heise online news 11/12/2008

heise online news 11/12/2008 www.heise-online.co.uk Overview of the news from the past 24 hours heise online news JetBrains Meta Programming System aids the creation of domain-specific languages Software vendor JetBrains has presented the beta version of a new development environment that allows users to create their own programming languages and then create programs in them › Read article     Amarok 2.0 audio player for Linux released After a two year development period, the programming team behind the popular KDE audio player have released Amarok version 2.0. As it's a complete rewrite for the new KDE 4 desktop, many of the functions from the previous version are absent › Read article     Chrome is ready for prime-time, says Google exec Google's Chrome web browser will hit version 1.0 next month, probably in order to facilitate OEM bundling deals › Read article     Alfresco and Joomla present CMIS interface Alfresco and Joomlatools have presented an interface based on the standard for Content Management Interoperability Services. Alfresco:Joomla! allows users to access the Alfresco CMS via Joomla › Read article     Black Duck takes on Open Source Myths Black Duck Software have analysed their database of 170,000 open source projects to "bust some myths" about open source › Read article     Sugar Labs joins the Software Freedom Conservancy Sugar Labs moves under the supporting umbrella of the Software Freedom Conservancy › Read article     Email client Thunderbird 3 Beta 1 available The new version of the email program adds a host of detailed improvements, such as background IMAP message downloading, tabs in the inbox and integration with external address books › Read article     Sun closes "network.com" grid computing service to new customers Sun has placed a holding page on the front of its network.com utility computing site, but the company is planning to relaunch it with a larger range of new services and facilities › Read article     Security vulnerability in GNOME desktop VNC client The Vinagre VNC client contains a format string vulnerability that can be exploited by attackers operating manipulated VNC servers to inject malicious code onto users' systems › Read article     Jaspersoft updates its free Business Intelligence Suite Version 3.1 of the open source BI suite adds new features - particularly for visualisation. › Read article     VLC Media Player binaries updated to fix vulnerability The VideoLAN project release VLC 0.9.8a binaries for Windows and Mac OS X, closing a previously reported vulnerability › Read article     Open Handset Alliance gets 14 new members The Open Handset Alliance has just announced 14 new members, including Sony Ericsson, Vodafone, Toshiba, ARM and Garmin › Read article     Third Zero Day exploit appears Zero day exploits, like buses, come in threes, and a third exploit, this time of Wordpad, has turned up after Patch Tuesday › Read article     IWF lift Wikipedia ban The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) has removed Wikipedia from its filter list after reconsidering the ban caused by an image appearing in an article about the Scorpions Virgin Killer album › Read article     Two new zero-day exploits dent Microsoft's Patch Tuesday Several Windows components, the Windows Vista search feature, Word, Excel, Internet Explorer and Visual Basic are updated, but the updates are overshadowed by two zero-day exploits for IE7 and SQL Server 2000 › 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.