http://www.computerworld.com.au Linux & Open Source by Computerworld en-us Copyright 2009, IDG Communications, for personal use only, not for redistribution without permission. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:35:03 +1000 60 http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=646942647&rid=-219 To engineers at oil and gas exploration and development company Nexen Inc., having access to information means being able to think in terms of concrete data and not barrels of gas. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:48:00 +1000 http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=227582356&rid=-219 The latest rewrite of the Web's mother tongue won't recommend the use of specific audio and video encoding formats that could make it cheaper and easier for people to distribute multimedia content. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:48:00 +1000 http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=192228782&rid=-219 The Symbian Foundation expects to begin beta testing of a new version of its mobile phone operating system within the next few weeks. Symbian, the first version of the software since the foundation said it planned to go open source, should be ready for release six months after that, so smartphone buyers may see the first devices using the software in the first half of next year. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:48:00 +1000 http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=1298521574&rid=-219 Moblin is an Intel-created open-source operating system for netbooks and, specifically, the kind of people who use them. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:00:00 +1000 http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=1520741137&rid=-219 The meet-up in San Francisco last month had a whiff of revolution about it, like a latter-day techie version of the American Patriots planning the Boston Tea Party. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:07:00 +1000 http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=1799633700&rid=-219 Red Hat has launched a new partner program to make sure its enterprise Linux and JBoss software are core components of a cloud-computing infrastructure, and to guarantee that Red Hat-based applications will run reliably and safely in the cloud. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:22:00 +1000 http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=1217527568&rid=-219 The just-released version 3.5 of Firefox is a winner, offering significantly faster Web browsing, better tab handling, a host of interface tweaks and, like just about every other browser on the planet, a "porn mode." If you already use Firefox you'll want to upgrade right away. If you're not a Firefox user, this version represents a very good opportunity to give the browser a test run. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:55:00 +1000 http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=1565773313&rid=-219 The PostgreSQL project has released version 8.4 of its namesake open source database system with some 300 new or improved features and a renewed focus on administration and monitoring tools. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=1397826227&rid=-219 The native Linux virtualisation hypervisor Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) has reached milestone 87 and now integrates the qemu emulator into a single package. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:00:00 +1000 http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=244122452&rid=-219 Mozilla's Firefox 3.5 is off to a running start. The new browser, boasting significant speed increases and a host of added features, was officially released Tuesday morning. By mid-afternoon, the program had surpassed 1.6 million downloads worldwide and was steadily climbing. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:18:00 +1000