Ryan Naraine

Raleigh, N.C.-based Red Hat , which develops commercial versions of the Linux operating system, on Monday announced a lucrative joint marketing pact with IBM Corp. to provide Linux-based support and services to the enterprise sector. The multi-year deal calls for Big Blue and Red Hat to team on customer service support and services for software […]

Looking to improve the way IP video streaming works on broadband networks, two companies announced a deal to develop an open platform to integrate middleware technology with MPEG decoder hardware. Milpitas, Calif.-based Sigma Designs, an IP video streaming software firm, said it would partner with Thirdspace to jointly create an open platform to make its […]

When New York-based ActiveBuddy made it clear it reserved the right to enforce the controversial patent covering instant messaging bots, the move trained a harsh spotlight on the inner workings of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). ActiveBuddy was granted Patent No. 6,430,602, which covers the method and system for interactively responding to […]

Cross-network instant messaging client Trillian has dipped its toes into the premium market with the new Trillian Pro version, the first time a consumer-focused IM application will require an annual subscription. As first reported by internetnews.com, Trillian Pro adds premium features like SMS and mobile messaging capabilities, pop-up e-mail alerts and plug-ins to shuttle news, […]

A buffer overrun vulnerability has been detected in the ActiveX component in Apple’s QuickTime 5.0 media player, which is used to embed streaming media content in a Web page. In an advisory security research firm @stake said the buffer overrun was caused by the way that the QuickTime ActiveX component handles the “pluginspage” field when […]

Looking to spread the gospel about its BuddyScript SDK for the making of instant messaging bots, New York-based ActiveBuddy is seeking help from an unlikely source. ActiveBuddy, which makes IM bots that run on AOL’s AIM and Microsoft’s MSN Messenger platforms on Monday launched two incentive-based programs for developers who market the BuddyScript bot-making kit. […]

Beginning next January, Apple plans to switch to Mac OS X-only booting for new Mac models as it moves full blast to encourage adoption of the new operating system. The Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple, which launched the Mac OS 10.2 ‘Jaguar’ operating system with much fanfare in July, said the new Mac computer would retain the […]

Macromedia on Monday unveiled ColdFusion MX, its own scripting language for IBM’s WebSphere and Sun’s Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) application servers. The San Francisco, Calif.-based Macromedia said the latest member of the MX family of products — ColdFusion MX — was optimized to IBM and Sun Microsystems would target J2EE vendors and developers already […]

“It is high…it is far… it is … now available on your cell phone.” John Sterling’s famous home-run call for the New York Yankees is being shuttled to mobile phones nationwide as part of a deal announced Friday by Seattle-based RealNetworks and Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLBAM). The latest deal is targeted towards hardcore […]

The first beta of Microsoft’s eagerly-anticipated Office 11 suite for the Windows XP platform will be shipped before the end of this year, the company said in an e-mail to its testers. “We are writing to let you know that you have been accepted into the Office 11 Individual Evaluation Program for the upcoming Office […]

After months of teasing and dropping hints around its digital media strategy, Microsoft will finally showcase a beta of Windows Media 9 Series, a media player that looks to turn PCs into TVs. When Bill Gates officially lifts the wraps off the software formerly known as “Corona” Wednesday in Los Angeles, it will signal the […]

With the all-important holiday shopping season on the horizon, Microsoft has started shipping its Windows XP Media Center Edition to PC makers in the United States and Canada. The Windows XP Media Center, which brings heady promises of turning the PC into a home entertainment center, has been distributed to Hewlett-Packard Co. and Samsung Electronics, […]