NEWORK & IT NEWS


Boeing using open source software

1 AUG 2006 - (UPI)

Boeing has awarded Wind River Systems a contract to embed its version of the Linux computer operating system into a new military aircraft. Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system, and unlike Microsoft or Apple proprietary software, it is one of the most prominent examples of open source development and free software. Linux' source code is freely available for anyone to use, modify, and redistribute freely. .....READ MORE!

US chat sites ban could hit all kinds of sites

OUT-LAW.com - 1st August 2006 20:54 GMT

The US House of Representatives has voted by an overwhelming majority to ban social networking sites in schools and libraries. Critics have warned that the ban could apply to a wide variety of sites, some of them of vital educational value. The House passed the Deleting Online Predators Act by 410 votes to 15. The Act forbids publicly funded organisations, such as schools and libraries, from allowing young people to access sites that have chat rooms or 'social networking' elements. Under the proposed law, adults in such institutions can ask for permission to access the sites......READ MORE!

Industrial Ethernet Networking of RS-485 Devices

Phoenix Contact introduces a new device server that easily adapts RS-485 serial devices to industrial Ethernet networks. The FL-Com Server RS-485 interface offers easy integration of virtually any RS-485 device onto industrial 10/100BASE-T(X) networks, therefore allowing access to any device with a serial port. The rugged FL-Com Server provides users with industrial features such as: wide-range DC power supply, DIN-rail mounting, three-way isolation, surge protection and redundant power supply capabilities. The latest social network: books

July 21, 2006

The oldest forms of media may finally be establishing themselves in the Web 2.0 landscape. WhatsOnMyBookshelf.com has just entered the book-trading realm yesterday, but we're not entirely sure if it's the most recent contender because sites like this appear to be popping up all the time USOC considers plan to launch its own network

Associated Press -- 21 JUL 06

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - If the plan works, sports fans soon will have another 24-hour network at their disposal: Olympic TV. The U.S. Olympic Committee is strongly considering launching its own network, filled with live events, archival footage, maybe even a cooking show or two. The working title, the U.S. Olympic Sports Network, is an idea that has been bandied about for the past decade or so. Only now, however, is the USOC getting serious.....READ MORE!

Nortel, Microsoft see future in phone networking business Corporate networking market growing

Ottawa Citizen; CanWest News Service -- 19 JUL 2006

OTTAWA - Nortel Networks Corp. is teaming up with software giant Microsoft Corp. in a bid to capture more than $1 billion US in new corporate phone networking business over the next four years.

Home Office 'wrong' over criminalisation of IT pros
Tom Espiner, ZDNet UK -- 19 JUL 19

The Home Office has been blasted by lawyers over its claims that changes to the Computer Misuse Act (CMA) will not affect legitimate users. Home Office minister Vernon Coaker claimed this week that amendments to the CMA will only criminalise those who make and distribute hacking tools with the intention of breaking the law. Critics of the amendment to Section 42 of the Police and Justice Bill, which would modify the CMA, say a clause criminalising those creating software tools that are likely to be used for hacking would catch legitimate developers too.....READ MORE!

Microsoft and Nortel to codevelop unified communications

By Peter Sayer, IDG News Service, 07/18/06
Microsoft and Nortel will unify their efforts to develop "unified communications" products to break down the barriers between telephony, voice mail, e-mail and instant-messaging systems. The companies have struck a four-year alliance to jointly develop and sell unified communications systems, they said Tuesday. ....READ MORE

What users hate about IT pros Impatience, arrogance, and jargon - for starters.

By Cara Garretson, Network World, 07/17/06
Really, would it kill you to spend an extra 30 seconds with a user to make sure the fix you just applied actually works?....READ MORE

VoIP user claims Skype protocol hack Carl Taylor, vnunet.com 14 Jul 2006 -- A Chinese company claims to have reverse-engineered the Skype protocol, allowing it to place calls over Skype's VoIP network. ........ Read More

Hackers force Debian Linux sites offline
Patrick Gray -- ZDNet Australia -- November 24, 2003, 09:35 BST-- Several servers belonging to the Debian Project, maintainers of the Debian Linux distribution, were compromised and subsequently pulled offline last week. ....READ MORE

Microsoft Makes Virtual PC Free
PC Magazine Staff - PC Magazine Thu Jul 13, 6:15 AM ET --- Microsoft said this week that it will make its Virtual PC software free -- not just the older Virtual PC 2004 version, but its upcoming software for Vista, too. Users can download the Virtual PC 2004 Service Pack 1 software from the Microsoft web site. The software allows users to run multiple instances of operating systems on a single computer ........ Read More