Australian IT writes, “Growing three times faster than the broader internet,
WAP technology is finally reaching a critical mass.”

“OpenAvenue, the leading provider of
Collaborative Development Portals, announced today that they have joined a
group of industry leading sponsors to promote and host the CollabDev Seminars
examining the issues and advantages for open standards and the collaborative
development process.” Full press release at prnewswire.com.

“One of the world’s leading multimedia manufacturers, Creative Technology, is
boycotting the world’s largest computer show, CeBIT,” says ZDNet.co.uk; CeBIT organizers claim they aen’t banning MP3s.

ZDnet.co.uk pontificates about this situation:
“Nearly 900,000 workplace PCs in the US used Napster in July, more than
double the number in May. Can employer crackdowns be far behind?”

The Australian government has had the legal power to shut down Web sites it doesn’t like for six months now, but AustralianIT says they’ve only actually closed 16 so far in reation to 160 complaints they’ve received.

The Register is amused but not surprised by this phenomenon. One paragraph in the story says, “Yeah, right. Sony has such a knack of pitching demand predictions just below the
level consumer interest finally reaches, that it’s pretty clear the company is holding
back on supply to boost interest in the product.”

“MELBOURNE, Australia (AP)–English will remain the
language of the World Wide Web despite skyrocketing
Internet use in Asia, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates said
Tuesday.” Read it at Austin360.com

Startup Foveon Inc. and photo giant Eastman Kodak both claim that by the end of next year they will be producing CMOS image sensors in the works that can produce twice the resolution of 35 mm film “at a fraction of today’s costs.” Story at www.nandotimes.com.

LhD news item:
” Newest prelease of the stable Linux kernel fixes a number of small bugs and ext2 races.”

“The very idea of anyone having power over Open Source lies in the culture of corporate management. The very definition of management gives us a clear picture of what lies ahead: Management provides direction, control and administration of organizations. Do you want clueless management directing, controlling and administering your code? How about your life? What’s the difference between that and slavery?” –Kelly McNeill