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Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer came out swinging -- verbally and even physically at times, at the Worldwide Partner Conference where he mocked open source technology, Linux in particular, while touting opportunities on the company's own platforms.

The PHP team is proud to announce the final release of PHP 5!

PHP Development Team is would like to announce the immediate availability of PHP 4.3.8. This release is made in response to several security issues that have been discovered since the 4.3.7 release. All users of PHP are strongly encouraged to upgrade to PHP 4.3.8 as soon as possible. PHP 5.0 is not affected by these security issues.

The second MapServer Users Meeting and the first ever North American Open Source GIS Conference was held on June 9th to 11th in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The initial response from the Open Source GIS community is that the conference was a huge success. Conference proceedings and papers are now published on the event website.

Software vendor Niku has launched an open source version of its Workbench Windows desktop-based project scheduling software, aiming to attack the market dominated by Microsoft Project. Open Workbench can be accessed free of charge, and the source code will be available for access and amendment at SourceForge next month, covered by the Mozilla open source licence.

The Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) said Tuesday that certain provisions in license agreements between Microsoft Corp. and Japanese PC vendors violate Japan's antimonopoly code.

Red Hat announced Tuesday it was restating revenue and earnings going back to 2002, as the company changes the way in which it accounts for subscription revenue. The Linux company, which recently reported the resignation of its chief financial officer, said it made its decision to change its revenue recognition after a discussion last month with its independent auditors, PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Fujitsu Ltd. and Japan's National Institute of Genetics are working on building what they expect will be the world's fastest database when it opens later this year.

This articles teaches you how a Linux system starts, or boots -- that is, how the kernel gets into memory and how the regular system processes get started.

I have written a bit of science fiction "The Final Virus", that points out a dangerous and unfortunately non-fictional problem.

Building a quiet Linux system doesn't have to mean tearing up your box and starting over. Follow a few simple tips for a placid work environment.

There are a number of ways traditional software vendors can participate in the open source software community. They circulate around open source licenses, such as the GNU General Public License (GPL), and how to leverage open source software as a marketing tool. A sophisticated marketing application of the GPL is the dual license. The dual-license approach is not typically one integrated license. It is a business policy that permits a customer to choose one of two licenses: either a typical commercial license or an open source license such as the GPL.

Yes, it's time for the [number] test release of Fedora Core [number]. Fedore Core [number] includes various new features, such as KDE [version], GNOME [version], and the [version] kernel.

Novell Inc and IBM Corp have joined forces to hold technical workshops aimed at IT professionals in Malaysia and Singapore. The workshops offer introductory technical training that would provide the basic knowledge necessary to investigate the business and enterprise applicability of Linux, Novell said in a statement.

Having closed the formal public review process for the latest Linux Standard Base -- a working group effort of the Free Standards Group aimed at driving and promoting standards to increase Linux compatibility for ISVs -- LSB 2.0 is set to be released soon, according to Jim Zemlin, named FSG director last May.

Primary school pupils in 16 Mexican states will soon be using Linux-based IBM desktop PCs. The 1,000 ThinkCentre desktop PCs were recently donated to the schools by Omnilife, a Mexican retail business. IBM Global Services is providing support services.

In this week's Gentoo Weekly Newsletter we'll tell you about version 2.0.51 of Portage, which is currently in testing. You'll also find security and community coverage as well as a tip on using 'make' for backups. Enjoy!

As further proof that open source technologies are bleeding into the mainstream, start-up Active Endpoints has hatched a Business Process Execution Language (BPEL) initiative and submitted core technology under the GNU General Public License (GPL). Shelton, Conn.-based Active Endpoints Monday announced the formation of ActiveBPEL, LLC, an open source subsidiary whose goal is to stimulate interest in, and educate the industry about, BPEL.

Lorenzo de Francesco is an IBM senior project manager within the EMEA Region. He is a multi-channel transformation solution leader. In this role he has responsibility for providing project management integration services and e-business solutions on major bank accounts. In a recent interview with IT-Director.com, Lorenzo de Francesco described the successful implementation of a Linux based solution for the domestic Italian branches of Banca Popolare di Milano (BPM).

Linux could soon be in more devices following the release of the first specification and reference implementation from the CE Linux Forum (Celf), a consortium of manufacturers which aims to optimise the operating system for information appliances and other devices.