Open-source apps becoming more enterprise IT-friendly. In an effort to make their software more usable for corporate IT staffers, open-source software vendors are working to make the software stacks easier to deploy and support. [Computerworld News]

 

10:20:14 AM    

 

Web's Wikipedia to tighten editorial rules, founder says. Aim is to prevent vandalism, such as the incident that occurred following the election of the new pope in April, when a user substituted the pontiff's photo on the Wikipedia site with that of the evil emperor from the Star Wars film series. [Computerworld News]

 

10:19:12 AM    

 

Wireless wilderness: Internet access gains favor among campers. More campers are asking for wireless Internet access in remote parks in the U.S. -- and they're finding that a growing number of state and private campgrounds are offering the service. [Computerworld News]

 

10:18:32 AM    

 

Logan Airport, Continental feud over Wi-Fi access. Massport, the state agency that runs Boston's Logan Airport, is telling Continental Airlines to shut down the free Wi-Fi service it offers customers. The airline now wants the FCC to weigh in on the matter. [Computerworld News]

 

10:17:27 AM    

 

CAD Garage Opens (Integrated CADD Services).

CAD Garage Store Opens for Architects and Mac enthusiasts

From: Integrated CADD Services
Type: Press Release

 

10:15:59 AM    

 

Nemetschek NA Offers Home Design Tutorial (Nemetschek NA).

Home Design Tutorial for VectorWorks ARCHITECT Now Available

From: Nemetschek NA

10:13:53 AM    

 

If you have never gotten one of these or checked it out, this is a *must*  :)  A Day in the Life of a Nigerian Scammer. prostoalex writes "The media made a Nigerian scammer's career look too easy. Get online, introduce yourself as a corrupt government official willing to take the money out of the country, and wait for the wire transfers from victims to start rolling in. So, the Associated Press takes us through a day in life of Nigerian scammer. It's a life that takes place in Internet cafes with aged screens and free Webmail accounts. However, by the end of the article the AP talks about some people who have made a good career out of it - three cars, two houses. That is, until the next crackdown comes along." [Slashdot]

 

10:09:46 AM    

 

A Look Back At Ten Dot-Com Flops. climbing_monkey writes "CNET.com has posted what, in their opinion, are the top 10 dot-com flops." From the article: "The most astounding thing about the dot-com boom was the obscene amount of money that was spent. Zealous venture capitalists fell over themselves to invest millions in Internet start-ups; dot-coms blew millions on spectacular marketing campaigns; new college graduates became instant millionaires (albeit on paper) and rushed out to spend it; and companies with unproven business models executed massive IPOs with sky-high stock prices. Of course, we all know what eventually happened to this world. Few of these companies actually made enough money to recoup that cash, and when their investors fled to the hills, these start-ups died dramatic deaths. These are the celebrity victims of the new-economy bust." [Slashdot]

 

10:03:13 AM    

 

Pictometry Goes Hollywood (Pictometry).

Pictometry Goes Hollywood: Spike Lee Uses Aerial Imaging Software in Universal Film's The Inside Man

From: Pictometry

 

10:01:43 AM    

Randall Newton Acquires AECnews.com (AECnews.com).

Veteran CAD journalist Randall S. Newton acquires AECnews.com from Cyon Research

From: AECnews.com
Type: Press Release

[CADwire.net - GIS industry news]
9:57:48 AM    

OGC Demo at GEOSS Workshop (Open Geospatial Consortium).

OGC Web Services for GEOSS Demonstrated at Workshop in Korea

From: Open Geospatial Consortium
Type: Press Release

[CADwire.net - GIS industry news]
9:56:00 AM    

 

Messaging win for mobile bloggers. O2 backtracks on changes in the way multimedia messages are sent via e-mail after moblogger complaints. [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition]

 

9:52:12 AM    

 

Try Business Analyst Online Free. As a special offer, access Business Analyst Online free until the end of August. Choose from more than 40 presentation-quality reports and maps showing demographics, consumer data, and market segmentation data relevant to your business organization. [ESRI.com: News]

 

9:46:20 AM    

 

E-Mail Analysis Is Key To Catching Terrorists and Corporate Crooks. Spotfire, financed in part by a CIA technology incubator, is introducing a tool for uncovering patterns and relationships in information extracted from E-mail [ESRI.com: News]

 

9:45:29 AM    

 

Microsoft IPTV is still fuzzy but promising.

(InfoWorld) - Several big telecommunications operators and, in particular, the world's largest software maker, Microsoft, hope to sway many couch potatoes to zap their old-fashioned notions about television and tune into the convergence of TV and the Internet.

Internet TV, or IPTV, is arguably one of the hottest new technologies in the communications sector. A handful of operators are already offering service with their own, largely home-grown systems, but many eyes are glued to the screen to see what Microsoft is concocting together with some big-name carriers.

 

 

9:43:11 AM    

 

Need for low-cost PCs drives Linux in India.

(InfoWorld) - Aiming at India's volume PC market, two vendors this week launched entry-level products that run Linux and are priced at about $230.

 

9:40:59 AM