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New KDE desktop Beta for Linux released

Author: JT Smith

LinuxPR release: “The KDE Team today announced the release of KDE
1.93, the fourth beta preview of Kopernicus, KDE’s next-generation, powerful, modular
desktop.

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  • Linux

SingTel, FailSafe investing in new data center

Author: JT Smith

According to Bloomberg.com, the joint venture may sell shares on the Nasdaq exchange in the U.S. and in
Singapore by next year to help finance expansion in Asia.

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  • Open Source

A kindler, gentler Dottie Downturn

Author: JT Smith

Shamed by her own vituperation, Salon’s queen of dot-com barbs vows to be more compassionate.

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  • Linux

Pokey computer virus hits US

Author: JT Smith

A computer virus featuring the cuddly Japanese cartoon
character Pikachu has been found in computers in the United States, leaving
some operating systems devastated, an anti-virus software firm said Thursday. From Reuters.

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  • Linux

Bay Area IPOs getting a real lesson in humility

Author: JT Smith

The initial public stock offering last week of the San Francisco-based PeoplePC Inc.
highlighted a disturbing trend in this summer’s IPO market: go public, fall off a cliff. From Siliconvalley.com.

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  • Open Source

Intel unveils new chip for handhelds

Author: JT Smith

Intel Corp., the world’s largest chip maker, gave details Wednesday on a new chip
design that marks its belated entry into the booming market for Internet-enabled cell
phones and handheld devices. From Siliconvalley.com.

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  • Unix

Simple email security

Author: JT Smith

Several small firms believe they have created clever alternatives to PKI for securing messages. From ZDNN.

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  • Linux

Colleges compete to test Carnivore

Author: JT Smith

Janet Reno has postponed her selection of a university to analyze the FBI’s e-mail surveillance system, according to this Associated Press report.

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  • Linux

Opinion: why Transmeta matters

Author: JT Smith

For Silicon Valley chipmaker Transmeta, progress may come in increments, but it’s the vision that counts. From Fortune.com.

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  • Linux

Execs want higher than ten percent Linux adoption rate

Author: JT Smith

Asia BizTech reports that Compaq Computer KK said Linux-bundled PC servers account for 10 percent among all PC
servers shipped in Japan. The company expects this rate to grow to 15 percent within
fiscal 2000.

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  • Linux