heise online news 11/10/2008

heise online news 11/10/2008 www.heise-online.co.uk Overview of the news from the past 24 hours heise online news Apple plugs numerous holes in Tiger and Leopard The updates close a large number of holes, some of which are critical. Conspicuous this time is the high proportion of critical holes in open source components which have long been closed in the official versions › Read article     Eleven security updates from Microsoft next Patch Tuesday Microsoft has at least four critical security holes to plug in Active Directory, Internet Explorer, Excel, and Host Integration Server › Read article     French president scuttles resolution by EU Parliament Nicolas Sarkozy has reportedly personally asked the President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, to overturn a majority resolution by the EU Parliament. › Read article     Wikipedia goes all Ubuntu The servers behind Wikipedia, the user generated encyclopaedia, will be powered by Ubuntu Server edition as the Wikimedia Foundation goes all Ubuntu › Read article     Linux 2.6.27 Released Linux 2.6.27 is released, with better Wi-Fi and Webcam support amongst the changes. heise online uk has the full details. › Read article     heise online background Catching cactus-rustlers with RFID Every year, several hundred thousand people visit the Saguaro National Park in Arizona - unfortunately, there are uninvited guests among them who steal Saguaro cacti worth $1000 and more. But that is soon to be a thing of the past. › Read article     This newsletter is sent to in a multipart format. If you want to read it as plain text, you will have to change the display mode of your e-mail program. You are receiving heise online news because you subscribed at our website. If you no longer wish to receive the newsletter, you can cancel your subscription at http://www.heise-online.co.uk/newsletter/manage/news. For more news from the world of technology, subscribe to our other newsletters: Newsletter heise open source: All the latest about Free and Open Source software from heise online, including news, features, analysis and case studies. www.heise-online.co.uk/newsletter/manage/open Newsletter heise Security: IT security news and alerts to keep your systems secure, with features giving an in-depth look at the world of IT security. www.heise-online.co.uk/newsletter/manage/security Newsletter heise networks features: In-depth articles, tools and techniques for networking and communications. www.heise-online.co.uk/newsletter/manage/networks Legal notice Publishers: Christian Heise, Ansgar Heise, Christian Persson Editor-in-chief: Jonathan Bennett All rights reserved. Any copies or dissemination on any medium, either in part of whole, requires the written consent of the publisher. Copyright (c) 2008 Heise Media UK Ltd.