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Do we need two open source office suites?

Do we need two open source office suites?That Made Me Scratch My Head, TooMethinks Dana needs to go back and double-check his sources. And, by the way, StarOffice's roots actually go back much further than that: Star Division's StarWriter was first developed back in the mid-80's for CP/M. ...

Tags: OpenOffice, Linux, Word processors, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, open-source office suite, Symphony, StarOffice, Novell Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-06-05

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Secunia: popular security suites failing to block exploits

In a recently conducted comparative review, Danish security company Secunia, tested the detection rate of 12 different Internet Security Suites against 300 exploits (144 malicious files and 156 malicious web pages) affecting popular end user applications, to find that even the top performer in the test is in fact performing...

Tags: Web, Malware, Exploit, Secunia, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Security, Viruses And Worms, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-10-14

The University of iTunes

The ability, or rather art, of being able to be in bed, pyjamas on (or off, if that's your style), mug of tea in your hand, cuddled up all warm and snug, whilst being able to listen to their adoring lecturers waffle on in class about particle physics or some...

Tags: University, Apple iTunes, Lecture, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-10-14

Microsoft OCS R2 adds single-number reach, hosted audio conferencing

Microsoft did, as expected, go public at long last with details about its Office Communications Server OCS Release 2 (R2) product on October 14 at the VoiceCon show. Here's what's coming in the upgrade to Microsoft's unified IM/VOIP/conferencing platform. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Audioconferencing, Communications Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office Communications Server, Microsoft OCS R2, Office Communications Server Release 2, Release 2, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-10-14

Gallery: Enhancements for OpenOffice 3

The third major release of the OpenOffice 3 productivity suite immediately crashed servers at OpenOffice.org. Here are some of the enhancements that are attracting attention. by Andy Smith

Tags: Enhancement, OpenOffice, Open Source, Software, Andy Smith, OpenOffice3, Sun, office suites

Image galleries 2008-10-14

Top 10 brands who paid for product placement in the first half of 2008

Brand Product Category Total # Occurrences Orange County Choppers Apparel 3,706 Orange County Choppers Motorcycles 3,223 Under Armour Apparel 3,068 Elle Magazine 2,553 Big Black Apparel 1,843 Metzeler Motorcycle Parts-Access 1,794 Airgas Industrial Supplier 1,772 ...

Tags: Apparel, Orange PCS, Brand, Branding, Marketing, NB

Blog posts 2008-10-14

Audience breakdown of for podcast downloaders

as groups of internet users February-April 2006 August 2006 May 2008 Total internet users 7% 12% 19% Men 9% 15% 22% Women 5% 8% 16% Age 18-29 10% 14% 27% Age 30-49 8% 12% 20% Age 50-64 5%...

Tags: Internet User, Experience, Podcasts, Internet, Gender And Diversity, Human Resources, NB

Blog posts 2008-10-14

Judge orders Palin to preserve Yahoo emails

It's been a source of contention on this blog and others whether Sarah Palin used her Yahoo accounts for any state business, or whether it was all family pictures and political stuff. It's a question that will eventually be sorted out by the courts because an Alaska judge just ordered...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., E-mail, Online Communications, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-10-14

News to know: IT turbulence, Windows 7, Facebook, Apple HDTV

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Larry Dignan: IT warning: Turbulence ahead CEOs freak out; IT preps a do-over Gartner's worst case for 2009 IT budgets isn't so bad Sean...

Tags: Facebook, Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, Information Technology, HDTV, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows, OpenOffice, Open Source, Strategy, Operating Systems, Software, Office Suites, Management, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-10-14

Citrix makes "Kensho" preview available

Citrix has delivered a technical preview of a toolkit that allows developers to create and deploy OVF-based virtual appliances that run on multiple virtualization hypervisors. The toolkit, which was introduced last July, is code named "Kensho" and provides the ability to create, import and deploy application workloads...

Tags: Hypervisor, Citrix Systems Inc., Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Hardware, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2008-10-13

Zmanda launches open source backup, recovery solutions for Windows

Open source backup and recovery independent software developer ISV Zmanda formally announced two new products tailored for Windows users. Zmanda, of Sunnyvale, Calif. announced Zmanda Recovery Manager Enterprise Version 3.0 for MySQL and Zmanda Internet Backup ZIB. ZRM 3.0 is the first Windows edition...

Tags: MySQL, Recovery Solution, Microsoft Windows, Backups, Operating Systems, Open Source, Servers, Databases, Software, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Data Management, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2008-10-13

LG introduces Wirewize remote pay home theater tech support

Best Buy must get some huge margins from its Geek Squad tech support service, because it seems like everyone wants to copy that model of overcharging noobs for help with tech installations and troubleshooting. Circuit City has Firedog, and Office Depot has Tech Depot Services. Now LG Electronics is trying...

Tags: Home Theater, LG Electronics Inc., Cable, Wirewize, Home Entertainment, Consumer Electronics, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2008-10-13

OK, now OpenOffice is definitely good enough

There is a reason that the OpenOffice.org 3.0 servers are struggling to keep up with demand. OO.org 3.0 really is a serious upgrade over version 2.4 and makes NeoOffice irrelevant for Mac OS X users (previously, OpenOffice only worked within X11; While NeoOffice did a great job porting OO.org...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., OO.org 3.0, OpenOffice, Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Office, Open Source, Office Suites, Software, Operating Systems, Apple Mac OS, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-10-13

Microsoft readies next two versions of Office Communications Server

Microsoft is on tap to show off Office Communications Server Release 2 (R2) at the VoiceCon show in Amsterdam on October 14. And the company already is working on the follow-on release, which will likely be timed with Office 14. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Communications Server, Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office Communications Server, OCS Release 2, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-10-13

OpenOffice 3 launch timed perfectly but will Sun, IBM exploit opportunity?

Sun and IBM could not have asked for better timing for the launch of OpenOffice 3, a major upgrade of the open source office suite. Both vendors are preparing to ship commercial offerings of StarOffice and Symphony based on the new OO 3 release and have a...

Tags: Desktop, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Corp., Training, IBM Corp., Symphony 1.2, Conversion Tool, OpenOffice, StarOffice, Open Source, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2008-10-13

Economics of open source remains an academic challenge

Explain the economics of open source, especially as it relates to international trade. Give us charts, graphs, and especially models. We like models. Then just wait for the phone call from Scandinavia. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Theory, Economist, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-10-13

Does the credit crunch represent a silver lining for open source?

If my email inbox is anything to go by, the credit crunch could be just what open source has been waiting for. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Software, Open Source, Tools & Techniques, Management, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-10-13

9/11 suspects get laptop, no Net

Al Qaeda leader Khalid Sheik Mohammed gets a laptop and 12 hours of battery time a day, but no Internet. That's what a military judge ruled last week, according to the Miami Herald. The issue in the 9/11 trail of Mohammed and his coconspirators is what resources they...

Tags: Battery, 9/11 Commission, Laptop Computer, Engineering, Internet, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-10-13

Facebook: Is there a Moore's Law for sharing?

Love it or hate it, that new look to Facebook - the one that everyone has been up in arms over - stems from our increasingly comfortable attitude about sharing tidbits of information about our personal lives. Admit it. The old site was getting cluttered with all of those shared...

Tags: Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, Operational Accounting, Finance, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-10-13

The candidates on tech

Wired has the obligatory candidates-on-tech piece today. They look at five key tech issues – broadband, H1B, green tech, net neutrality and spectrum – although TechPresident notes the list is not comprehensive and conceivably is biased towards Obama. Here's the breakdown. Broadband. McCain: D....

Tags: Industry, Broadband, John McCain, Net Neutrality, Spectrum, Obama, H-1B, Telecommunications, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-10-13