http://www.linuxworld.com.au LinuxWorld News en-us Copyright 2008, IDG Communications, for personal use only, not for redistribution without permission. Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:30:01 +1100 60 http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php?id=1630059991&rid=-50 Novell plans to publish later this month or in December the architecture document of FOSSA, its long-term strategy for the management and deployment of resources both within and outside the enterprise. Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:54:00 +1100 http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php?id=631219237&rid=-50 Microsoft clarified this week that the upcoming Office Web -- a lightweight version of its Office suite that runs as an online service -- will be available to users running Mac OS X and Linux, as well as from Apple's iPhone. Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:48:00 +1100 http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php?id=348629268&rid=-50 Mozilla on Wednesday patched 11 vulnerabilities in Firefox 3.0 -- and 12 bugs in the older Firefox 2.0 -- that could be used to compromise computers and steal information. Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:44:00 +1100 http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php?id=1840292534&rid=-50 Open source management software provider Hyperic this week introduced an upgrade to its platforms that lets IT managers monitor virtual environments, better plan for capacity and track performance of services delivered via cloud computing. Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:44:00 +1100 http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php?id=556155002&rid=-50 About five months after IBM's Roadrunner supercomputer became the fastest computer in the world, Cray Inc.'s XT Jaguar could dethrone it next week. Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:00:00 +1100 http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php?id=924891397&rid=-50 Despite industry efforts to lock down DNS servers, one in four remain vulnerable to cache poisoning due to the well-documented Kaminsky flaw identified earlier this year and another 40 percent could be considered a danger to themselves and others, recent research shows. Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:39:00 +1100 http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php?id=1458293804&rid=-50 Chinese network company Huawei Technologies is planning to launch smartphones based on the Android and Symbian operating systems in the first half of 2009, according to James Chen, director of marketing for the company's terminals division. It will also launch a new embedded 3G module at the GSMA Mobile Asia Congress this month, he said. Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:09:00 +1100 http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php?id=455033091&rid=-50 Expressing a now-familiar theme, a Microsoft executive at the ApacheCon conference on Friday morning touted Microsoft's efforts to be more open, highlighting moves such as offering the company's "M" modeling language under the Microsoft "Open Specification Promise." Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:09:00 +1100 http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php?id=90935196&rid=-50 Antivirus developer SMobile released software this week to protect users of the G1 Android phone, although one security analyst wondered if people really need it. Fri, 07 Nov 2008 12:19:00 +1100 http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php?id=289135097&rid=-50 Just a day after Google walked away from a proposed search advertising partnership with Yahoo, the latter firm's CEO said a takeover by Microsoft would now be the best thing for his company. Fri, 07 Nov 2008 08:25:00 +1100