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Intel Updates Linux-Compatible C++ Library Intel delivers a Linux-compatible open-source library aimed at improving the performance of C++ applications on multicore processors. - The new version of Intel's Linux-compatible C++ open-source library is designed to help developers improve the performance of C++ applications on multicore processors. Version 2.1 of Intel TBB (Threading Building Blocks) offers performance enhancements, a new portable affinity mechanism and an imp... OSCON: Linux Rocks in Mobile, Embedded Realm Jim Zemlin of the Linux Foundation says Linux is the platform of choice for the mobile and embedded platforms. Zemlin will speak on the state of mobile Linux at OSCON. - Linux is here to stay in the mobile and embedded worlds. That is the message Jim Zemlin, executive director of the Linux Foundation, plans to deliver at the upcoming O'Reilly OSCON (Open Source Convention). OSCON runs July 21 to 25 in Portland, Ore., and Zemlin will be one of the first speakers ... SCO Penalized $2.5M in Novell Unix Case SCO Group must pay Novell $2.5 million after a judge rules that Novell, not SCO, owns the rights to the Unix operating system. Judge Dale Kimball ruled that SCO owes Novell for royalties it collected when it licensed Unix to Sun Microsystems. - st1\:* The SCO Group must pay Novell $2.5 million after a judge rules that Novell, not SCO, owns the rights to the Unix operating system. Utah District Court Judge Dale Kimball ruled that SCO owes Novell for royalties it collected when it licensed Unix to Sun Mic... Linux Kernel 2.6.26 Brings Improvements Linux originator Linus Torvalds announces the July 13 release of Linux 2.6.26. - Linux 2.6.26 was released, announced July 13, by Linux originator Linus Torvalds. The new stable kernel has read-only bind mounts, quot;big iron quot; KVM ports, USB Webcam support, 802.11s mesh Wi-Fi, built-in support for remote kernel debugging, and a host of embedded architecture improvemen... Ubuntu Linux at Amazon, Best Buy for $20 The Ubuntu Hardy Heron 8.04 Linux distro is available online at Amazon.com and Bestbuy.com, and is being made available by ValuSoft. - A $20 boxed version of Ubuntu Hardy Heron (8.04) is available at both Best Buy and Amazon online stores. ValuSoft, which is packaging the application, says the quot;Ubuntu Linux quot; package includes printed documentation and 60 days of unlimited customer support. This is a significant developm... Nokia-Symbian Pressures Apple, Microsoft, RIM Nokia's purchase of the rest of Symbian positions it well against both proprietary vendors Apple and Microsoft and open-source Android and LiMo offerings. - Nokia may have just switched the balance of power from proprietary to open-source mobile phone software by buying the remainder of the Symbian operating system software concern and spinning out the assets under an open-source license. This move, in which Nokia paid $410 million to buy the 52... Microsoft and Its Open-Source Gambit Microsoft's most recent move to support for open source is its sponsoring the Open Source Census. - Microsoft has made another move in its open-source gambit by becoming a sponsor of the Open Source Census The move follows Microsoft's partnership with the Eclipse Foundation, where Microsoft pledged to support Eclipse open-source projects at the EclipseCon conference in March. Now Microsoft joins ... Coverity Sees Open-Source Improvements Analysys say that by 2012, 80 percent or more of all commercial software will include elements of open-source technology. - Coverity has announced the availability of a new report detailing the continued improvement in the quality and security of open-source software. San Francisco-based Coverity on May 20 announced the availability of its Scan Report on Open Source Software 2008. The report is based on research done on... Ubuntu Works for Small Businesses Open-source software has pros and cons, but can be very useful for the self-employed or small business owners. - How many are self-employed in the United States? No one knows for sure, but estimates range around 20 million. Add to this millions of small businesses, and you have a huge pool of workers who run their businesses on personal computers. Dentists, handymen, shop owners, yoga instructors, lawyers ..... Sun Program Moving to Open-Source Model The Java Community Process is evolving to accommodate the influence of open source. - SAN FRANCISCO The Java Community Process is changing to adopt the influence of open-source software and open-source community practices. Patrick Curran, chair of the JCP program at Sun, told eWEEK that the open-source wave that has changed the software industry is having no less of an effect on the...