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Defense Dept. Report Urges Adoption of Open Technology

Sun, 20 Aug 2006 14:05:16 +0000

The Defense Department should adopt an open technology model for software procurement and distribution, according to a new report prepared for Sue Payton, deputy undersecretary of Defense for Advanced Systems and Concepts. That report,... Read more...

Energy Dept. Funds Open-Source InfiniBand Work

Thu, 11 Nov 2004 23:12:46 +0000

The U.S. Department of Energy has funded a consortium of InfiniBand advocates to build Linux software support for the high-speed networking technology. The three-year project will support programmers at chipmaker Intel and InfiniBand... Read more...

Justice Dept. won't appeal Oracle ruling

Fri, 01 Oct 2004 21:29:01 +0000

The Justice Department announced Friday that it will not appeal a court ruling against it in the Oracle antitrust case, reducing the number of obstacles the software company must clear in its hostile takeover bid... Read more...

US Defence Dept. on WiFi Warpath

Tue, 17 Dec 2002 15:22:14 +0000

The U.S. Defence Department is seeking new limits on an increasingly popular form of wireless Internet access, arguing that it could interfere with military radar, the New York Times reports. Industry executives, including... Read more...