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Wednesday, October 22, 2003

Microsoft, U.S. Postal Service offer electronic postmarking. The Electronic Postmark extension to the new version of Microsoft's Office 200 allows users to sign and secure their documents in a way that is legally binding. [Computerworld News]

Note: the article mentions that this has never been tested in court, so it may turn out that it is not legally binding. Also, it appears that a copy of the doc gets saved on a USPS server. That means that the feds have a copy of your data. Exciting.

2:50:31 PM

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Storms the Enterprise The culmination of two years of code work and product enhancement dedicated to finally closing the gap between UNIX and Linux functionality has finally arrived with today's release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3. [Linux Today]
2:39:49 PM

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Microsoft Opens Windows Source Code to Its MVPs. Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday will announce that it is giving its Most Valued Professionals access to the more than 100 million aggregate lines of Windows source code, which includes all versions, service packs and betas of the Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 products. [eWEEK Technology News]
2:34:10 PM

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SCO now says Linux license for big users only. The company announced its $699 Intellectual Property License for Linux in August, saying Linux users must purchase the license to avoid violating SCO's Unix intellectual property rights. [Computerworld News]
2:30:54 PM

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Red Hat overhauls flagship Linux. The dominant Linux seller is set to start offering the newest incarnation of its product for business customers, a version that opens several new markets for the company. [CNET News.com - Front Door]
10:04:08 AM

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