Thursday, July 27, 2006
Software: Apache Software Releases Open Source J2EE Application Server
The Apache Software Foundation announced the release of Apache Geronimo Version 1.1, an open source J2EE application server from the Apache Geronimo project. This release continues the evolution of the Apache Geronimo server, adding new features and capabilities to a fully compliant J2EE container suitable for everything from development to enterprise deployments.
Apache Geronimo Version 1.1 introduces several structural changes designed to improve scalability, portability and overall organization. An easy-to-use configuration and management console provides access to the new innovative plug-in architecture, allowing advanced control over the rich modularity of the Apache Geronimo server as well as simplifying day-to-day operational management tasks.
The project would also like to announce the release of "Little G" Version 1.1, a lightweight application server for applications that don't need the full feature set of J2EE. Perfect for web-service and SOA deployments, "Little G" brings the modularity, manageability and extensibility of Apache Geronimo to a lightweight, non-J2EE footprint.
This flexible, easy-to-use, and easy-to-configure application server is built from best-of-breed open source components and is fully licensed under the Apache Software License, offering multiple benefits to organizations and their development teams. The software is available now for free download from the Apache Geronimo web site (http://geronimo.apache.org/).
About The Apache Software Foundation
The Apache Software Foundation provides organizational, legal and financial support for a broad range of open source software projects. The Foundation provides an established framework for intellectual property and financial contributions that simultaneously limits contributors' potential legal exposure. Through a collaborative and meritocratic development process, Apache projects deliver enterprise-grade, freely available software products that attract large communities of users. The pragmatic Apache License makes it easy for all users, commercial and individual, to deploy Apache products.
About Java and J2EE
Java and J2EE are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks or registered trademarks herein are property of their respective owners.
Links: Apache Org., Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Apache Geronimo Version 1.1 introduces several structural changes designed to improve scalability, portability and overall organization. An easy-to-use configuration and management console provides access to the new innovative plug-in architecture, allowing advanced control over the rich modularity of the Apache Geronimo server as well as simplifying day-to-day operational management tasks.
The project would also like to announce the release of "Little G" Version 1.1, a lightweight application server for applications that don't need the full feature set of J2EE. Perfect for web-service and SOA deployments, "Little G" brings the modularity, manageability and extensibility of Apache Geronimo to a lightweight, non-J2EE footprint.
This flexible, easy-to-use, and easy-to-configure application server is built from best-of-breed open source components and is fully licensed under the Apache Software License, offering multiple benefits to organizations and their development teams. The software is available now for free download from the Apache Geronimo web site (http://geronimo.apache.org/).
About The Apache Software Foundation
The Apache Software Foundation provides organizational, legal and financial support for a broad range of open source software projects. The Foundation provides an established framework for intellectual property and financial contributions that simultaneously limits contributors' potential legal exposure. Through a collaborative and meritocratic development process, Apache projects deliver enterprise-grade, freely available software products that attract large communities of users. The pragmatic Apache License makes it easy for all users, commercial and individual, to deploy Apache products.
About Java and J2EE
Java and J2EE are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks or registered trademarks herein are property of their respective owners.
Links: Apache Org., Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Labels: free, java, linux, open source, sun
Friday, July 14, 2006
Software: ApplianceWare Server Appliance Edition - java enabled
In a new development that will significantly broaden its product offering, ApplianceWare has announced that it will now offer the ApplianceWare Server Appliance Edition software operating environment for network appliances based on Freescale's PowerQUICC processors containing a PowerPC core.
The offering will be offered with a selection of Freescale processor-based customer reference boards (CRBs) and development kits from selected OEM manufacturers. ApplianceWare Server Appliance Edition includes both the ApplianceWare J2ME platform and the ApplianceWare Server Linux based operating system. The ApplianceWare Java Virtual Machine (JVM) is based on the Sun Microsystems J2ME Connected Device Configuration (CDC) and enables value added software features that require a Java Virtual Machine.
The ApplianceWare J2ME JVM is bundled with the ApplianceWare Server and is available to server appliance OEMs and manufacturers that are making use of the low power and high performance of Freescale processor-based platforms in their product development. The ApplianceWare Server is a version of the Linux operating system optimized for PowerPC instruction set architecture. It offers manufacturers a complete operating environment for rapid product development on proven technologies.
ApplianceWare also offers application development, customization, and application integration services for platforms based on Freescale processors. These activities are focused on accelerating the implementation of Java enabled server software solutions for Freescale processor-based information appliances and devices.
The Server Appliance Edition is an implementation of ApplianceWare's Java virtual machine (JVM) environment that is tailored for the limited memory resources and device management requirements of network attached server appliance devices. The ApplianceWare JVM environment enables Java applications to run on network connected Freescale technology based devices. Java technology is key to bringing ApplianceWare's Common Information Model (CIM) and Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S) compliant, policy-based management to the server appliance market.
Source: http://be.sys-con.com/
Link: ApplianceWare
The offering will be offered with a selection of Freescale processor-based customer reference boards (CRBs) and development kits from selected OEM manufacturers. ApplianceWare Server Appliance Edition includes both the ApplianceWare J2ME platform and the ApplianceWare Server Linux based operating system. The ApplianceWare Java Virtual Machine (JVM) is based on the Sun Microsystems J2ME Connected Device Configuration (CDC) and enables value added software features that require a Java Virtual Machine.
The ApplianceWare J2ME JVM is bundled with the ApplianceWare Server and is available to server appliance OEMs and manufacturers that are making use of the low power and high performance of Freescale processor-based platforms in their product development. The ApplianceWare Server is a version of the Linux operating system optimized for PowerPC instruction set architecture. It offers manufacturers a complete operating environment for rapid product development on proven technologies.
ApplianceWare also offers application development, customization, and application integration services for platforms based on Freescale processors. These activities are focused on accelerating the implementation of Java enabled server software solutions for Freescale processor-based information appliances and devices.
The Server Appliance Edition is an implementation of ApplianceWare's Java virtual machine (JVM) environment that is tailored for the limited memory resources and device management requirements of network attached server appliance devices. The ApplianceWare JVM environment enables Java applications to run on network connected Freescale technology based devices. Java technology is key to bringing ApplianceWare's Common Information Model (CIM) and Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S) compliant, policy-based management to the server appliance market.
Source: http://be.sys-con.com/
Link: ApplianceWare
Labels: java, linux, technology
Sunday, July 2, 2006
Software: Mutagenix is a Slackware based Live CD
The Mutagenix suite consists of a rescue disk, a GNOME desktop disk and a KDE desktop disk. The desktop disks also include the rescue disk as the underpinning foundation with all the tools that come with a rescue disk. Mutagenix is built on Slackware Linux and uses Slapt-get as the foundation for the Mutagenix build system. Mutagenix can also be installed on a hard-drive.
Mutagenix screenshots:
Mutagenix has the following features:
• Automatic hardware detection using ArchLinux's lshwd
• Supports SATA, SCSI and IDE drives
• Detects and mounts EXT2, EXT3, Reiserfs, XFS, JFS, VFAT and NTFS formatted partitions.
• Rescue, KDE 3.5, and GNOME 2.12.1 versions
• Kernel 2.6.14.2
• Boot time option (nomount) not to mount any partitions
• Boot time option (samba) to allow Windows Networking (Samba) through the firewall
• SLAX .mo tools
• Dialog based installer
• Simplified modem dialup script
• Starts automatically as a dhcp client
• Integrated Firewall which auto starts on DHCP networks in stealth mode
• Slapt-get, with multiple rc files with different sources, is included
• Cpan2tgz for automatically downloading and installing perl modules
• Clamav antivirus program for scanning your nasty windows partitions
• Partimage for creating partition images (ghosting)
• Parted and Gparted partition management software
• Chntpw Windows password changing utility
• Mozilla-Firefox web browser
• Scribus Desktop Publishing
• Audacity multi-track sound mixer
• Xmule P2P
• Mutagenix Themes
• Ext2 partitioned USB keys will be mounted as your home dir (/root) so your environment can be saved
• An xorg.conf on the mounted USB key will be used instead of the default supplied xorg.conf
The three editions of Mutagenix are:
1.Base Slackware Rescue, Installation, Networking, Anti-virus and Utility CD
2.KDE 3.5 (Rescue CD base with XFCE alternate)
3.Freerock Gnome 2.12.1 (Rescue CD base with FVWM alternate)
Link: Mutagenix CD
Source: SoftPedia News
Mutagenix screenshots:
Mutagenix has the following features:
• Automatic hardware detection using ArchLinux's lshwd
• Supports SATA, SCSI and IDE drives
• Detects and mounts EXT2, EXT3, Reiserfs, XFS, JFS, VFAT and NTFS formatted partitions.
• Rescue, KDE 3.5, and GNOME 2.12.1 versions
• Kernel 2.6.14.2
• Boot time option (nomount) not to mount any partitions
• Boot time option (samba) to allow Windows Networking (Samba) through the firewall
• SLAX .mo tools
• Dialog based installer
• Simplified modem dialup script
• Starts automatically as a dhcp client
• Integrated Firewall which auto starts on DHCP networks in stealth mode
• Slapt-get, with multiple rc files with different sources, is included
• Cpan2tgz for automatically downloading and installing perl modules
• Clamav antivirus program for scanning your nasty windows partitions
• Partimage for creating partition images (ghosting)
• Parted and Gparted partition management software
• Chntpw Windows password changing utility
• Mozilla-Firefox web browser
• Scribus Desktop Publishing
• Audacity multi-track sound mixer
• Xmule P2P
• Mutagenix Themes
• Ext2 partitioned USB keys will be mounted as your home dir (/root) so your environment can be saved
• An xorg.conf on the mounted USB key will be used instead of the default supplied xorg.conf
The three editions of Mutagenix are:
1.Base Slackware Rescue, Installation, Networking, Anti-virus and Utility CD
2.KDE 3.5 (Rescue CD base with XFCE alternate)
3.Freerock Gnome 2.12.1 (Rescue CD base with FVWM alternate)
Link: Mutagenix CD
Source: SoftPedia News
Monday, June 5, 2006
Ajax: Uniqall released Gridborg HMP Server 1.2 and it's AJAX based
Uniqall released the version 1.2 of its flagship Gridborg HMP (Host Media Processing) Server featuring SIP, T.38 Fax Relaying, web-based GUI, improved multi-user support, together with support for the latest Envox 6.2 Communication Development Platform. The AJAX-Based Gridborg HMP 1.2 is available for free download and evaluation from the Uniqall web site.
Support for multiple users (applications) is also improved. Now each one of them reside within its own realm with its own resource limitations and own separate root directory. This effectively prevents heavy loaded but less important applications from eating all resources needed for the mission critical ones. Unlike all previous versions that had the configuration files and command line interface only, this one also features a simple web-based GUI for the purpose of users and configuration management as well as for monitoring of the Gridborg HMP Server. The GUI is based on AJAX and run from within Gridborg HMP embedded web server.
Fax capabilities are improved, too. Previous version FoIP capabilities consisted of the ability to originate and terminate faxes over T.38 Real-Time Fax over IP protocol. Also, unlike some other competing products, Gridborg HMP had built-in support for several graphics formats (TIFF, JPEG, PNG, GIF and BMP) and some basic image manipulation features such as re-scaling, cropping, conversion into B&W, etc. The version 1.2 builds on top of that with support for T.38 Fax Relaying capabilities. It makes the Gridborg HMP completely transparent to fax traffic when it sits in the middle between two T.38 enabled endpoints -- the situation that is so common in IP PBX scenarios.
The Gridborg HMP 1.2 is free for developers for development purposes. It is also free for educational and other non-commercial use within educational institutions. For other commercial and non-commercial purposes Gridborg HMP 1.2 is priced $490 per processor or $20 per concurrent port, whichever is lower. In both cases all resources are unlimited. All upgrades within 1.X branch are free for all existing customers.
The Gridborg HMP 1.2 is available with support for both Windows and Linux (Debian, RHEL, FC, SuSE, Ubuntu) operating systems.
Link: Uniqall
Source: Sys-Con
Support for multiple users (applications) is also improved. Now each one of them reside within its own realm with its own resource limitations and own separate root directory. This effectively prevents heavy loaded but less important applications from eating all resources needed for the mission critical ones. Unlike all previous versions that had the configuration files and command line interface only, this one also features a simple web-based GUI for the purpose of users and configuration management as well as for monitoring of the Gridborg HMP Server. The GUI is based on AJAX and run from within Gridborg HMP embedded web server.
Fax capabilities are improved, too. Previous version FoIP capabilities consisted of the ability to originate and terminate faxes over T.38 Real-Time Fax over IP protocol. Also, unlike some other competing products, Gridborg HMP had built-in support for several graphics formats (TIFF, JPEG, PNG, GIF and BMP) and some basic image manipulation features such as re-scaling, cropping, conversion into B&W, etc. The version 1.2 builds on top of that with support for T.38 Fax Relaying capabilities. It makes the Gridborg HMP completely transparent to fax traffic when it sits in the middle between two T.38 enabled endpoints -- the situation that is so common in IP PBX scenarios.
The Gridborg HMP 1.2 is free for developers for development purposes. It is also free for educational and other non-commercial use within educational institutions. For other commercial and non-commercial purposes Gridborg HMP 1.2 is priced $490 per processor or $20 per concurrent port, whichever is lower. In both cases all resources are unlimited. All upgrades within 1.X branch are free for all existing customers.
The Gridborg HMP 1.2 is available with support for both Windows and Linux (Debian, RHEL, FC, SuSE, Ubuntu) operating systems.
Link: Uniqall
Source: Sys-Con
Google: Working with CodeWeavers to bring their software to Linux platform
Google is working on a Linux-based Google Earth, its Windows and Macintosh program for virtual globetrotting. Making such mainstream software available for Linux is essential to popularizing the still-nerdy operating system, said Chris DiBona, Google's open source programs manager.
A modified version of Google's Picasa, released last month, runs on the Linux operating system instead of Windows XP. To pull off this software engineering feat, Google tapped St. Paul-based CodeWeavers and its longstanding expertise in making Windows programs work on Linux personal computers.
CodeWeavers, founded 10 years ago, has 20 employees and annual revenue of about US$1.5 million.
The new Picasa is important, Google said, because it wants to make more of its widely used software available to non-Windows users. Several of Google's programs now run on Macintosh Latest News about Macintosh machines. Google also has its eye on Linux because of that operating system's reliability and its potential as a desktop-computing alternative to Windows and the Mac OS.
The key to putting Picasa on Linux is a CodeWeavers technology dubbed Wine. The free "open source" software, long in making by volunteer developers around the world, lets Windows programs work without the Windows operating system.
CodeWeavers rolls Wine into its commercial CrossOver software, which lets users run the likes of Intuit (Nasdaq: INTU) Latest News about Intuit Quicken, Adobe (Nasdaq: ADBE) Latest News about Adobe Photoshop and Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) Latest News about Microsoft Office on their Linux machines. But Wine remains a work in progress, which means Windows programs run with varying degrees of stability.
Google said it worked with CodeWeavers to modify Wine, which allowed Picasa to work more smoothly on Linux machines. Google then made those Wine improvements publicly available at no charge, in the open-source tradition, for use with other software-development projects at CodeWeavers and elsewhere.
The bottom line for the two businesses: Google got its Linux-based Picasa quickly -- in about one-fifth the time required by other means, it estimated -- and CodeWeavers' Wine effort took a leap forward.
Wine "is amazing computer science," said Chris DiBona, Google's open source Latest News about open source programs manager. The fact "that we made it better for everyone, I love that."
Into the Mainstream
Google is working on a Linux-based Google Earth, its Windows and Macintosh program for virtual globetrotting. Making such mainstream software available for Linux is essential to popularizing the still-nerdy operating system, DiBona said.
Picasa for Linux still lacks such features as CD burning and non-English menus, but it already appears to be a hit online. The software was the hot topic on tech blogs and other geeky forums Friday.
In a parallel software-development effort, CodeWeavers is adapting Wine for use on newer Macs that use the Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) Latest News about Intel processors found in Windows and Linux PCs. Once perfected, CodeWeavers' CrossOver Mac software will allow Mac users to run Windows software right on their Mac OS X Latest News about OS X desktops.
The Mac is key to CodeWeavers' future, potentially more so than Linux, said CodeWeavers Chief Executive Jeremy White.
Source:TechNewsWorld
A modified version of Google's Picasa, released last month, runs on the Linux operating system instead of Windows XP. To pull off this software engineering feat, Google tapped St. Paul-based CodeWeavers and its longstanding expertise in making Windows programs work on Linux personal computers.
CodeWeavers, founded 10 years ago, has 20 employees and annual revenue of about US$1.5 million.
The new Picasa is important, Google said, because it wants to make more of its widely used software available to non-Windows users. Several of Google's programs now run on Macintosh Latest News about Macintosh machines. Google also has its eye on Linux because of that operating system's reliability and its potential as a desktop-computing alternative to Windows and the Mac OS.
The key to putting Picasa on Linux is a CodeWeavers technology dubbed Wine. The free "open source" software, long in making by volunteer developers around the world, lets Windows programs work without the Windows operating system.
CodeWeavers rolls Wine into its commercial CrossOver software, which lets users run the likes of Intuit (Nasdaq: INTU) Latest News about Intuit Quicken, Adobe (Nasdaq: ADBE) Latest News about Adobe Photoshop and Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) Latest News about Microsoft Office on their Linux machines. But Wine remains a work in progress, which means Windows programs run with varying degrees of stability.
Google said it worked with CodeWeavers to modify Wine, which allowed Picasa to work more smoothly on Linux machines. Google then made those Wine improvements publicly available at no charge, in the open-source tradition, for use with other software-development projects at CodeWeavers and elsewhere.
The bottom line for the two businesses: Google got its Linux-based Picasa quickly -- in about one-fifth the time required by other means, it estimated -- and CodeWeavers' Wine effort took a leap forward.
Wine "is amazing computer science," said Chris DiBona, Google's open source Latest News about open source programs manager. The fact "that we made it better for everyone, I love that."
Into the Mainstream
Google is working on a Linux-based Google Earth, its Windows and Macintosh program for virtual globetrotting. Making such mainstream software available for Linux is essential to popularizing the still-nerdy operating system, DiBona said.
Picasa for Linux still lacks such features as CD burning and non-English menus, but it already appears to be a hit online. The software was the hot topic on tech blogs and other geeky forums Friday.
In a parallel software-development effort, CodeWeavers is adapting Wine for use on newer Macs that use the Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) Latest News about Intel processors found in Windows and Linux PCs. Once perfected, CodeWeavers' CrossOver Mac software will allow Mac users to run Windows software right on their Mac OS X Latest News about OS X desktops.
The Mac is key to CodeWeavers' future, potentially more so than Linux, said CodeWeavers Chief Executive Jeremy White.
Source:TechNewsWorld
