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Learning how to use the API for OpenSSL -- the best-known open library for secure communication -- can be intimidating, because the documentation is incomplete. Fill in the gaps, and tame the API, with the tips in this article. After setting up a basic connection, see how to use OpenSSL's BIO library to set up both a secured and unsecured connection. And learn a bit about error detection as well.

StartCom Ltd., a small software house located in Israel, announces the distribution of StartCom Enterprise Linux, perhaps one of the first Linux Operating Systems coming from that country with the blue and white flag. Based on RedHat's commercial Advanced Server source codes, StartCom Linux is meant to offer a free and supported alternative to previous users of RedHat Linux systems. StartCom Linux is freely distributed via Internet download or by CD-ROMs for a small payment and features a up2date network service for free.

RealPlayer continues momentum towards becoming the standard for audio and video delivery and playback on Linux desktops

Sun will demonstrate a new version of its SunRay thin-client computing technology for Linux at this week's LinuxWorld conference in San Francisco, and announce the release of its C, C++ and Fortran development tools for Linux.

Attendees headed to this week's LinuxWorld Conference& Expo in San Francisco will be looking for application, desktop and middleware support instead of questioning the operating system's viability.

Free version of Open-Xchange Server to be available across all major Linux platforms

Linux Networx to Build one of the largest Intel Xeon EM64T-based Clusters

Lycoris is making it easier for software makers and ISVs to integrate their applications with their Linux desktop. The Maple Valley, WA-based company has announced a new application environment that will be made available in their Desktop/LX 1.4.

In the space of five months, John Roberts started a software company and delivered its first product to thousands of potential customers--a process that could easily have taken years. His secret? Open-source development.

The Linux nation will gather this week at its annual conference in San Francisco to show off a range of software based on the v2.6 kernel, its new 64-bit server hardware, and a brand-new Java application server.

Netline Internet Service will announce at LinuxWorld that it is open-sourcing its Open-Xchange Server, the core technology behind its Linux-based groupware, collaboration and messaging application, under the GNU General Public License.

One thing I try to drive home when speaking or giving an interview about Linux and open source software is the concept that, unlike commercial software, open source doesn't need more people to use it. You can take your time and use what you want when you want.

Thin-client vendor Wyse Technology is expanding its Linux capabilities.

IBM and Hewlett-Packard Co. are putting renewed pressure on Sun Microsystems Inc. with new solutions to help customers and ISVs move away from SPARC/Solaris and onto Linux.

On Monday, The SCO Group Inc. will announce the release of the developer preview of Legend, the next major release of its flagship Unix operating system, SCO OpenServer, at is annual partner show, SCO Forum.

Hewlett-Packard, Dell, IBM and others will announce on Monday the first servers to use Intel Xeon processors augmented with 64-bit extensions, a technology with major long-term implications.

Dan Ravicher, President, Executive Director, and Founder of the Public Patent Foundation, believes there are plenty of ways open source developers, advocates, and users can fight against innovation-hindering software patents. But he also believes fighting may be less necessary than .

VoIP (voice over Internet Protocol) is being heavily hyped these days. Systems come in various sizes, supporting anywhere from 25 to 1,200 users across multiple locations, time zones, and continents, and open source products are available across the spectrum. The reason for adopting VoIP is simple: the cost savings involved with putting voice and data on the same network. The argument for open source in VoIP is similarly simple: solutions that make use of open source software are less expensive than traditional PBX or Centrex systems and proprietary VoIP solutions.

This week is the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo, and that means press releases galore. Your editor is going to be picky and choosy about what is presented in the newswire, but indeed look for an abundance of press releases in the coming days.

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