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After a couple of experiences dipping a toe into the mobile market, Mozilla said it plans to get serious about developing a mobile browser.

Looking to bolster AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) and development of Web 2.0 applications, the OpenAjax Alliance on Wednesday plans to introduce a project that addresses AJAX interoperability issues.

OpenAjax, which features a group of vendors collaborating to expand use of the AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) Web-scripting language, is adding some heavy hitters on Tuesday.

Users who helped spur the growth of Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) programming techniques through grass-roots efforts welcomed last week's news that several top vendors have joined forces to promote it to the open-source community.

Zimbra, the open-source startup that lured Scott Dietzen away from his former job as chief technology officer of BEA Systems, has released a beta version of its enterprise collaboration software. The company bills the software as an open-source alternative to enterprise collaboration products such as IBM Lotus Notes or Microsoft's Exchange Server.

Nearly a year after quitting his job as chief technology officer at BEA Systems, Scott Dietzen has resurfaced. He is now serving as president and chief technology officer of little-known California, start-up Liquid Systems, a venture-funded software company that is focused on enterprise messaging and collaboration, according to sources familiar with the company's plans.

Thanks to its stature in the enterprise server arena, Linux has emerged as the OS dark horse in the race to gain market share on mobile phones. A small set of vendors is backing open source to challenge mobile phone OS rivals Microsoft Corp., Palmsource Inc., and Symbian Ltd.

A who's who of mobile network companies, wireless handset makers, and IT companies on Wednesday announced the formation of the Open Mobile Alliance.

The Liberty Alliance Project this week added five new members, kicking up momentum behind the organization as it prepares to release its first technology specification this summer.

Java developers want respect, and the company that brought the universal language to the fray five years ago says it now has the partners, the applications and the developer community to demand esteem.

With the recent spate of viruses, hack attacks, and identity theft, cryptography and security has moved beyond the venue of mathematicians and technologists. But it's no less complicated. Security aficionados and vendors are gathered this week at the RSA Conference in San Francisco, where a host of new products and services are being unveiled to better secure enterprise networks, the Internet, and the wireless Web.