FHS for Linux Updated
The Filesystem Hierarchy Standard for Linux has been upgraded to version 2.1. According to Daniel Quinland, FHS is used by creators of Linux Distributions and other UNIX based operating systems to define a common arrangement of the files and directories in a UNIX based system. It is commonly used by system administrators and users as well to promote a standard definition of the file structure used for the wide range of Linux operating systems on the market. Currently Redhat, Caldera, SuSE and several others are using FHS in their distributions. For more infromation visit the official FHS Web site.
Canvas 7 for Linux Beta Testing Open
Deneba Systems, makers of the Mac and Windows program entitled Canvas, has opened beta testing for the Linux edition of the next generation Canvas 7 software. The Linux edition of this popular software supports most of the features of its Windows counterpart, including TrueType font support and printing via the standard Linux mechanism.
Using Sprite Technology developed at Deneba, the SpriteEffects set of tools included in the program allows users to apply various image filters to any text or graphic while maintaining the ability to edit the graphics or text in a normal manner. It comes with various effects built into the program, and boasts over 150 new features that place "unprecedented creative control right into your hands," according to its creators.
VA Linux to Sell Linux Desktops
Properly named StartX, the series of computers available from VA Linux will feature pre-configured Linux systems bundled with a graphics and sound card integrated onto the Intel chip. The Register is reporting the cost to be under $800 for the StartX SP2, featuring a 466MHz Celeron or a Pentium III at 533MHz or 733MHz, along with a 10GB or 12GB hard drive and a 48x CD-ROM and a 17 or 19 inch monitor. The StartX SP, a Celeron-only model, and the StartX MP featuring a PIII are also available. Visit VA Linux for more information.
AOL Guilty of Allowing Music Piracy
America Online was found guilty of allowing music piracy in a German court today. Officials for the German company Hit Box, who began litigation in 1998 against the international popular ISP, stated that AOL was responsible for piracy due to the fact that users could easily swap music files using AOL software. The RIAA, currently battling with Napster in the United States over the same issues, made no comment as to whether or not this would affect their case. AOL will be appealing in German courts, and no damages were set in the ruling.
Excite to offer high-speed Net service
Excite@Home broke ranks with the cable industry Tuesday, announcing that it will offer high-speed residential Internet services via phone lines to as many as 15.3 million homes over the next two years - beginning with parts of New York City and Los Angeles.
An affiliate, @Home Solutions, agreed to provide Internet connections and content through Rhythms NetConnections in communities where the local cable operator isn't affiliated with Excite@Home. Rhythms offers digital subscriber line (DSL) services in 46 markets. That could make AT&T-controlled Excite@Home a competitor to high-speed offerings in systems owned by Time Warner, Charter and Adelphia.
Spring Internet World 2000 Recap
After three days of walking the convention floor and sitting through presentations, then flying back to the offices and adjusting to the time change, it was an interesting week. Here is a recap of the articles written during the seventh annual Spring Internet World.
On Wednesday, April 5th, the first day of the convention, there was quite a buzz surrounding the launch of Netscape 6 (Netscape Launches Netscape 6 Preview Release).
Infosec 2000 - NTSL-Certified Hard Disk Shredder
Blancco has taken the wraps of the Data Cleaner, a hard disk data shredder designed for 32-bit Windows PC environments.
Launching the package on day one of the Infosec 2000 IT security show, which opened in London this morning, the firm said that the 24.95 pound ($40) software is cheaper and more effective than competing applications already on the market.
RIM Unveils Palm-like Wireless Handheld
Research in Motion Ltd., a Canadian developer of electronic-mail-endowed pagers, today showed off a soon-to-be released wireless handheld device whose looks and functionality invites comparisons with the popular organizers from Palm Inc.
The technical specifications for RIM's new 957 Wireless Handheld are strikingly similar to those of its other pager-sized wireless devices, which often receive praise for the BlackBerry e-mail software they contain and its smooth integration with enterprise e- mail systems.
NextSTART Theme Contest
Winstep, maker of the dynamic menu builder and task manager utility entitled NextSTART, has teamed with Skinz.org for a six-week NextSTART theme contest. The winner will take home one year of free hosting with BasicLink (Plan 1.2, valued at $554.40). The contest will end on May 19th, winners being chosen by Winstep and Skinz.org staff. The five runner-ups will win free Winstep products for life. Visit Skinz.org for more information and the official contest rules.
IBM Targets Oracle
Megacorporation IBM announced the creation of a new database program entitled DB2 Universal Database, which is just one part of the company's $1 billion dollar effort to take the market share from underneath Oracle. The powerful database enables Internet companies to search faster and retrieve often-accessed information quicker due to its "in-memory database" structure. The system is currently being tested, and is expected to hit the market sometime in the second quarter. Visit IBM for more information.
Access Your Bookmarks Anytime, Anywhere
LIVE FROM INTERNET WORLD - For those users out there who are tired of not having access to your bookmarks when you go to your friends house, or when you are at important conventions, Blink.com has your solution. By creating an account with Blink you have access to online storage of your bookmarks on their servers, compatable with any browser from any location.
Blink.com, based in New York, provides users with the ability to regulate who can and cannot see their bookmarks. Privacy levels can be set by folder, or by individual link; and each site can be filed into folders and subfolders whichever way the member chooses.
Clinton May Seek Microsoft Briefing
The White House might ask to be briefed by the Justice Department about the penalties it will seek against Microsoft Corp. for violating antitrust laws, a spokesman said Thursday.
"We have not been involved in this, but we have not ruled out being briefed on the case," White House spokesman Jake Siewert said last night. Siewert would not say what other White House involvement might be possible.
Free Wireless News from WebWirelessNow
LIVE FROM INTERNET WORLD - WebWirelessNow has launched its wireless Internet services free of charge to customers around the globe. Boasting that the sign-up for the service takes less than 60 seconds on the Web site, the company is the first to offer such services free of charge to existing phones. Ken Arneson, President and CEO of XYPoint, which powers WebWirelessNow, told the press "WebWirelessNow delivers on the promise of the wireless Internet by giving anyone with a digital phone access to the Internet."
According to XYPoint, with the service users have on-demand access to real-time sports scores, stock quotes, weather and much more. Via an Infolink number sent to the phone shortly after registration, users gain access to customizable information chosen by them instead of the provider. Users simply need to scroll through their "phone book" of Infolinks to the desired subject and press talk. Once the phone rings and they hang up, the information is sent to them within seconds.
NOMAD 64 and Windows 2000 Support - Not Today
BetaNews learned this morning that Creative will not offer Windows 2000 support for the NOMAD 64 digital audio player. A user recieved an e-mail from the Creative Labs USA team stating that they had no intention of supporting Windows 2000, telling him "the system requirements of the product have always been Windows 95 or Windows 98." While they did say "there are no plans at this time...", users of the NOMAD may be able to pursuade Creative with enough organized effort. Visit the NOMAD Web site for more information.
Virtual Ink Brings Whiteboards to the Web
LIVE FROM INTERNET WORLD - Virtual Ink, maker of the "digital meeting assistant" entitled mimio, has announced a partnership with WebEX to further enhance communictions between companies over the Internet. This collaboration destination offers businesses a place to meet and communicate interactively using mimio technology.
mimio is relatively new to the industry and was demonstrated to eFront today at Spring Internet World 2000. It offers businesses the ability to use whiteboard space during discussions with other businesses conducted over the Internet. Using infrared and sensor technologies, mimio captures whiteboard strokes and trasmits the signal digitally to the mimio software on the PCs of other members of the meeting.
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