Novell has introduced SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service for retail computing environments that enables retailers to customize and manage point of service systems. via Datamonitor ComputerWire

“VMware’s certification of Transitive’s award-winning QuickTransit for Solaris/SPARC-to-Linux/x86-64 Virtual Appliance is a timely endorsement of the value of cross-platform virtualization solutions by an acknowledged market leader”

CANNES, FRANCE, February 26 / MARKET WIRE/ — Transitive? Corporation, the leading provider of cross-platform virtualization software that enables transportability of applications across processor and operating … via TMCnet

This second installment in the three-part series shows you how to configure HTTP basic authentication for your Web services and Web services client, and monitor the HTTP basic authentication information using the TCP/IP monitor. Check out the first part of there series for the initial steps.

Scam-backscatter is a milter that prevents
backscatter on mail servers which don’t host
mailboxes locally. It validates mailboxes by
verifying the recipient addresses hosted on a
different mail server.

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License: BSD License (original)

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Changes:
This version provides better performance. A bug in handling subdomain addresses was fixed.

OpenMap is a JavaBeans-based GIS toolkit for building applications and applets needing geographic information. Using OpenMap components, you can access data from legacy applications, in-place, in a distributed setting. At its core, OpenMap is a set of Swing components that understand geographic coordinates. These components help you show map data, and help you handle user input events to manipulate that data.

Avogadro is an advanced molecular editor designed
for cross- platform use in computational
chemistry, molecular modeling, bioinformatics,
materials science, and related areas. It offers a
flexible rendering engine and a powerful plugin
architecture.

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License: GNU General Public License (GPL)

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Changes:
Improvements include support for interactive display of molecular surfaces and orbitals from Gaussian “cube” files. There are enhanced rendering options. Improved tools, including automatic addition of hydrogens while building and insertion of molecule fragments. Significantly improved geometry optimization performance. Full support for MMFF94 and UFF force fields. New options for selecting chemical fragments, solvent molecules, etc. Persistent window and tool settings. A Cartesian coordinate editor. Properties editors for atoms, bonds, etc.

StorYBook is summary-based software for novelists
and authors that helps to keep the overview over
the strands while writing a book, a novel, or a
story. It helps you to structure a book.

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License: GNU General Public License v3

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Changes:
This release adds “check for updates” on start. It fixes bug #1881249 (error in refresh), bug #1881252 (input field length is not checked), and bug #1893592 (info panel hides the rest after a project is opened). A tonic look and feel and a tiny look and feel have been added.

VWM is an extensible window manager for the
console. Built on top of libpseudo and libviper,
VWM is more visual alternative to Screen.
Mozilla-style plugins allow for simple
expandability: follow a few simple API rules and
drop your shared object into a directory to have
it added to the main menu.

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License: GNU General Public License (GPL)

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Changes:
A serious overhaul to the terminal emulator. Improves performance, reduces per-terminal memory footprint, and improves compatibility with several console tools. New cursor control code also improves future portability.

Last week when traveling to Europe for FOSDEM and other business meetings, I had picked up a new 9-cell battery for a Lenovo ThinkPad T60. While an additional three battery cells will noticeably extend your battery life, you can also extend your battery life by taking a few simple steps to optimize your Linux desktop that will also reduce your power consumption and heat output. In this article are a few simple steps to take in order to extend your notebook’s battery life on Ubuntu.

FEST-Reflect is a Java library that provides a
Fluent Interface-based API that simplifies the
usage of Java Reflection, resulting in improved
readability and type safety.