IBM Gives a Mobile Voice to Developers
Big Blue extends speech engine to developers to spur mobile device applications.

Inadequate Tools Send Software Down the Drain
It's all about requirements definition, but antiquated tools and methodologies see money wasted.


USB 3.0 One Step Closer to Reality
Intel releases a near-final spec that all USB vendors can use to make products that can run 10 times faster than USB 2.0.


Would-Be Linux Contributors May Get a Leg Up
To better the OS and grow participation, Linux's backers want to help developers negotiate what's become a complex community of people and processes.


SAP, Oracle Holding Out on Ubuntu?
As Canonical grows its Ubuntu partners, at least two important software vendors still do not support its version of Linux.


GIPS Technology to Voice-Enable iPhone Apps
iPhone version of Global IP Solutions' VoiceEngine Mobile will smooth developers' path to VoIP enhancements.


Citrix CTO Eyes the Future of Virtualization
Emerging standards in virtualization bring enterprises closer to the promise of anywhere, anytime computing.


The Pitfalls of Open Source Litigation
Some large companies try to sidestep the tangled web of licenses that apply to open source software.


LiMo Open to Working With Google on Mobile
Panel debates the Linux factor, openness and where mobile operating systems are headed.


Google Gadgets Under Attack at Black Hat
Researcher details Gadgets-based attacks that could leave users at the mercy of hackers.


IBM, Linux and the Microsoft-Free PC
Big Blue fires double-barrel action against Microsoft.


Opengear's Open Source Odyssey
Startup finds out that open source hardware business isn't quite what it had expected.


Sun Moves JavaFX Closer to Primetime
More than a year after it was announced, Sun is out with a beta version of the technology that it says will deliver on the 'write once/run anywhere' promise.


Will LSB 4 Standardize Linux?
Linux Foundation promises a quantum leap forward is coming for Linux standards.


Making a Case for an Android-Symbian Merger
Analyst suggests Google's Android and Nokia's Symbian will merge open source operating systems.


Ubuntu Launchpad Opens Up Development
New distributed development environment is not just for Ubuntu Linux users.


BT Buys Voice Software Startup
Big payday for startup that wants to spread voice across the Web.


HP, Intel, Yahoo Team on Cloud Computing Labs
In a bid to push the technology to new heights, the tech titans join with global partners to develop massive cloud computing testing facilities.


Will Language Overload Force Open Enterprises?
XML's co-author Tim Bray argues that it's no longer good enough to be a one-language shop.


Microsoft Expands Open Source Presence
Pledging "open and honest" work with the community, the software giant throws in with Apache and other groups -- but not everyone is likely to be as welcoming.


 


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