heise online news 19/11/2008

heise online news 19/11/2008 www.heise-online.co.uk Overview of the news from the past 24 hours heise online news StarOffice 9 is ready Sun has released the OpenOffice 3.0 based version of its StarOffice suite › Read article     Adobe Flash for mobiles Adobe and ARM, the chip developer, will jointly be porting Flash Player 10, including the AIR adapter to ARM processors › Read article     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 › Read article     Gartner: Open Source is pervasive A recent study by Gartner concludes that virtually all businesses will be deploying open source software before long › Read article     Linux Nvidia driver for HD video acceleration tested Having the graphics card handle video decoding takes a tremendous load off the CPU › Read article     Microsoft Communicator vulnerable to DoS attacks Three vulnerabilities in Communicator can be exploited to cause program crashes. No update is available › Read article     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 › Read article     DivX accuses Yahoo of breach of contract Yahoo intends to prematurely terminate a current advertising contract. DivX is seeking damages as a result › Read article     Adobe eliminates critical vulnerabilities in AIR Update 1.5 eliminates a vulnerability in JavaScript processing, plus several others in Flash Player components › Read article     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 › Read article     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 › Read article     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 › 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.