Interbind writes “Interbind Inc. announces the availability of the Interbind XML Messaging Server version 0.8 for free download at its developer website, developer.interbind.com.

Designed to facilitate communication with and among Web Services, the messaging server transports XML-based messages to and from nodes offering Web Services in a peer-to-peer network.

The primary features of the Interbind XML Messaging Server include:

· Easy XML-based configuration

· Pre-built XML message envelopes that support a variety of message types

· Java-to-XML serialization/deserialization
· Support for secure peer-to-peer connections
· Lightweight memory and processor requirements

The messaging server and its source code can be downloaded at developer.interbind.com. Documentation, tutorials and sample applications are also provided to help developers build new applications based on the messaging server. The developer site also has a support forum. Interbind is eager for feedback from the XML community .

Use of the Interbind XML Messaging server requires an XML parser that is either SAX2 or DOM compatible and Sun’s Java Runtime Environment. Development using the message server requires JDK 1.2 or later.

Interbind is a privately held developer of middleware for Web Services located in New York City. For more information please visit, www.interbind.com.”

Napster responds to the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals injunction ruling today. Hank Barry, Napster CEO says the company is “disappointed” by the decision, and that the Court ruled on an “incomplete record.” There’s also a statement from Napster founder Shawn Fanning, who says “If we work together and let Members of Congress
know how important Napster is to us, we’ll succeed.”

CNN reports that NASA’s attempt to land the NEAR-Shoemaker research satellite on Eros, a near earth asteroid, was successful.

CNET News.com reports on Anna, a naughty Visual Basic script posing as a photo of Russian tennis player Anna Kournikova. Once the photo is opened via Microsoft’s Outlook email products, the script then mails itself to everyone in the initial recipient’s address book.

Anonymous Reader writes “The ruling has come down and for Napster it’s bad. In a 58-page opinion the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that the online service is guilty of infringement and must stop trading in copyrighted material.” Story at MP3 Newswire

SatireWire: “In a 2-to-1 decision, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ordered song-swapping service Napster to stop trading copyrighted material as soon as the judges finish downloading their favorite Pink Floyd songs, which the judges have been unable to access due to heavy demand on Napster’s servers.”

ChannelWeb covers developments in Computer Associate’s Linux support, taking a look at the company’s cluster management and Unicenter performance testing software.

LinuxPlanet runs commentary from Dennis E. Powell regarding the different perceptions of what “free” means to denizens of the Open Source community and other technology areas, stating “Alas, the Free Software Foundation’s definition of “free” is as corrupt as is Microsoft’s.”

Linux.com reports on the use of Linux in larger mainframe computers, machines some considered to be near death just a few years ago. “The new Linux kernel 2.4 increasingly supports higher-end machines, such
as the IBM S/390 Mainframe, and clusters. 2.4 also better supports many of
the peripherals associated with this class of machine, like gigabit Ethernet,
fast-switching, multi-device support for RAID and LVM, improved SCSI
drivers, and more.”

Maxtor takes an unusual step — some might say a backwards step — in the “bigger is always better” world of hard drive manufacturing by debuting is latest hot product: a 15GB disc. The key here isn’t capacity but increased reliability, as those fifteen gigs were designed to be unusually sturdy, utilizing a single platter, one read/write head, and a latching mechanism to hold everything in place. The new drive is available now for $90 MSRP. Full story at PC World.