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Virtualization continued to capture attention last week as open source system utilization software from OpenVZ won operating system (OS)-level support from Debian Linux ...

In a show of its changed approach to the security of its operating system, and in an effort to reach out to those who might be likely to poke through holes in its proprietary code, Microsoft handed out beta copies of its new Vista operating system and outlined its security features at the Black Hat hacker conference in Las Vegas this week ...

Linux leader Red Hat made clear this week it supports XenSource and its open source Xen virtualization technology, announcing plans to integrate the offering into the next major release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux ...

Chip giant Intel has entered the mobile phone memory market, making its first NOR flash memory semiconductor products available this week for low-cost, wireless devices in emerging markets ...

IBM this week revealed five new, higher-end, Opteron-based server systems for increased energy efficiency. The releases further highlight the company's commitment to Advanced Micro Devices' server processor products ...

It didn't take long for Novell to remark on how well its newest Linux operating system, Suse Linux Enterprise 10 (SLE 10), is doing in the marketplace. The company on Monday touted interest in the new platform as well as positive reviews of it, just two weeks after its release ...

The Free Software Foundation and Software Freedom Law Center released a second working draft for the next iteration of the GNU General Public License (GPL), version 3, which updates digital rights management, patent and other provisions included in the most popular free and open source software license ...

Microsoft demonstrated this week a new handheld device running its Windows CE mobile operating system that could in the future serve as a basic PC for users in developing nations ...

Saying it may have some scratch for the open source software itch, search giant Google chose the O'Reilly Open Source Developers Conference (OSCON) in Portland, Ore., this week to unveil a free service hosting open source software projects ...

The latest customer survey comparing Linux and Windows servers crowns the open source operating system the winner, but tips some ease-of-administration advantages to Microsoft ...

Intel unveiled its Core 2 Duo computer processors Thursday, marking what some consider the chip giant's biggest new product release in years. The new Intel Core 2 Duos, a family of 10 new processors that includes desktop and mobile versions of the chips, more closely connect the two processor cores on each chip, which results in increased performance along with more efficient power use...

IM Flash Technologies, a NAND flash memory venture established by Intel and Micron, leaped ahead of rival Samsung this week by sampling a 50-nanometer manufacturing process that more efficiently delivers high density flash memory chips ...

People eat, put on makeup, play with the stereo, and of course, talk on their mobile phones while driving. Why not add e-mail to the list? ...

Microsoft did it with the operating system, and now a newer company called JotSpot is trying to leverage ease-of-use and a friendly interface to popularize wikis, collaboration sites that allow for multiple editors and contributors ...

Government entities around the world are not only increasing their use of free and open source software (FOSS), they are actually sharing, collaborating and coordinating in open source fashion to meet federal, state and local government IT needs, recent data suggests ...

Sony BMG and Yahoo are teaming up to provide online music downloads in the popular, flexible MP3 format without the usual digital rights management (DRM) controls, but for about twice the price of a typical title download ...

Intel is looking to bounce back from its disappointing second quarter earnings report by beating its charging rival Advanced Micro Devices to market with a four-core processor later this year ...

Fresh on the heels of rival Movielink's announcement of a licensing deal allowing DVDs to be burned from feature film Internet downloads, CinemaNow said its customers could immediately begin burning titles from a catalog of 100 movies with its own burning service ...

The Rice University open publishing project Connexions has scored an on-demand printing deal with Qoop, a content delivery company, aimed at making the educational site's materials more accessible and printable for educators and students ...

Intel officially introduced its Itanium 2 Processor 9000 "Montecito" family of high performance computing (HPC) server processors at an event in Santa Clara, Calif., this week, claiming greater cost and energy efficiency compared to earlier chips ...