Register: “HP is essentially buying red ink, and a whole heap of trouble.” [Scripting News]
Author: Vince Kimball
Hewlett-Packard to Acquire Compaq
NY Times: Hewlett-Packard to Acquire Compaq. “Hewlett-Packard and Compaq said the merged company would be in a position to compete with IBM across virtually its entire product line.” [Scripting News]
John Robb : 9/4/2001; 5:03:47 AM
John Robb : 9/4/2001; 5:03:47 AM – Gartner: Is Groove the desktop of the future? “The choice to develop the Groove client and servers using COM methodologies and the C language ties the company to Microsoft's architectural vision… Groove's technological alignment with Microsoft will allow them to extensively leverage .Net technology as it evolves… Groove… Continue reading
Opening Sourcecode
Opening Sourcecode. Should governments require companies discontinuing products, release the source code? [Advogato]
How to get your PHP bug fixed!
How to get your PHP bug fixed!. Many PHP bugs never get fixed because it's too hard to duplicate the problem. For example, its been known since 1999 that file uploads of large files are slow but no one has really tracked the reason why. Look how Marcel van Leeuwen gets Andi Gutmans (one of… Continue reading How to get your PHP bug fixed!
TechWeb: Database Gorilla Hunter: Great Bridge brings hefty database power to open-source
TechWeb: Database Gorilla Hunter: Great Bridge brings hefty database power to open-source. “The 800-pound database gorilla Oracle will need to shed a few pounds in order to stay ahead of both proprietary and open-source rivals. One open-source offering, Great Bridge PostgreSQL, shows much promise in being able to hold and leverage a company's greatest assets–its… Continue reading TechWeb: Database Gorilla Hunter: Great Bridge brings hefty database power to open-source
McAfee patents virus update over the Internet
McAfee patents virus update over the Internet. Patently ridiculous [The Register]
MS loosens XP WPA some more, to offer upgrade to Pro
MS loosens XP WPA some more, to offer upgrade to Pro. Spot the price gouge… [The Register]
RDF update: Query, XTM, Web Ontology and RDF Core
RDF update: Query, XTM, Web Ontology and RDF Core. A round-up of recent developments in the RDF and Semantic Web world. [xmlhack]
DocBook tool set
DocBook tool set. Command Prompt have announced DocBook Pro, a collection of tools for processing SGML and XML DocBook documents. [xmlhack]