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/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/08/07/22/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/08/07/21/30TC-cloud-reviews_1.html Who wouldn't want to live in a "cloud"? The term is a perfect marketing buzzword for the server industry, heralding images of a gauzy, sunlit realm that moves effortlessly across the sky. There are no suits or ties in this world, just toga-clad Greek gods who do as they please and punish at whim, hurling real lightning bolts and not merely sarcastic IMs. The marketing folks know how to play to the dreams of server farm admins who spend all day in overgrown shell scripts and impenetrable acronyms. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/07/21/30TC-cloud-reviews_1.html 2008-07-21T10:00:00Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/07/17/SCO_loses_another_round_in_Unix_fight_1.html At the beginning of its massive legal fight against Linux in 2003, the SCO Group imagined a day when companies like IBM, Novell, and others would pay it large amounts of cash for alleged infringements on SCO-owned Unix code. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:44:43 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/07/17/SCO_loses_another_round_in_Unix_fight_1.html 2008-07-17T16:44:43Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/07/16/Google_offers_Android_updates_only_to_contest_winners_1.html A Google employee working on the Android mobile phone operating system made a gaffe that has some developers saying they've had enough and plan to focus their efforts on the iPhone instead. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:50:52 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/07/16/Google_offers_Android_updates_only_to_contest_winners_1.html 2008-07-17T05:50:52Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/07/16/CyberLink_sees_opportunities_in_Netbooks_Linux-IDGNS_1.html Multimedia software maker CyberLink sees a lot of opportunities in the fast-growing netbook segment of the computer market, from online access to files stored on home PCs to multimedia software made for Linux OSes. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:28:11 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/07/16/CyberLink_sees_opportunities_in_Netbooks_Linux-IDGNS_1.html 2008-07-16T11:28:11Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/07/10/Talk_of_Internet_bug_spawns_backlash_from_hackers_1.html Hackers are a skeptical bunch, but that doesn't bother Dan Kaminsky, who got a lot of flack from his colleagues in the security research community after claiming to have discovered a critical bug in the Internet's infrastructure. Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:14:48 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/07/10/Talk_of_Internet_bug_spawns_backlash_from_hackers_1.html 2008-07-10T11:14:48Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/07/02/ISO_approves_PDF_as_an_international_standard_1.html The International Organization for Standardization has approved Adobe Systems' widely used PDF (Portable Document Format) as an international standard, and is now in charge of any changes made to the specification. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:56:13 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/07/02/ISO_approves_PDF_as_an_international_standard_1.html 2008-07-02T16:56:13Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/07/01/27FE-desktop-linux_1.html Today's IT managers face tough choices. PCs that run fine today have an uncertain upgrade path, now that Microsoft has chosen to discontinue Windows XP. Upgrade costs associated with Vista, coupled with the ever-escalating cost of application licenses, make switching to desktop Linux an increasingly attractive option. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/07/01/27FE-desktop-linux_1.html 2008-07-01T10:00:00Z