http://bigblog.com/open_source.html The latest in Open Source http://www.monitortoday.com/index.php?page=~~newsitems_174257 The Novell-led Mono project this week made the first, though incomplete, public release of Moonlight, an open-source implementation of Microsoft's Silverlight, a browser plug-in that competes with products such as Adobe Flash, Adobe Flex, Adobe Shockwave, JavaFX, and Apple QuickTime. http://opensource.sys-con.com/read/567325.htm Verizon Snubs Google's Linux-based Android Initiative to Go With the LiMo Foundation's Mobile Linux Spec http://www.electronista.com/articles/08/05/16/asus.p5q.motherboard/ ASUS on Friday released details on its P5Q motherboard, which the company says sports five exclusive features. Key among them is Linux-based Express Gate technology that is basically a simplified OS and loads up only the programs that are needed to access the Internet. Instead of waiting for Windows to load up, users are able to access a web browser, IM programs, YouTube videos or email clients in as little as five seconds. http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/0516&172008/economy06.html THE Cebu Business Month (CBM) activity of the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) next month will hold the first Philippine Open Source Summit at the Cebu International Convention Center. http://www.networkworld.com/chat/archive/2008/051608-stormy-peters-chat-open-source.html?fsrc=rss-sco Open source icon Stormy Peters says enterprises have embraced open software, but often need help with troubleshooting it. http://tvs.consumerelectronicsnet.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=377406 Now Microsoft Users Can Replace SQL Database With Native ODBMS Engine With the Same LINQ Interface in .NET http://www.tcmagazine.info/comments.php?shownews=19890&catid=3 Discuss this Discuss It! Digg It! Blogmarks co.mment It! Send to Reddit Send to Blinklist! del.icio.us http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/05/16/Can-OpenOffice-3-beta-replace-MS-Office_1.html In the litigious world we live in, deploying a unified communications platform in your enterprise could cause more headaches... http://english.eviewweek.com/OLPC-Microsoft-to-make-Windows-Linux-available-on-XO.shtml BEIJING, May 16 (Xinhuanet) -- The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) Project and Microsoft plan to make both Windows and Linux available on a version of the project's XO laptop, the companies said Thursday. http://www.neowin.net/news/software/08/05/17/mozilla-firefox-30-rc1 Firefox 3 Release Candidate 1 is available in more than 45 languages as a public preview release intended for developer testing and community feedback. It includes new features as well as dramatic improvements to performance, memory usage and speed. http://www.warp2search.net/contentteller/news_story/mozilla_firefox_beta_gran_paradiso_30_rc1.html To take full advantage of all features you need to login or register. Registration is completely free and takes only a few seconds. http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/downloads/2170605/mozilla-firefox Some users were disappointed with the release of Mozilla Firefox 2.0. After months of betas, release candidates and previews, the new features werent as spectacular as people expected. However, there is only so much you can do to improve a web browser. http://www.redherring.com/Home/24265 Microsoft on Thursday struck a deal to make its Windows operating system available on OLPCs low-cost XO laptops, intended to bring technology to the worlds poor. http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS9110201296.html Italy-based KDev has found another use for its tiny, cellular radio-equipped Linux box. In its newest "Easy Guardian" iteration, the Acme FoxBox works as a network monitor that uses ICMP pings, SNMP scans, and text messaging to alert users to network events. http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS4257302047.html As has been widely reported, the maintainers of Debian's OpenSSL packages made some errors recently that have potentially compromised the security of any sshd-equipped system used remotely by Debian users. System administrators may wish to purge authorized_key files of public keys generated since 2006 by affected client machines. http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS7964349324.html Microsoft has announced an agreement with One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) that will make Windows XP available on the non-profit's low-cost laptops for third-world children. Thank goodness third world children will no longer have to struggle to learn Linux, one tongue-in-cheek commentator observes. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/051608-can-openoffice-30-beta-replace.html?fsrc=rss-timgreene If you think that you always get what you pay for, the just-released beta of OpenOffice 3.0 should convince you otherwise. This free, open-source software suite provides most of what anyone could want in an office suite, including a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation program, database, drawing tools, and math equation editor. http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/05/16/Can-OpenOffice-3-beta-replace-MS-Office_1.html?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/05/16/Can-OpenOffice-3-beta-replace-MS-Office_1.html Beta of the open source office suite brings a new Start Centre and some added features that provide a serious, free alternative to Microsoft Office http://www.databasejournal.com/news/article.php/3747441 Though the tools for voice control and dictation in the open source world lag far behind those in the commercial arena, I decided to see how far I could get in querying a database by voice and having the computer respond verbally. Using a number of open source tools, I'm happy to report success. I needed four basic components to perform the query... http://www.iadb.org/NEWS/articledetail.cfm?artid=4614&language=En The Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF) of the Inter-American Development Bank announced the release of its first Open Source Software, aimed at increasing the dissemination of ICT solutions. http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Application-Development/Compuware-Mixes-Agile-OpenSource-Development/ Using Web Conferencing to Ensure Successful Enterprise Application Deployment from WebEx Communications http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=2440 Tags: Job, America, World Entertainment Shortage, Recruitment & Selection, Open Source, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Dana Blankenhorn http://www.informationweek.com/news/windows/operatingsystems/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207800663&subSection=Development Interviews with Sam Ramji and Tom Robertson reveal Microsoft is strong on building open source business models and community as well as interoperability and industry standards. http://www.itmatters.com.ph/bulletins.php?id=000#open OPEN SOURCE stakeholders, user groups, advocates and enthusiasts across the world will converge in Cebu for the Philippine Open Source Summit (POSS) slated on June 23-24 at the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC) in the Mandaue City. This was announced recently by POSS Summit Director Bonifacio Belen and co-sponsor Global Gateway Venture Capital (G2VC) Managing Director Winston Damarillo. The summit is spearheaded by the Cebu Business Month 2008 ICT Committee. http://www.informationweek.com/news/windows/operatingsystems/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207800623 Microsoft will charge OLPC a highly reduced Windows XP licensing fee of $3 per unit under a program it calls Unlimited Potential.