Rebecca Reid

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SCO Forum: SCO vows to beat IBM, upgrades products

LAS VEGAS - After enduring a year of personal attacks by the IT industry, SCO Group CEO Darl McBride pledged to continue the company's legal battle with IBM Corp. and renewed its commitment to modernizing its own Unix platforms at the company's user show here this week..

Ontario halts funding for rural broadband

High-speed Internet will not be coming to hundreds of rural and northern Ontario communities anytime soon after the Ontario government scrapped its Connect Ontario: Broadband Regional Access Program (COBRA), IT World Canada learned Tuesday.

JavaOne: Sun open sources Java 3D

SAN FRANCISCO - Sun Microsystems Inc. took a step toward making Java open source by opening its Java 3D version along with its 3D desktop, Project Looking Glass, at its annual JavaOne conference here. The company also reconfirmed its commitment to open sourcing Solaris for X86.

Linux around the globe

A perception exists that Linux is quickly catching on everywhere in the world except North America, but recent numbers tell a different story.

SCO claims Unix’s ELF in Linux

A recent move by the SCO Group Inc. promises to make Unix ELF code as well-known in IT circles as Orlando Bloom's portrayal of the Lord of the Rings' elf prince, Legolas, is with teenage girls.

Rogers unveils 3G Edge network

Rogers Wireless Communications Inc. announced on Tuesday the availability of its third-generation data network, EDGE, which boasts speeds up to 384Kbps

Former Red Hat employees start up new Linux company

Two former Red Hat Inc. employees have started their own Linux company, dubbed SpecifixT Inc. (Specifix), marketing a Red Hat-compatible version of Linux that users can modify to fit their business-specific needs

Alberta’s presence doubles on Deloitte Fast 50 list

Alberta is becoming known for more than just right-wing politics and oil. It is increasingly proving its technological prowess

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