A document obtained by InformationWeek reveals that the state is the latest organization to shun the most current version of Microsoft's flagship operating system.

In marketing the appliance, "Windows Server on WAAS" targets companies looking to avoid a full-blown deployment of the software, which is more than is needed in most branch offices.

The updated operating system offers touch-screen support, integrates advanced sensor technology, and expanded support for open-source.

A group called Nathive has officially launched its Alpha-stage, open-source image editor for GNU/Linux. The Nathive editor runs on a GNOME desktop, is open to developer modification, and aims to be "simple, lightweight, and easy to install and use," says

Google has soft-launched Picasa Web Albums for S60, making available an optimised version of the service via their usual m.google.com starting page. There are some screenshots below. You can play slideshows, comment on other peoples' media and, of course, organise

You can't help thinking that some people are going to be disappointed by the Nokia N96. First they hear it's got built-in digital TV. "Oh, no, that's not available in most countries yet". Then they latch onto the prominent marketing

All you can listen to, including Meat Loaf's Bat Out Of Hell! Comes With Music is here and it's time to bring out the Cassandras and explain why it's such a bad idea. We don't have any Cassandra's to hand

Here's a handy tip for anyone interested in creating their own QR code so others can easily scan your code and store your business card information... useful for anyone using a relatively new S60 device loaded with a barcode scanner.

A reminder, Save the date for this year's Nokia World 2008 event, December 2-3, 2008 in beautiful Barcelona, Spain. With thought-provoking seminars, informed keynote speakers and a wide range of interactive experiences, Nokia World 08 can inspire anyone and everyone

CentOS Errata and Security Advisory 2008:0890

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Masahiro Takahata has announced the availability of the release candidate for Momonga Linux 5, a Japanese community distribution loosely modelled on Fedora. Some of the main features and changes compared to the project's earlier release include: reduced the size of

Christoph Thiel has announced the second beta release of openSUSE 11.1: "The first beta release for 11.1 was so popular, we have decided to do it again! The openSUSE project is happy to announce the release of openSUSE 11.1 beta

Kernel hackers Arjan van de Ven and Auke Kok showed off Linux booting in five seconds at last month's Linux Plumbers Conference. Arjan and other hackers have already improved the Linux user experience by reducing power consumption and latency. O'Reilly

Underexposed: "The new release catches the open-source operating system up with Windows, which got the Picasa 3 beta one month earlier. There's still no word about a Mac OS X version..."

Apple has filed a motion to dismiss [PDF] Psystar's counterclaims, which hardly surprises me. I have it as text for you. Apple has asked for a court date on November 6th at 8 AM in Judge William Alsop's courtroom in

Straker, with its ShadoCMS v8.5 Web CMS, and Across SystemsÂ’ Language Server teamed up to deliver a new localization interface, providing an automated process from web content creation to translation management, publishing and handling of dynamic multilingual content. The partnership

Liquid Machines, an Enterprise Rights Management (ERM) solutions provider, released the Liquid Machines Gateway for SharePoint. The new solution aims to protect documents and eliminate the risk of data loss beyond the SharePoint collaboration and document management environment.It is all

The eDiscovery industry has garnered a lot of attention. Whether it's the costs associated with the process or the burden on lawyers to carry out discovery, companies need to implement an effective knowledge and records management model. Many vendors are

Savvion, a business process management (BPM) company, has introduced Savvion BusinessManager 7.5, a business process management suite designed to allow users throughout an enterprise to create and manage the business processes. The new suite is the next generation of Savvion