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Cisco offers open source alternative to Soap
News The networking equipment maker has developed its own messaging protocol Etch as an alternative to the Soap standard, and made it open source.
Tags: Web services, Open source, Security, Cisco Systems Inc., GPL, W3C, CIO, performance, software, networking equipment company
Seeing double in software licensing
Insight How does dual-core processors affect conventional software licensing schemes?
Tags: Processors, Cost control
AMD reports a loss but beats expectations
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Intel toots its research horn for chips--and more
News Chipmaker struts its stuff for next-generation networking, processors, energy efficiency and wireless power transmission at its research day.
Tags: Components, Networking, Technology, Intel Corp., Data, Photonics, Chip, Wireless, Wireless Network, computer
Debian release may slip to March
News Upcoming version of the Linux distribution still has considerable issues to address.
Tags: Open source
Lam Research to cut salaries, have timed shutdowns
News Lam Research, a maker of tools that create circuits on semiconductors, said it will cease operations five days a quarter and cut the salaries of executives and board members because sales have slowed.
Sun revving UltraSparc III past 1GHz
News The chip shows several improvements over its predecessors, in part because of improvements at the Texas Instruments factory where the CPUs are built.
Motion-sensing tech gives keyboards the wobbles
News BT tries out technology that allows users to manipulate menus and applications by moving or tilting devices.
Tags: Notebooks and tablets, Development/design
Install extra packages on the Asus Eee PC
Techguide Xandros repositories make it easier to install extra packages on the Eee PC if you want more software than the average user.
Tags: Linux, Handhelds, Open source, Xandros, operating system, text editor, Pin-Priority, ASUS, software, Open source
New Java aims to simplify
News Sun Microsystems released a new version of its Java for desktop computers on Friday that aims to make the software faster, more familiar in appearance, and less daunting for nonprogrammers.
Economic reports boost Dow; Nasdaq dips
News Positive economic news sent blue-chip shares higher today, while many tech shares languished.
Gateway takes to tablets
News Gateway will jump into the market for tablet PCs by teaming up with Motion Computing, another step forward for Microsoft's latest operating system.
Seeing double in software licensing
News New dual-core processors will make conventional software licensing models obsolete. What's next?
Tags: Processors, Business applications
Commentary: Why we need nomadic data
News What happens to your personal files or digital photos after you die? The likelihood of most data making it into a distant future seems to be low. If you want to send a message to the future, I suggest you etch it into a sheet of platinum.
Gateway letting go of appliance dreams
News As part of its renewed focus on maximizing PC sales, Gateway is pulling back from the nascent market for Internet appliances.
