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GNOME delays 3.0 release

The release of the next major upgrade of the GNOME desktop, GNOME 3.0, has been pushed back to September 2010. GNOME 2.30 is still intended for a March 2010 release. Read more »

Microsoft gets big patent verdict overturned

A federal court on Tuesday reversed an earlier ruling that Microsoft's product activation technology infringed on another company's patent, overturning a $388 million verdict in the case. Read more »

Why malware writers are turning to open source

Malware developers are going open source in an effort to make their malicious software more useful to fraudsters. Read more »

Microsoft reiterates case against Word injunction

Microsoft on Monday reiterated its case in an appeal of an injunction ordering it to stop selling Word in its current form and argued against fines totalling $240 million for patent infringement and wilful infringement. Read more »

Microsoft issues critical Windows patches

Microsoft on Tuesday issued five critical Windows-related updates as part of its monthly Patch Tuesday release. Read more »

Microsoft agrees to rival browsers in Windows

In a reversal on Friday, Microsoft said it is now open to giving users in Europe a selection of browsers in Windows 7. Read more »

Google debuts Chrome for Mac, Linux

Google released Chrome for Mac OS X and Linux on Thursday, but only in rough developer preview versions that the company warns are works in progress. Read more »

Google's Brin: Time to speed up the web

Google co-founder Sergey Brin says he wants to change the rules of software and help traditional media find a new business model, but the web needs a performance boost first. Read more »

Office 2007 adds Open Document support

Microsoft said on Tuesday that it is releasing the second service pack update for Office 2007. The collection of minor updates is available for download. Read more »

'Less secure' Windows 7 gets some changes

In a reversal, Microsoft said on Thursday that it will make changes to the way a controversial security feature works in Windows 7. Read more »

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Hands-on programming: Create a function library from an external configuration

This article incorporates information from his T4 templates and lambda expressions columns into this tutorial on creating a function library. Read more »

Workflow Patterns

In this serialisation of Chapter 15 from the book Oracle SOA Suite Developer's Guide, we look at some of the more complex, yet common use cases and how these can be addressed in a relatively straightforward fashion by the Workflow Service. Read more »

OutSystems' Agile Platform: The IDE of my dreams

Get in-depth details about OutSystems' Agile Platform, including information about deployment, security, data binding, project management, and more. Read more »

Five reasons why your company should hire open source developers

Open source has infiltrated so many levels of IT over the past decade. It has been a slow process; however, little by little, it has become a normality. And even though many companies are adopting open source software, they are hesitant to bring open source developers into the fold. Why is this? Read more »

Setting up a dynamic DNS service part 2: dhcpd

We configure ISC’s DHCPd service, which will serve the DHCP-based IP addresses to clients and update the DNS records accordingly. Read more »

Setting up a dynamic DNS service part 1: named

Vincent Danen shows how to configure the BIND side of a dynamic DNS service. Read more »

10 reasons you'll want to install Ubuntu 9.04

Ubuntu's most recent release offers numerous improvements over an already solid OS. In fact, it could be the best overall release of a Linux distribution we've seen. Read more »

10 ways Microsoft could help Linux

The author supports an alliance between Microsoft and Linux. Find out why he believes both camps could work together for the benefit of all concerned. Read more »

Protect your JavaScript with obfuscation

This article takes a closer look at the concept of code obfuscation and provides a sampling of obfuscator tools that will help you protect your JavaScript code. Read more »

Script Table definitions using TSQL

Generating scripts in SQL Server using TSQL has never been easy. This article will show you how you can use TSQL in SQL Server 2005 code to script a table's definition. Read more »

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Is whitelisting the new blacklisting?

The IT security industry has come to a frank realisation that the current approach to preventing malware is simply not working. Is whitelisting, which is the reverse of our current approach, the answer? Read more »

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Yahoo to expose its wiring to developers

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Phase one came last week, when Yahoo launched its new profiles site. Phase two begins next week, when web developers can start sinking their teeth into Yahoo's attempt to replace its present static design with one that's customisable, application-rich, socially connected, and woven into other parts of the Internet. Read more »

Java's client-side defibrillator

Chris Duckett [blogs:betaliving] -- Despite the many pundits over the years who were ready to carry Java out to the cart via the enterprise backend, there was Sun stubbornly saying it still wanted "to go for a walk". Read more »

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  • Staff Microsoft shows off IE9 preview

    This week, highlights from Microsoft's MIX10 conference and more in the Roundup. Read more »

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  • Chris Duckett IE9's H.264 vote killed Ogg

    In a split decision by the judges, the winner of the W3C/WHATWG video codec consensus is H.264, taking home the future of video playback on the internet while loser Ogg goes home with nothing but thoughts of what might have been. Read more »

    -- posted by Chris Duckett

  • Staff Google launches Apps Marketplace

    Google launches and app store, while Mozilla plans to re-write its open-source license. More of this week's news in the Roundup. Read more »

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