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Winners of the Australian Open Source Awards Announced

The Australian UNIX and Open Systems User Group (AUUG, Inc.) announced the winners of the inaugural Australian Open Source Awards. The awards encourage and recognise the excellence and dedication of Australians contributing in the Open Source arena.

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Sun to Offer Alternative to Microsoft Desktop

This newspaper article mentions Sun's plans for using StarOffice and Linux to challenge Microsoft's desktop dominance. "Sun intends to combine its own software such as StarOffice with the free open-source operating system Linux to offer business-users a cost-effective alternative to Microsoft Office, which recently became more expensive. It is also likely that Sun will expand its Linux server offering to compete with Microsoft." More detailed announcements will come out during Sun's annual network event on September 18-20, 2002.

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Trustix Newsletter September 2002

The Trustix Newsletter for September 2002 looks at what the company has been doing in the past month.

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Press Releases

Open Source Announcements

• The Khronos Group (AMSTERDAM, Netherlands): Digital Media Industry Leaders Join Khronos; Khronos Group Gains Significant Momentum in Creating OpenML and OpenGL ES Graphics and Dynamic Media API Standards.

• Trolltech (Oslo): Trolltech Releases Qt 3.1 Beta 1.

Distributions and Bundled Products

• MontaVista Software (SAN JOSE, Calif.): MontaVista Software Announces Support for Intel IOP321 I/O Processor.

• Terra Soft Solutions, Inc. (Loveland, Colorado): Terra Soft Ships Black Lab v2.1 with Advanced Cluster Management Technologies.

Software for Linux

• Avaki Corporation (CAMBRIDGE, Mass.): Avaki Inks Worldwide Systems Integration Deal with HP; Alliance to Drive Industry-Leading Data Grid Software Solution Deeper into Commercial Market.

• Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (SAN JOSE, Calif.): Cadence Extends Synchronicity Partnership With Design Management Software Outsourcing Agreement.

• Cohesion Systems, Inc. (WOODSIDE, Calif.): Cohesion Announces New Design and Debug Environment for Custom IC, Analog and Mixed Signal SoC.

• Cohesion Systems, Inc. (WOODSIDE, Calif.): Cohesion Announces New Design and Debug Environment for the Allegro Design Flow.

• Cohesion Systems, Inc. (WOODSIDE, Calif.): Cohesion Announces Subscription Licensing for Design and Debug Workflows for Complex Designs.

• Epoch Integration (TORONTO): Epoch Integration Announces U.S. Availability of NeedTEXT Shell Wireless System Administration Tool for BlackBerry.

• Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation (SALT LAKE CITY): E&S Launches World's Highest-Performance PC-IG; E&S simFUSION 5000 Uses Latest Generation of COTS Chips.

• IBM: IBM Linux resources.

• Intel (SAN JOSE, Calif.): Intel Brings MMX Technology to Intel Personal Internet Client Architecture-Based Wireless Devices.

• Intoto Inc. (SAN JOSE, Calif.): Intoto Inc. Announces the Availability of Secured Broadband Solution for Digital Homes.

• Nemein (Espoo): Nemein.Net 1.8 brings enhanced project tracking for consulting companies.

• NetManage, Inc. (CUPERTINO, Calif.): NetManage Extends OnWeb Platform Support to Java Environments; Enables Companies to Deploy Legacy-based Applications on Their Platform of Choice.

• NetMon2, Inc. (ATLANTA, GA): NetMon2 Announces Availability of Event Management and Anti-Viral Productivity Tools.

• Nuesoft Technologies (ATLANTA, GA): Nuesoft Announces HIPAA Readiness.

• Scali (SAN JOSE, Calif.): Scali Plans to Make the ScaMPI Library Available for the InfiniBand Architecture.

• ScanSoft, Inc. (PEABODY, Mass.): Centrinity Selects ScanSoft RealSpeak Text-To-Speech for its FirstClass Communications Platform.

• Seapine Software, Inc (MASON, Ohio): Seapine Software Ships Surround SCM -- Complete Change Management for Cross-Platform Development Teams.

• Webwasher.com (PADERBORN, Germany): WebWasher Now Washes E-Mails As Well - At The Internet Gateway: Integrated Web And E-Mail Filtering For More Security and Better Performance.

Products and Services Using Linux

• Avnet Enterprise Solutions (TEMPE, Ariz.): Avnet Enterprise Solutions Opens Hands-On State-of-the-Art SAN Center.

• Opera Software (Oslo, Norway): Opera Selected to Star in Kaii PDA.

• RackSaver Inc. (SAN DIEGO): RackSaver Announces the RS-4460, a 4U Rack-Optimized High-Density Server, Using the Intel Itanium 2 Processor-Based Server Platform SR870BN4.

• SWsoft (S. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.): SWsoft Announces Intergenia, eServers, Hostmania to Each Offer Virtual Private Servers on Thousands of Virtuozzo, HSPcomplete-Powered Linux Servers.

Hardware with Linux support

• Accelent Systems (AKRON, Ohio): Accelent Systems Introduces First Development Platform Based On Intel XScale Technology That Supports the Intel VTune Performance Analyzer.

• Asita Technologies (ATLANTA, GA): Asita Technologies Announces 20 gbps Security Platform; Company's New Gx Series More Than Triples the Speed At Which Best of Breed Firewalls, Security Applications Will Run.

Linux at Work

• Alternative Technology (DENVER, CO): Alternative Technology Enables Wireless Enterprise Solutions In Canada With Products From Alvarion, Inc. .

Java Products

• Rococo and ARS Software (Dublin Ireland): Rococo and ARS Software Partner to Distribute Java & Bluetooth Solutions.

• Tower Technology (ATLANTA, GA): New TowerJ 3.9 Release Available for Solaris and Linux Platforms.

• Xerox Corporation (ROCHESTER, N.Y.): Xerox Fosters Office Collaboration With Cost-Effective Document Management Software; All-New DocuShare 3.0 Architecture Offers High-End Features at Affordable Price.

Books and Documentation

• O'Reilly (Sebastopol, CA): "HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 5th Edition" Released by O'Reilly.

• O'Reilly (Sebastopol, CA): Information Architecture More Important Then Ever; New Edition of the Classic "Information Architecture for the World Wide Web" Released.

• O'Reilly (Sebastopol, CA): New Edition of "Essential System Administration".

Trade Shows and Conferences

• OpenHSF Initiative (Oakland, CA): OpenHSF Initiative to Present at VR World Congress; Industry-Wide Effort Invited to Debate Standards at Virtual Reality Forum in Paris.

• Red Hat, Inc. (RALEIGH, N.C.): Red Hat Chairman Matthew Szulik Slated for Keynote at North Carolina's B2T Conference.

Partnerships

• Lindows.com and HP (San Diego, CA): Addition of Hewlett-Packard Brings Comprehensive Printer Support to Lindows.com Users.

• Linux Game Publishnig and Pyrogon (Nottingham): Linux Game Publishing and Pyrogon Inc. Announce Strategic Partnership.

• PlanetLogix and Jabber, Inc. (DENVER, CO): PlanetLogix Incorporates Jabber Communications Platform into its Sales Force Automation Software.

• Terra Soft and Parasoft (MONROVIA, CA): Terra Soft signs on as Parasoft Channel Partner to offer Insure++ for Yellow Dog Linux on PowerPC.

Financial Results

• Neoware Systems, Inc. (KING OF PRUSSIA, PA): Neoware Announces Execution of Rule 10b5-1 Plan.

Miscellaneous

• Sistina Software (MINNEAPOLIS): Linux Journal Names Sistina Software's Logical Volume Manager Best Storage Solution; Leading Linux Experts Nominate Sistina for the Prestigious Editor's Choice Award.

• Ximian (BOSTON): Linux Journal Names Ximian Evolution Best Linux Communications Tool; Groupware Suite Earns Publication's Editors' Choice Award.

• eTForecasts (BUFFALO GROVE, Ill.): eTForecasts: Pocket PC PDAs to Surpass Palm OS PDAs in 2004.

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