Waltham (ip-192.com): After eight milestone releases and two release candidates, the latest version 11.3 of Novell openSUSE Linux (download is available here) arrives with several new features and technical improvements. The distribution is build around kernel 2.6.34 and ships with Xorg 7.5. Computers powered by NVIDIA-graphic cards will benefit from the new open source Nouveau [...]
San Francisco (ip-192.com): The Linux Foundation released IAccessible2, a new accessibility API for Microsoft Windows applications, and AccProbe, a desktop application testing tool, under the BSD license. AccProbe uses IAccessible2 platform services to assist developers in discovering and correcting code problems in their Windows applications. It was developed in Eclipse by IBM and donated to [...]
Round Rock (ip-192.com): Dell says that users should buy more computers running Ubuntu Linux. The Round Rock, Texas based information technology company says on Dell’s Ubuntu website that the Debian based Linux distribution is safer than Microsoft Windows. "The vast majority of viruses and spyware written by hackers are not designed to target and attack [...]
Menlo Park (ip-192.com): Google confirmed that it will launch its new Chrome OS in fall of 2010 instead of 2011, as originally planned. The open source based operating system is geared towards netbooks and laptops that will run applications within a browser. To deliver a great user experience, Google plans to be initially very selective [...]
San Francisco (ip-192.com): WordPress just announced the availability of the first release candidate (RC1) for WordPress 3.0. Main new features in WordPress 3.0 (ip-192.com reported here) include multi-domain and multi-site management from a single installation of the content management system (CMS), a streamlined administration menu, and the ability to add custom menus. The coming release [...]
Waltham (ip-192.com): Novell has put itself up for sale, several news outlets report. The Wall Street Journal reported that the Waltham, Massachusetts based company can count on up to 20 bidders, most of them private equity firms. An unsolicited takeover bid by Elliot Associates to buy Novell for $5.75 per share in cash was turned [...]
