Thursday, September 18, 2003|
Novell Delays Linux Services for NetWare, Plans Products Using Ximian Code Novell is delaying shipment of its much anticipated Linux services for NetWare product until the end of this year, due to a decision to integrate software code from Ximian, a recently acquired ISV that is very active in the Linux space. Ximian code will show up in other future Novell products, too, including a Linux-based interface for Novell's GroupWise, and even possibly a desktop GUI from Novell [Linux Today] 7:17:33 PM  comment []
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Secure, Reliable, Transacted Web Services: Architecture and Composition. This IBM/Microsoft white paper is a succinct overview of the key Web services interoperability specifications. Learn how these specifications enable interoperable, SOA-based applications that are secure, reliable, and transacted. [MSDN Just Published] 4:21:18 PM comment []
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AP/Contra Costa Times: Gates Embraces Netscape, Linux "Gates, chairman of Microsoft Corp., sat through a computer demonstration running on Linux--a competitor to Microsoft's Windows--and the Netscape browser, a rival product that all but disappeared because of giveaways of Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser..." [Linux Today] 4:18:48 PM comment []
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Lawyers' use of technology - new ABA survey. The American Bar Association has released its 2002 survey on lawyers' use of technology, including law office computing, litigation and courtroom technology, and Web and communications. Some highlights:Lawyers continue to adopt technologies common in oth [JURIST's Paper Chase] A quick plow through the exec summary reveals no surprises. It would be very interesting to compare this to a survey of law schools and faculty. 4:12:44 PM comment []
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Disturbing Privacy Revelations at eBay. "Haaretz has obtained a recording of the lecture, in which Sullivan (eBay's director of the "law enforcement and compliance") tells the audience that eBay is willing to hand over everything it knows about visitors to its Web site that might be of interest to an investigator. All they have to do is ask."... [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service: O'Reilly Network Weblogs] Read this article, it is scary. Basically E-Bay will just fork your info over to law enforcement at the drop of a fax and give them a wink-wink, nudge-nudge as to whether or not they may want to get a subpeona for Paypal records. This falls into the same class of activity of retail 'security' strip searching or handcuffing suspected shoplifters. 1:37:24 PM comment []
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