiles. The simulators multiple roles include optimizing new countermeasures in existing aircraft, determining the best use of existing countermeasures in new aircraft, and evaluating current aircraft capabilities against new missile system threats."
Mercury Computer Systems releases SDK for PLAYSTATION3Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. has announced the release of their software development kit for the PLAYSTATION 3 platform. "Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. announced the release of its MultiCore Plus(TM) SDK for PS3 - Base Package, which enables application developers to unleash the powerful Sony PLAYSTATION(R)3 (PS3) game console for low-cost, high-speed computing."
Oracle's contributions to the communityOracle has sent out a press release describing its contributions to the free software community. "A result of on-going work with the Linux community and strategic partners, Oracle has spearheaded enhancements including: development of a new file system designed for superior scaling; porting the popular Yet another Setup Tool (YaST) to Oracle(R) Enterprise Linux and the fully compatible Red Hat Enterprise Linux; open sourcing tools to streamline testing, collaborating on an interface for comprehensive data integrity and developing a new asynchronous I/O interface to reduce complexity."
Sun Microsystems announces fastest commodity microprocessorSun Microsystems, Inc. has announced the UltraSPARC(R) T2 microprocessor. "Available for sale separate from Sun's own systems, this new processor is the industry's first volume processor with eight cores and eight threads per core. Formerly known as the "Niagara 2" project, the UltraSPARC T2's world-record performance raises the bar on commodity processors while boasting the industry's highest energy efficiency per thread. With each thread capable of running its own operating system, the chip delivers a whopping 64-way system on a single chip."
Wyse and Novell collaborate on Linux thin clientsWyse and Novell have announced a partnership. "Wyse Technology, the global leader in thin computing, today announced it is working with Novell to bring the next generation of Linux-based thin clients to market. Both companies are committed to giving customers everything they need to transition from traditional desktops with proprietary operating systems to Wyse thin clients based on SUSE Linux Enterprise from Novell."
LinuxWorld inspired press releasesLinuxWorld always seems to inspire companies to generate press releases:
New Books The CSS Anthology, 2nd Edition -- New from SitePointSitePoint has published the book The CSS Anthology, 2nd Edition by Rachel Andrew.
Resources Linux Gazette #141Issue #141 of the Linux Gazette is online with the following topics: Mailbag, An Ongoing Discussion of Open Source Licensing Issues, Talkback, 2-Cent Tips, NewsBytes, News in General, Conferences and Events, Distro News, Software and Product News, GRUB, PATA and SATA, An NSLU2 (Slug) Reminder Server, Who is using your Network?, Serving Your Home Network on a Silver Platter with Ubuntu, One Volunteer Per Child - GNU/Linux and the Community and HelpDex.
Contests and Awards Black Hat's Oscars: The Pwnie Awards (Linux.com)Joe Barr covers the Black Hat Pwnie Awards on Linux.com. "In a hastily arranged ceremony, a small group of security researchers gathered last night at Black Hat to acknowledge the work of hackers, vendors, and music-makers in the First Annual Pwnie Awards. The brainchild of Alex Sotirov and Dino Dai Zovi, the awards were a very late addition to the Black Hat schedule. Therefore the crowd was small, but appreciative."
Education and Certification LPI Certification Program covered by VA benefitThe Linux Professional Institute is offering certification exams to US veterans. "VCampus Corporation, the North America Master Affiliate for the Linux Professional Institute (LPI) certification program, announced that all US veterans and active military can now use their Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) education benefits to cover examination fees for all LPI exams."
Calls for Presentations GNOME.conf.au 2008: Call for PresentationsA call for presentations has gone out for GNOME.conf.au 2008. The event will take place in Melbourne, Australia sometime in 2008, submissions are tentatively due by November, 2007.
Southern California Linux Expo CFPThe Southern California Linux Expo (Scale 6X) will take place in Los Angeles, CA on February 8-10, 2008. A call for participation has been announced.
Upcoming Events CMP's Embedded Systems Conference, BostonCMP Technology has announced the next Embedded Systems Conference. "CMP Technology today announced the program for its annual Embedded Systems Conference (ESC) Boston, running September 18th to the 21st at the Hynes Convention Center. ESC is the industry's largest international embedded technical conference and exhibition. This year's Boston conference will bring together some of the most respected and innovative minds in the field to offer attending systems architects and engineers their choice of more than 100 training sessions, courses and seminars covering methodologies, processes, and techniques fundamental to the development of embedded systems."
FOSS.IN announcedThe FOSS.IN conference will take place in Bangalore, India on December 4-8, 2007. "FOSS.IN is one of the world's largest and most focussed FOSS events, held annually India. Over the years, it has attracted thousands of participants, and the speaker roster reads like a "Who's Who" of FOSS contributors from across the world."
Terra Soft, Power.org Host Hack-a-thon IIThe Hack-a-thon II event has been announced. "Terra Soft Solutions is proud to announce Hack-a-thon II, to be held in Austin, Texas, September 22-25, two days prior to and then in conjunction with the Power Architecture Developer Conference. In this 4 day event, Terra Soft will host a 6 node PS3 cluster and hands-on workshop for the installation of Yellow Dog Linux, compute image deployment via Y-HPC, and use of Torque and Moab for job management. Hack-a-thon attendees will be invited to working hands-on with the cluster to test their own parallel and distributed code."
Linux Audio Conference 2008The Linux Audio Conference 2008 will be held in Cologne, Germany on February 28 - March 2, 2008. "The Academy of Media Arts, Cologne, is proud to host the Linux Audio Conference 2008, where once a year programmers and artists, musicians, composers and practioneers gather to discuss and explore new and important developments in making music and sounds with Linux and Open Source software. The Linux Audio Conference is both a meeting of developers writing audio software for Linux as it is a music festival, where artists from all over the world show how free software can create fresh and exciting new sounds."
Bradley Kuhn and Max Spevack to keynote at Ohio LinuxFestThe Ohio LinuxFest organizers have announced that Max Spevack and Bradley Kuhn will be keynoting this year at the Ohio LinuxFest 2007. OLF takes place September 28 - 30, 2007 in Columbus, Ohio.
Events: August 16, 2007 to October 15, 2007The following event listing is taken from the LWN.net Calendar.
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