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Elliott Said to Plan Sale of Novell Business If Offer Succeeds Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 12:56PMMarch 11 (Bloomberg) -- Elliott Associates LP, the fund manager that made an unsolicited $2 billion offer for Novell Inc. , would sell the NetWare networking-software unit if its bid succeeds, a person familiar with the matter said.
Researchers Team Up on UIs for Mobile Devices Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 12:55PMResearchers from IBM, Japan, India form collaborative research program IBM - Japan - India - Asia - Organizations
Why Google Android is winning Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 12:09PMGoogle's open-source approach to Android is a key reason that it is quickly gaining ground on closed-source competitors like Apple's iPhone and RIM's BlackBerry. But challenges remain.
Business as usual for Oracle/Sun Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 12:07PMIan Williams THE INQUIRER Development of Sun products continues as normal
'Green Week' events set at Waldorf College Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 12:00PMFOREST CITY — The Rev. Dr. Jim Martin-Schramm, religion professor at Luther College, will present, “Sustainability, Higher Education and Climate Change,” at 10:15 a.m. Monday, March 15, in the Atrium at Waldorf College.
Selecting an Open Source Operating System Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 11:54AMThere's a large selection of free and open source (FOSS) operating systems available these days, and choosing the right one for any given circumstance can be quite a challenge. This article is intended to help you pick the best operating system for your needs and experience level. Although this article is geared primarily toward those who have little to no experience with FOSS operating systems ...
Linux Foundation Announces Keynotes for Exclusive Collaboration Summit Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 11:52AMSAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - 03/11/10) - The Linux Foundation (LF), the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, today announced newly confirmed keynotes and panelists for its Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit. The Summit, now in its fourth year, takes place April 14-16, 2010 at the Hotel Kabuki in San Francisco. The Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit is ...
Embedded Linux keynotes to grapple with Android Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 11:26AMThe CE Linux Forum (CELF) has opened registration and announced speakers for its Embedded Linux Conference on Apr. 12-14 in San Francisco.
VPS.NET to Offer CloudLinux OS Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 11:25AMLightweight Virtual Environment limits the amount of resources available to a group of processes Operating system - Programming - Linux - OS-2 - Open source
Philips and ACC Address the Growing Demand for Minimally Invasive Cardiology Interventions by Showcasing Hybrid OR ... Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 11:22AMATLANTA, March 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI), in partnership with the American College of Cardiology (ACC), spotlight the growing need for minimally-invasive interventions to address a spectrum of cardiac conditions, such as structural and degenerative heart issues.
Mason City man given prison for burglary Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 12:33AMMASON CITY — A man accused of breaking into a Mason City residence and stealing a wallet while the owners were at home is going to prison.
Iowa cold results in fish kill Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 12:33AMDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is forecasting a major die-off of fish as the ice covering the state’s lakes, ponds and streams melt.
Film program draws criticism, praise Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 12:33AMDES MOINES — The state’s troubled film tax credit program took center stage again Wednesday with critics questioning its payback value and backers promoting its draw to keep and attract young workers.
Fire cause ‘undetermined’ in auto warehouse fire Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 12:33AMMASON CITY — The cause of Monday night’s warehouse fire on South Pierce Avenue will be listed as undetermined, according to Mason City Fire Marshal Mark Christiansen.
Schickel resigns post of state Republican party Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 12:32AMMASON CITY — Bill Schickel, former state representative and former Mason City mayor, has resigned as secretary of the Republican Party of Iowa State Central Committee in order to support the gubernatorial campaign of State Representative Rod Roberts.
Harrison Barnes named national Player of the Year Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 12:32AMDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Ames High basketball star Harrison Barnes has won this year's national Morgan Wootten Player of the Year award.
Northwood property tax levy decreases Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 12:32AMNORTHWOOD — Northwood taxpayers will pay at a lower rate for city property taxes in the upcoming fiscal year, following action Tuesday by the Northwood City Council.
Attorney files appeal after steel wheels fine Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 12:31AMOSAGE — The attorney for a 13-year-old Mennonite boy from Orchard, found guilty of violating a controversial “steel wheels” ordinance in Mitchell County, has filed an appeal.
$155 million to be spent on Iowa water quality Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 12:31AMDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — More than $155 million in state and federal dollars are to be spent on water quality projects in Iowa.
Portable heater probable cause of Mason City house fire Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 12:31AMMASON CITY — A portable heater is the probable cause of a Wednesday morning house fire in the 800 block of Fourth Street Southeast.
IBM teams up with universities to make elderly friendly cell phones Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 11:30AMIBM is working with the National Institute of Design of India and the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Tokyo as part of a two-year Open Collaborative Research program that will help make cell phones easier to use for the elderly and illiterate.
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Google Welcomes U.S. Easing Of Internet Export Rules For Iran, Others Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 10:38AMInternet giant Google has welcomed a U.S. decision to relax restrictions that have prevented U.S. companies from exporting Internet services and software to Iran, Cuba, and Sudan. -RFE
Truly Open Data Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 10:35AMI'm kicking myself. I have spent a non-trivial number of hours talking to government departments and scientists about open data, talking up an "open source approach" to data, pushing hard to get them to release datasets in machine readable formats with reuse-friendly licenses. I've had more successes than failures, met and helped some wonderful people, and now have more mail about open data in ...
Tibco Brings Analytics To Spotfire 3.1 Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 10:08AMThe Spotfire Statistics Services option exposes S+ and R models within a layman's data analysis and data visualization environment.
Saffron Technology Launches Saffron Natural Intelligence Platform Version 8.0 Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 10:00AMSaffron Technology, Inc., a privately held software firm providing Experience Management solutions for business and government, today announced General Availability of Saffron Natural Intelligence Platform Version 8.0 .
Good Artists Copy, Great Artists Steal Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 9:43AMWhat I Couldn't Say...: "I feel for Google – Steve Jobs threatened to sue me, too."
IBM to Collaborate With Universities to Make Mobile Devices More Accessible Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 9:25AMRemember me? A consortium has been set up to explore an open, common user interface platform for mobile devices, to make them easier to use for disadvantaged populations around the world.
IBM to Collaborate With Universities to Make Mobile Devices More Accessible Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 9:21AMARMONK, N.Y., March 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM), the National Institute of Design (NID) of India and Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo (RCAST) today announced a new collaborative research initiative to explore an open, common user interface platform for mobile devices, to make them easier to use for disadvantaged populations around the ...
WordPress Guns for Web Content Management Duties Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:04PMPopular blogging tool WordPress can work as a content management system for tight SMBs, an analyst says.
Valve gives Mac first-tier gaming status, Portal 2 Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:10PMBellevue's Valve Software may get credit for the next jump in Mac market share.
All Your Apps Are Belong to Apple: The iPhone Developer Program License Agreement Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:06PMThe entire family of devices built on the iPhone OS (iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad) have been designed to run only software that is approved by Apple—a major shift from the norms of the personal computer market.
WordPress guns for Web content management duties Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 5:52PMLong popular with bloggers, the open-source WordPress blogging software is also starting to find a niche as a low-cost corporate CMS (content management system), at least for managing relatively simple Web sites.
Victoria expands Linux e-voting roll-out Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 4:50PMVictoria's Electoral Commission has flagged plans to expand its use of electronic voting kiosks based on Linux software in the next state election in November this year.
US Lifts Iran, Sudan, Cuba Internet Services Export Ban Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 4:49PMThe U.S. Treasury Department lifts trade export limits on communications software to three countries.
W3C pulls former Novell CTO for CEO spot Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 4:22PMFilling a position left open since July 2009, former Novell CTO Jeffrey Jaffe has taken on the role of chief executive officer for the W3C (World Wide Web Consortium).
US lifts Iran, Sudan, Cuba Internet services export ban Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 4:18PMThe U.S. Department of the Treasury has loosened controls on the export of Internet-based communication services to Iran, Sudan and Cuba, in an effort to spread free-speech freedoms to those countries, the agency said Monday.
W3C pulls former Novell CTO for CEO spot Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 4:18PMFilling a position left open since 2008, former Novell CTO Jeffrey Jaffe has taken on the role of chief executive officer for the W3C (World Wide Web Consortium).
Is it a bird, Is it a plane? Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 9:21PMNokia, the world's largest mobile phone manufacturer, by far, released the highly anticipated N900 in Thailand recently to much expectation. The highly competitive smartphone market is now about more than just specs and aesthetics. Nokia has rolled out a new operating system on the N900, which seems more like an internet tablet than a phone, perhaps hinting at a sign of things to come. Let's ...
This Week's Top Downloads [Download Roundup] Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 7:12PMTop 10 Android Apps (Android) Android's been around for more than a year, and in that time developers have whipped up some great apps. Whether you're a new Android owner or a pro looking for new tools, these 10 great and free apps belong in your arsenal. Disk Space Fan Analyzes Hard Drive Space with a Dash of Eye Candy (Windows) Free utility Disk Space Fan analyzes your hard drive usage to help ...
Coping With 1 Million SSH Authentication Failures? Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 7:10PMAn anonymous reader writes "I own a small Web development studio that specializes in open source software, primarily Drupal, WordPress, and Joomla for small businesses. Our production servers, which host about 50 sites and generate ~20K hits/week, are managed by a 3rd party that I'm sure many on Slashdot would recognize. Earlier today I was researching some problems on one of our sites and found ...
The OSI Categorically Rejects IIPA's special pleadings against Open Source Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:35PMMichael Tiemann's blog: "And yet according to a 2003 UNCTAD report, "there has been no Moore's Law for software," and indeed it is because of software that computer systems have become more expensive, more complex, and less reliable."
The 100 club: Artists who signed up for comedian Josie Long’s self-improvement odyssey reveal fruits of their 100 days ... Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:30PMRyan was working in Belgium until he moved here last August. Originally from Canada, he lived in Amsterdam and Rome before finding his way to London. Now he's here, what's he doing? "A push-up and a sit-up every day." Eh? "I'm doing a push-up and a sit-up every day – adding one more for every day that passes. Now I'm on 79, it's pretty tough."
Koenigsfeld: Quality of life as important as the quantity Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 3:17PMROCKFORD — Dian Koenigsfeld chose not to take chemotherapy treatments for an aggressive brain cancer, “because I want to live before I die.”
Semi strikes railroad bridge Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 3:17PMMASON CITY — A semitrailer sustained substantial damage when it got stuck beneath a railroad trestle bridge north of Mason City Friday morning.
Hypervisor supports Linux guests Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 12:56PMEnea announced a multi-core-focused "Enea Hypervisor," which is based on its OSE real-time operating system, but supports Linux clients via its Linx inter-process communication protocol.
Case Study: Cloud Service Provider Delivers More Reliable Service Levels Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 12:33PMLogicworks is a provider of highly reliable cloud hosting solutions. The company offers its clients managed cloud services with high service levels in the areas of high availability and increased transaction throughput. Logicworks’ cloud data center infrastructure is required to deliver the following important success criteria: 1. Server agility and utilization using VMware server virtualization ...
New Process Control Board from LCR Provides Dual Redundant Liquid Level Control Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 12:05PMLCR Electronics, a leading manufacturer of EMI filters and electronic products as well as high-end enclosures for military, telecom and commercial applications, now offers a control board that incorporates both a solid state and mechanical relay for dual redundant control of liquid level in process applications. Â The new EC110 Liquid Level Control board is ideal for hot beverage dispensing ...
Most Popular Stories Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 12:00PMJapan's I-O Data Device Inc is the second company in two weeks to sign a Linux patent deal with Microsoft.
Briefs - March 4 Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 11:58AMSenior Meal every third Sunday at Clarinda Regional Health Center