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Ubuntu 8.10 release candidate is out

Ubuntu 8.10 release candidate is outUbuntu 8.10 release candidate is outWhoopdeefriggindoo! Run linux fanboys! Go and reinstall every 6 months just to have an almost usable system. Don't forget to set aside a week of your time trying to get it installed like poor Chris Dawson. ...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating systems, Ubuntu, Ubuntu 8.10, Ubuntu 8.10 release candidate, release candidate

Discussion threads 2008-10-24

Ubuntu 8.10 release candidate is out

For those interested in taking the latest incarnation of Ubuntu for a spin, you might like to know that a release candidate of Ubuntu 8.10 "Intrepid Ibex" is available for download a few days ahead of the full release. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Ubuntu, Release Candidate, Ubuntu 8.10 Release Candidate, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Chipsets, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components

Blog posts 2008-10-24

Firefox 3 expected to ship June 17

Finally, we have a date for the release of Firefox 3. "After more than 34 months of active development, and with the contributions of thousands, we're proud to announce that we're ready. It is our expectation to ship Firefox 3 this upcoming Tuesday, June 17th," according to...

Tags: Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Mozilla Firefox, Release Candidate, Web Browsers, Internet, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2008-06-11

Windows XP SP3 release dates

Windows XP SP3 release datesXP Service Pack 3Guess I must be doing something wrong. I downloaded and installed SP3 a while back.Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3, v.3264 Build 2600Check with Mary Jo!ntXP Service Pack 3No, you didn't do anything wrong. What you have is a Release Candidate (RC #1) that...

Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, Build 2600, XP Service Pack 3, Windows XP SP3, Release Candidate, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-04-15

Windows XP SP3 Release Candidate goes to MSDN, TechNet testers

Microsoft made available on December 3 for download the near-final Release Candidate RC of Windows XP Service Pack SP 3. The RC is available to all Microsoft Developer Network MSDN and TechNet subscribers. This isn't yet a generally available, "public" RC of XP SP3; that is still...

Tags: Microsoft Developer Network, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft TechNet, Release Candidate, XP SP3, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2007-12-03

Vista SP1: Release Candidate test build goes to 15,000 testers

Vista SP1: Release Candidate test build goes to 15,000 testersAny news on the price of Vista SP1?I'm curious if it will cost less than the $129 that Apple charges for their service packs.RE: Vista SP1: Release Candidate test build goes to 15,000 testersI'll keep waiting.Any news on the price of...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Windows Vista, service pack, Release Candidate

Discussion threads 2007-11-14

Microsoft Silverlight 1 Software Development Kit Release Candidate (msi)

The Microsoft Silverlight 1.0 SDK contains documentation, quick starts, tools, online samples and other resources for developing Silverlight 1.0 applications. Usage of the SDK is subject to the SDK License included in the package. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Tags: Microsoft Silverlight, SDK, Release Candidate, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Silverlight 1.0 SDK

Software downloads 2007-08-25

Windows Home Server hits Release Candidate beta milestone

On June 12, Microsoft will make available for download the Release Candidate RC near-final test build of Windows Home Server.The final Home Server RC1 code will be available on the Microsoft Connect site later today.According to Microsoft, there are currently more than 100,000 Windows Home Server beta registrants. As of...

Tags: Windows server, Windows Home Server

Blog posts 2007-06-12

Additional Resources

Microsoft hires former Yahoo exec to run online services

Microsoft has hired former Yahoo executive Qi Lu to run its online services business. Lu will start on January 5 and report directly to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, according to a CNET report. The company also announced that Brian McAndrews, the former CEO of Aquantive and a...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., aQuantive Inc., Microsoft Corp., Web Technology, E-business/E-Commerce, Internet, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-12-04

With 256-bit encryption, Acrobat 9 passwords still easy to crack

Following ElcomSoft's claim that despite the 256-bit encryption Acrobat 9 passwords are susceptible to more efficient brute forcing than Acrobat 8 passwords -- a claim that Adobe confirmed citing usability trade-offs and urged users to take advantage of its improved passphrase mechanisms -- ElcomSoft's Dmitry Sklyarov and Vladimir Katalov provide...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Password, Adobe Acrobat, Encryption, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-12-04

CRM 2009 Forecast - Part 2 - Sticking My Hands Out To Be Slapped

Last week at this time I was throwing my neck out there forecasting some of CRM's moves in 2009 - and no one chopped it off, thank goodness. So, now, in the same spirit, I'm going to do part 2 of three and stick my hands out to be slapped...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Software-as-a-service, PaaS, CRM, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Software As A Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Emerging Technologies, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2008-12-04

Study: Google uses 21X more bandwidth than it pays for

Google is by far the largest user of Internet bandwidth, its share of bandwidth usage is rising rapidly, and its bandwidth use is orders of magnitude greater than its payment for its cost, according to a new study by NETCompetition.org, a site committed to Net Neutrality "pro-competition Internet forum funded...

Tags: Consumer, U.S., Google Inc., Bandwidth, Study, Broadband, Precursor LLC, Internet, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-12-04

WebAlive: A Virtual World that Means Business

The campus with its tapered lawns, water fountains, and post-modern styled buildings, were typical of any professional campus. Only this wasn't just any campus. It was Nortel's virtual online campus in WebAlive, its new virtual world service. I was just given...

Tags: Virtual World, Nortel Networks Corp., WebAlive, Altadyn, LDAP Integration, Dave Greenfield

Blog posts 2008-12-04

Python update makes break with past

Python 3.0 is a major change from the Python 2 series, and the first release that is intentionally backwards-incompatible. Python developers on Wednesday released the final version of Python 3.0, a major reworking of the programming language that is incompatible with the Python 2 series. Python...

Tags: Python, Python 3.0, Scripting Languages, Programming Languages, Development Tools, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Software Development, YouTube, develpers, Guido van Rossum, Matthew Broersma ZDNet.co.uk

News items 2008-12-04

JavaFX Q&A

To learn more about the technical aspects of today's launch of JavaFX including its support in NetBeans and Eclipse I spoke in depth with Eric Klein, VP of Java Marketing at Sun, and Octavian Tanase, Senior Director of the Java Platform Group. For a more business oriented perspective see the...

Tags: Developer, Application, Mobile, Ed, Eric, FX, JavaFX Script, Q., FX Common, Flex, Programming Languages, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-12-04

Sun launches JavaFX 1.0

On Thursday Sun released the production version of JavaFX, a new platform for building rich internet applications. Version 1.0 targets web browsers and desktops, but subsequent releases will be available on mobile devices, TVs, and other consumer electronics devices. A mobile emulator is included for developers to preview building mobile...

Tags: Asset, Developer, Web, Mobile, Sun Microsystems Inc., Web Browser, Plug-in, Graphics, Mobile Emulator, JavaFX Development Environment, JavaFX Desktop, Asset Management, Advertising & Promotion, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Marketing, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-12-04

Let's be smart about patching databases

* Ryan Naraine is traveling. Guest editorial by Slavik Markovich Every quarter, around the time of the Oracle Critical Patch Update CPU or the Microsoft "Patch Tuesday," rituals take place – some behind closed doors, others in the media. Web sites report of the...

Tags: Risk, Oracle Corp., Patch Management, Storage, Strategy, Databases, Security, Hardware, Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-12-03

Slicing up Sun

Being employed by a large technology company and being a freelance technology writer has its pitfalls -- one of which is from a disclosure perspective, I'm not allowed to talk about strategy and forward-looking statements regarding the company I work for. The risk...

Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Storage, Open Source, Processors, Servers, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-12-03

Java SE 6 update 11 is out, 64-bit support still lacking

Java SE 6 update 11 is out, 64-bit support still lacking64-bit coming soonJust an FYI. According to Sun's Bug Database. The next release should have the 64-bit plugin for windows and linux.http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=4802695Linux 64-bit can use OpenJDK-6 ..... instead since it comes with a web plugin. It does works...

Tags: Network technology, Linux, 64-bit, Java SE 6, Java

Discussion threads 2008-12-03

Java SE 6 update 11 is out, 64-bit support still lacking

Two months after Java 6 update 10 was released, Sun has just released update 11. For many users the new version will automatically be detected and installed, but you can always get it from the Sun Java site. Developers should download the JDK package Java Development Kit...

Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., 64-Bit, Programming Languages, Java, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-12-03