Now Microsoft gives Support for Linux Open Source

Now Microsoft gives Support for Linux Open Source

With a high-profile executive speech at LinuxWorld and the launch of a new Web site focusing on open source, Microsoft has been cozying up to the Linux penguin this week.

Microsoft stunned LinuxWorld attendees last week by pledging to support Linux virtual machines on its Virtual Server and revealing free virtual machine additions for Red Hat Linux and Novell SUSE Linux. It wasn’t the only dogs-playing-with-cats kind of moment last week: Apple offered up software to let Windows run on Intel-based Macs.…

Busy Weeks for Open Source Community

Busy Weeks for Open Source Community

In first half of April 2006, we got two big news from Open Source community, First Novell’s Open Linux will provide .NET environment support, so you can easily run .NET applications on Linux, Second RedHat Inc, the Microsoft of Linux Community has acquired JBOSS, an Application server for JAVA.

At the annual LinuxWorld Conference, Novell discusses its OpenSUSE build service as part of a new Linux build service framework that will become the development platform for future SUSE Linux distributions.

Read How Novell done this to Open Source Community

Red Hat, the world’s leading provider of open source solutions to the enterprise, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire JBoss, the global leader in open source middleware.…

PHP Developers Yahoo is calling….. Go ahead !!!

PHP Developers Yahoo is calling….. Go ahead !!!

“PHP is gaining momentum and after full adaption of PHP 5 it

will be a langauge of choice for web development for companies

at any level”

This is my statement but normally my colleagues

see only my imotions behind this statement, here is the one of

the proof, Yahoo is looking for PHP developers with experience

in javascript etc. Full details :-

Software Engineering Positions at Yahoo! Ajax and PHP Yahoo!

is looking for a few highly talented and experienced PHP and

JavaScript software developers to join our world-class

engineering team.…

Indian Researcher Cracks Microsoft Anti Piracy Program

Indian Researcher Cracks Microsoft Anti Piracy Program

PTI has reported that an Indian researcher, Bangalore-based, Debasis Mohanty,
has cracked the so-called impregnable Windows Genuine Advantage of Microsoft.

According to report, he broke WGA through an “easy-to-exploit” flaw in the software for
generating illegal copies of the Windows XP program.

WGA is an anti-piracy program that keeps an eye on consumers whether they are
running legitimately licensed copies of Windows XP.

Microsoft confirmed Mohanty’s success at cracking the WGA, yet, the world’s leading software manufacturer tried to downplay it saying, “It represents very little threat.”…

Google confirms payment gateway plan

Google confirms payment gateway plan

After initital ‘No Comment’ Mode, Google’s chief executive confirmed that the firm is looking at online payments.

Hope things will improve after Google Wallet launch.

According to google chief google is not going to create a person-to-person stored-value payments system – which is PayPal’s model.

Acconding to Google e-commerce can be improved and they are working on ways to improve the user experience.

With
credit
becoming a rising form of payment, credit card services
is what your company needs to stay ahead!…

Google vs PayPal

Google vs PayPal

PayPal is one of the most popular methods of paying on the Internet without using the credit card. In fact, no cash transaction is generally involved as users can just transfer money using their e-mail ids.

However, it seems like problems are in store for them as the latest reports in claims that Search Engine Giant Google is considering entering this online payment module market. eBay (Now the owner of Paypal) is a big customer of Google’s online advertisement system and such a move can prove to be quite costly for the e-commerce giant.…

Apple won the first stage of its legal battle against  teen web editor and others

Apple won the first stage of its legal battle against teen web editor and others

Computer giant Apple has won the first stage of its legal battle to force three online reporters/bloggers including a teenage boy, to reveal who gave them secret information about the company’s new products.

The company launched the fight in December last year after details of a new product – codenamed ”Asteroid” – appeared on a number of websites before they had been announced by Apple.

The teen web editor had claimed he was covered by laws that grant journalists the constitutional right to protect their sources.…

IBM and ZEND team to accelerate development and deployment of PHP

IBM and ZEND team to accelerate development and deployment of PHP

IBM announced an agreement with Zend Technologies to develop the industry’s first integrated solution designed to help developers build and deploy applications and services based on the popular PHP Web language. The new solution integrates IBM’s Cloudscapedatabase based on Apache Software Foundation Derby and Zend’s open source PHP environment. This agreement further expands IBM’s investment in open source by helping developers more effectively create applications based on the technology of their choice.

Under the agreement, IBM will work with Zend, the leading provider of products and services for developing, deploying and managing business-critical PHP applications, to create ‘Zend Core for IBM.’…

Art of Asking Questions

Art of Asking Questions

How to ask a question?
Art of Questions, A must for all newbies in process of learning.
I think it is also usefull for middle level programmers who are looking at someone else for help.

Art of Questions…

Interview of Mr. Gates

Interview of Mr. Gates

An interview of Bill Gates

The Bad Boys are also Terribly Clever

A Must read to know about his latest views on security, windows and linux.…

Google Gmail Invites Available

Google Gmail Invites Available

I have a few gmail invites at my disposal if anybody want one, email me at [email protected].…

Official launch of the PHP Security Consortium

Official launch of the PHP Security Consortium

An international group of PHP experts get together to form the PHP Security Consortium (PHPSC), a group whose mission is to promote secure programming practices within the PHP community through education and exposition while maintaining high ethical standards.

According to Chris Shiflett, “As PHP has transitioned from personal projects to enterprise application development, the need to educate the community about secure programming practices has risen”. Chirs Shiflett is the founder of group.

The PHPSC web site ( http://phpsec.org) provides a variety of security resources for PHP developers, including the group’s flagship project, the PHP Security Guide.…

Teen Web editor drives Apple to court action

Teen Web editor drives Apple to court action

As a 13-year-old middle-schooler, the New Woodstock, N.Y., native built a Web site ( ThinkSecret.com) in 1998 and began publishing insider news and rumors about Apple, using the alias Nick dePlume.

Apple is going to file a leagal suite against him. Why?

Read at

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6824038/…

PHP awarded Programming Language of 2004

PHP awarded Programming Language of 2004

PHP has been awarded the Programming Language of 2004, according to the

TIOBE Programming Community Index. This index uses information collected from the popular search engines, and are based on the world-wide availability of skilled engineers, courses and third party vendors.…

A Note on Security in PHP

A Note on Security in PHP

From PHP.NET::::

PHP is a powerful and flexible tool. This power and flexibility comes from PHP being a very thin framework sitting on top of dozens of distinct 3rd-party libraries. Each of these libraries have their own unique input data characteristics. Data that may be safe to pass to one library may not be safe to pass to another.

A recent Web Worm known as NeverEverSanity exposed a mistake in the input validation in the popular phpBB message board application. Their highlighting code didn’t account for double-urlencoded input correctly.…