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W3C Approves Pair of Semantic Web Specs
The World Wide Web Consortium has announced the approval of two Semantic Web technologies as standards. Janet Daly, a spokeswoman for the W3C, of Cambridge, Mass., said the approval of the Resource Description Framework (RDF) and the Web Ontology Language (OWL) as W3C recommendations is likely to be one of the W3C’s most important announcements…
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Java Tools Subscribers Get Free Hardware
In a move likened to the cellular phone industry, Sun Microsystems Inc. has announced a promotion around its Java enterprise development platform where it will provide free hardware to developers who subscribe to the company’s Java-based enterprise development tools. Under the promotion announced Tuesday in San Francisco, Sun officials said developers who sign up for…
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The Windows Patch: What You Need to Know
On Tuesday February 10th, Microsoft released three new security updates to patch new vulnerabilities, one of which is catching a lot of attention. Security Update MS04-007 is rated as critical because it has the potential to leave a user of Windows NT, 2000, XP or 2003 Server open to an attack that could result in…
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Contract Watch: Computer Sciences Vies for Homeland Security Contact
When it comes to Homeland Security, Computer Sciences Corp. believes there’s safety in numbers. Indeed, the El Segundo, Calif.-based consulting firm has formed a team—spanning itself and 13 other companies—in a bid to win a $10 billion Homeland Security Contract, known as the United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) program. The program…
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Ruling Puts Microsoft’s ‘Windows’ Trademark at Risk
Microsoft recently landed several blows in Europe against Lindows.com Inc. in its ongoing “Windows” trademark battle. However, the Redmond firm on Tuesday suffered a potentially major setback stateside. Lindows.com hasn’t fared as well in European courts. Click here to read more. The U.S. District Court in Seattle ruled in favor of Lindows.com’s assertion that the…
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Sun Revamps its Enterprise Server Lineup
Sun Microsystems Inc. will on Tuesday announce one of the largest enhancements and upgrades to its enterprise server line in several years. Scott McNealy, the company’s CEO and chairman, will use Sun’s quarterly Network Computing event to be held in San Francisco on Tuesday to announce the first Sun servers based on the Advanced Micro…
