Apple is proving that operating systems can be open source without losing control of the kernel and that Microsoft does have part to play in the market - even if it causes ripples among the faithful. I doubt that interest in developing open source...
The upcoming version of NetWare will also incorporate a Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) version 1.3 Java application server, which Novell acquired in its purchase of SilverStream Software last year. Networking-software company Novell on Monday...
Apart from concerns centred on the possible impact that any accidental inclusion of GPL code could have on the integrity of Microsoft's own intellectual property, he felt that it could be counterproductive to the development of its products.
Last week Symantec introduced its Ghost 8.0 Corporate Edition, which aims to eliminate much of the grunt work that goes along with updating software on business computers. ON Technology CEO Robert Doretti said in a statement: "Enterprise...
Other changes coming with the updated enterprise edition include several bug fixes; version 1.1 of OpenOffice, a competitor to Microsoft's office; the addition of a graphical start-up process; and access to proprietary additions such as Agfa...
It sits in the host operating system and like a virtual machine can run its applications independently. The core of many of these problems is that the user is downloading and executing third-party code from what the application designer or user...