http://www.infoworld.com InfoWorld - Information Technology News, Computer Networking & Security http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/idg.us.info.rss/logo;pos=rssfeed_infologo;sz=214x54;ord=? http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/idg.us.info.rss/logo;pos=rssfeed_infologo;sz=214x54;ord=? http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/07/23/Intel-says-Moblin-update-coming-soon_1.html Intel is readying a second release of the Moblin open-source platform for mobile computing, with plans set for an alpha-level version in a few weeks, an Intel official said at the O'Reilly Open Source Convention (OSCON) in Portland, Ore. on Wednesday. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:41:22 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/07/23/Intel-says-Moblin-update-coming-soon_1.html 2008-07-23T19:41:22Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/07/23/Are_Virtual_Firewalls_a_Solution_for_VM_Security_1.html One of the hot topics on the VMware Forums lately has been about the advisability of using virtual firewalls within the VMware Virtual Infrastructure. The main question is whether it's a good idea. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:17:45 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/07/23/Are_Virtual_Firewalls_a_Solution_for_VM_Security_1.html 2008-07-23T19:17:45Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/07/23/Ubuntu_to_unveil_new_version_of_Launchpad_next_week_1.html A year after creating an online open-source software development community to take on SourceForge.net and other rivals, the development team at Ubuntu Linux will be the first to admit that they still have a long way to go to achieve the popularity of their competitors. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:16:09 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/07/23/Ubuntu_to_unveil_new_version_of_Launchpad_next_week_1.html 2008-07-23T16:16:09Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/07/23/Ubuntu-founder-urges-Linux-desktop-to-rival-Apple_1.html Ubuntu Linux Founder Mark Shuttleworth urged development of a Linux desktop to rival what Apple has done in this space and aired a vision of software changing the world. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:15:00 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/07/23/Ubuntu-founder-urges-Linux-desktop-to-rival-Apple_1.html 2008-07-23T14:15:00Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/07/22/VMware_to_offer_low_footprint_ESX_hypervisor_free_1.html VMware Tuesday said it will offer the small-footprint version of its ESX virtualization software free, responding to pressure from Microsoft and other companies that are threatening VMware's lead in the virtualization market. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:16:08 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/07/22/VMware_to_offer_low_footprint_ESX_hypervisor_free_1.html 2008-07-23T06:16:08Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/07/22/Sun-readies-Web-stack-featuring-choice-of-OSes_1.html Sun is announcing on Wednesday availability of Sun Web Stack, which puts the company?s own twist on the popular open-source LAMP (Linux Apache MySQL Perl/Python or PHP) stack. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:01:00 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/07/22/Sun-readies-Web-stack-featuring-choice-of-OSes_1.html 2008-07-23T04:01:00Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/07/22/oscon-symbian_1.html Research and development efficiency, and not competitive concerns about the Google Android or Linux Mobile (LiMo) initiatives, was a chief driver in the decision to make the Symbian mobile platform open source, a Symbian official said Monday afternoon. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/07/22/oscon-symbian_1.html 2008-07-22T12:00:00Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/07/22/30NF-soa-market-consolidation_1.html The SOA concept -- developing a software architecture based on service components that can be mixed and matched as needed to reduce development time and increase application deployment flexibility -- is only a few years old, but the providers of SOA-supporting infrastructure are fast consolidating. Oracle captured the headlines with its acquisition of BEA Systems this spring, and Progress Software recently bought Iona Technologies. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/07/22/30NF-soa-market-consolidation_1.html 2008-07-22T10:00:00Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/07/21/Linux-set-to-make-mobile-splash_1.html Linux is set to make a major impact in the mobile computing realm, the executive director of the Linux Foundation stressed at a conference Monday morning. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:15:00 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/07/21/Linux-set-to-make-mobile-splash_1.html 2008-07-21T20:15:00Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/07/21/SAP_will_shut_TomorrowNow_subsidiary_1.html SAP plans to close its TomorrowNow software maintenance subsidiary by Oct. 31, having failed to find a buyer for the company. It will help TomorrowNow's 225 customers to find new support providers before the company closes its doors, it announced Monday. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:16:15 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/07/21/SAP_will_shut_TomorrowNow_subsidiary_1.html 2008-07-21T17:16:15Z