UK Guardian: ”

Touted as a possible replacement for both PC and analogue
television, the set-top box that is slowly finding a place in UK
homes might look harmless enough. But once you are safely
tucked up in bed, the thing switches itself back on, goes online,
dials up corporate HQ and reports back every programme you
watched and every online purchase made that day.”

ZDNET: “Up to 14 million U.S. workers are subject to continuous surveillance of their e-mail and
Internet use, according to a new study.

That means roughly one of every three of the 40 million employees using e-mail or the Internet
on the job are monitored, the Privacy Foundation says in a statement announcing the report, to
be released Monday. Worldwide, 100 million workers, or about 27 percent, are monitored, the
nonprofit group said.

The study was based on financial reports from companies that sell software that helps employers
monitor online activities. The most popular software surveillance packages are Websense for
tracking Internet use and MIMEsweeper for scrutinizing e-mail, the foundation said.”

NetworkWorldFusion: “Gordano last week ported its
Linux-based GLMail Internet e-mail
system to Unix.

GLMail is mail server software that uses
standard IPs such as the Simple Mail
Transfer Protocol and mail clients such
as Post Office Protocol 3, Internet
Message Access Protocol 4. It also
features remote and local configuration
via a Web-based browser, message and
log archiving with automatic compression,
and Lightweight Directory Access
Protocol connectivity.”

ZDNET: “If the government and Microsoft can’t hammer out a
settlement soon, a new U.S. District Court judge will be
assigned to the antitrust case next month and charged with
proposing remedies.

The operative word is “if.”

To hear Bill Gates tell it, Microsoft is eager to settle.
Immediately after the split decision on the case June 28,
Gates said the company will work to resolve the case
“without continued need for litigation.”

ZDNET: “The MSN Messenger outage spilled over into a seventh day Monday, with many users of
the free service complaining of inaccessible accounts, despite Microsoft’s claims most had
been restored.

MSN Messenger users started experiencing trouble Tuesday, with the most commonly reported
glitches being connection problems and missing buddy lists of friends. Microsoft temporarily took
MSN Messenger offline around 3 p.m. PDT Thursday in an attempt to fix the problem. Although
the company had partially restored the service in many countries by Friday morning, problems
still plagued many customers on Monday.”

ZDNET: “Companies are increasingly turning over the keys to their
e-businesses to security professionals, who often lack the
expertise or personnel to operate them safely.

Hiring security providers to protect corporate networks and
the critical data those networks contain is a growing trend,
but the companies providing such services are
unregulated and not subject to industry certification.”

DebianPlanet.org: “Even after Eazel’s unfortunate demise, work continues on Nautilus, the GNOME
desktop shell. Version 1.0.4 of which recently entered unstable and comes
packed with enough eye-candy to feed a developing nation. Of course, its
functional too 😉 Yet this development has only been able to continue as Eazel
released Nautilus under the GPL, so let that be a lesson for you, if you want ever lasting respect and
appreciation, release your code under the GPL.”

“Linux NetworX, a provider of powerful and
easy-to-manage Linux cluster computing solutions, announced today an investment
of $5 million from an unnamed private investor group. This latest investment
will allow Linux NetworX to further advance its goal of being the leading Linux
clustering company. To date, the company has raised more than $12 million in
investment capital.”

Linux NetworX Secures $5 Million Investment
Date: Mon, 09 Jul 2001 08:43:22 -0700
From: "Brad Rutledge" 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Linux NetworX Secures $5 Million Investment 
Linux Cluster Computer Company Continues on Growth Path Amid Poor Market Conditions

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, July 9, 2001 - Linux NetworX, a provider of powerful and 
easy-to-manage Linux cluster computing solutions, announced today an investment 
of $5 million from an unnamed private investor group. This latest investment 
will allow Linux NetworX to further advance its goal of being the leading Linux 
clustering company. To date, the company has raised more than $12 million in 
investment capital.

"The market demand for our Linux clustering solutions and cluster management 
tools has continually generated investment interest, even during these difficult 
market conditions," said Glen Lowry, president and CEO of Linux NetworX. "This 
latest influx of funding ensures stability for Linux NetworX, allowing us to 
continue developing our cluster technology and increase our market penetration."

Linux clustering is a method of linking multiple computers, or compute nodes, 
together to form a unified and more powerful system. Linux NetworX provides turnkey 
Linux clustering solutions to organizations demanding high performance or high 
availability computing systems. 

Cluster system management is the top barrier for enterprise organizations seeking 
to utilize Linux clustering technology. This is why Linux NetworX developed cluster 
management tools including the ClusterWorX® software, and its hardware component 
ICE Box(TM). Combined, these tools create a comprehensive cluster management 
solution for organizations seeking powerful, reliable and easy-to-manage Linux 
cluster systems.

About Linux NetworX
Linux NetworX (www.linuxnetworx.com) brings its powerful and easy-to-manage cluster 
technology to those demanding high availability and high performance systems. 
Linux NetworX provides solutions for organizations involved in aeronautical and 
chemical modeling, biotechnology research, oil and gas exploration, graphics 
rendering and visual effects, Web serving, ISPs, ASPs, and other technological 
research fields. Through its innovative Evolocity hardware, ICE cluster management 
tools and professional service and support, Linux NetworX provides end-to-end 
clustering solutions. To date, the company has built some of the largest cluster 
systems in the world, and boasts numerous Fortune 500 customers.

# # #

Linux is a registered trademark owned by Linus Torvalds. All other products, 
services and companies are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective 
owners.

CONTACT:         
Brad Rutledge                            
Linux NetworX                            
801-562-1010 ext. 218                    
brutledge@linuxnetworx.com  

An anonymous reader writes: “37 Million people stream in and out of Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport every year. Now MP3.com will stream its independent core of artists to those millions as they wait to board their flights. Why is it a big deal for the company to step into the “elevator music” business? MP3.com artists don’t make the MTV or radio rotation and so they need another mass venue to broadcast their tunes. Airports and train stations can offer them the exposure.

http://www.mp3newswire.net/stories/2001/airport.ht ml“

Elefantstn writes: “It looks like Ximian has officially announced the Mono project. Details available from Ximian here.”