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  • Developers to get standardised security test

    A standardised test on knowledge of security programming may soon be on the way for software developers.

  • Europa eclipses Callisto in Friday's overhaul

    The Eclipse framework and 20 of its applications will be updated at the end of this week when Europa replaces Callisto.

  • OpenOffice worm hits Mac, Linux and Windows

    Malware targeting OpenOffice documents is spreading through multiple operating systems including Mac OS, Windows and Linux, according to Symantec.

  • Novell to detail Microsoft patent pact

    Delayed annual report will offer details of Novell's patent, interoperability and sales partnership with Redmond.

  • OpenOffice macro worm exposes bad bunny

    update: Sophos has warned users of the multi-platform OpenOffice productivity tool not to open any files named "badbunny.odg" -- which releases a worm exposing users to an image of a man in a bunny suit and a scantily clad woman performing a sexual act in woodland.

  • Symantec sizes up security in Windows Vista

    Windows Vista might be Microsoft's most secure operating system yet, but its Windows SideBar and gadgets could pose security threats, according to Symantec.

  • Sun's Fortran replacement goes open-source

    Sun Microsystems took a new open-source step this week, enlisting the outside world's help in an attempt to create a brand-new programming language called Fortress.

  • Apple Mac OS X patch plugs 31 vulnerabilities

    Apple Computer on Tuesday in the US released a security update for Mac OS X to repair 31 vulnerabilities, including a zero-day Wi-Fi hijack flaw.

  • LAMP lights way on open source security

    The most popular open-source software is also the most free of bugs, according to the first results of a US government-sponsored effort to help make such software as secure as possible.

  • 'LAMP' start-up warms to free DB2

    Start-up ActiveGrid has released an update to its toolset for building business applications with open-source software, adding support for IBM's newly introduced free DB2 database.

  • Danger level rises for Perl flaws

    A type of security flaw in Perl applications that experts thought could lead only to a denial-of-service attack is now believed to be much more serious.

  • Lloyd's may offer open-source indemnity

    Lloyd's of London, the oldest insurance organisation in the world, may soon underwrite open-source software against claims of intellectual property infringement.

  • Java devotee BEA eyes scripting languages

    BEA Systems -- a company long committed to the Java programming language -- plans to support alternative scripting languages in upcoming products.

  • Secret life of the OpenSolaris code

    Although incidences of profanity and swearing are rare in the ten million lines of the newly-released OpenSolaris code, the ones that do exist reveal programmers' frustration with their art.

  • IBM: 'LAMP' users need to grow up

    Businesses that run on the Linux, Apache, MySQL, Perl/PHP/Python (LAMP) model will have to "grow up" to avoid reliability issues in future, an IBM executive said.

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