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19 November 2008

heise online news 19/11/2008


heise online news 19/11/2008
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StarOffice 9 is ready

Sun has released the OpenOffice 3.0 based version of its StarOffice suite

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Adobe Flash for mobiles

Adobe and ARM, the chip developer, will jointly be porting Flash Player 10, including the AIR adapter to ARM processors

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Novell completes GroupWise 8

As was already apparent from the beta version issued two months ago, Novell intends to promote teamwork with Web 2.0 features

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Gartner: Open Source is pervasive

A recent study by Gartner concludes that virtually all businesses will be deploying open source software before long

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Linux Nvidia driver for HD video acceleration tested

Having the graphics card handle video decoding takes a tremendous load off the CPU

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Microsoft Communicator vulnerable to DoS attacks

Three vulnerabilities in Communicator can be exploited to cause program crashes. No update is available

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Intel Core i7 now available

The Core i7 45 nm quad core processor is available in three configurations. The "small" Core i7 920 costs from 285 euros. However, suitable boards and DDR3 SDRAM DIMMs make the Core i7 computer considerably more expensive than typical Core 2 systems

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DivX accuses Yahoo of breach of contract

Yahoo intends to prematurely terminate a current advertising contract. DivX is seeking damages as a result

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Adobe eliminates critical vulnerabilities in AIR

Update 1.5 eliminates a vulnerability in JavaScript processing, plus several others in Flash Player components

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USB 3.0 specification with SuperSpeed published

The final specification of USB 3.0 is available for downloading and is also to be a component of ExpressCard 2.0

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Yahoo boss Yang resigns

The co-founder of the crisis-hit internet company is reaping the consequences of the huge pressure following the failed takeover by Microsoft. Yang's resignation is fuelling new takeover speculations

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Copyright row between Ordnance Survey and Google map users

The Ordnance Survey have warned local authorities that they are breaking the terms of the OS copyright by entering OS data into Google maps

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