Sean Michael Kerner

The first public baby steps of the effort to create a new framework for PHP application deployment are now live for all to see. The effort may well prove to put PHP on the same level as J2EE and .NET for application server deployments. Version 0.1.1 of the framework is now available for download as […]

Let the mashups begin! Yahoo is opening up application programming interfaces (APIs) for its Photo, MyWeb 2.0 and Calendar applications and taking the wraps off a revised Shopping API . The new and revised interfaces will help Web developers build applications that use the Yahoo services. The APIs are a continuation of an effort begun […]

Often the hardest part of starting a Wiki is the fact that you typically start off with a blank page. JotSpot thinks it has the answer to the problem, unveiling two new hosted wiki applications that provides users with an outline to help them get started. The company today launched a bug tracker and a […]

The pillar of most open source applications is the ubiquitous LAMP — Linux, Apache, MySQL, and Perl/PHP/Python stack. According to results of a Coverity study, the LAMP stack has fewer code defects than a baseline of 32 open source software projects. The effort may well prove to help make open source more secure. The Department […]

Want to build your own AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) client or plugin? You now have the support of AOL to do so. That is, unless you’re planning on using it inside of a multi-instant messaging protocol client, in which case AOL does not approve. AOL today is launching its Open AIM initiative, which includes SDKs […]

The next version of the Carrier Grade Linux specification is out. Now, it’s up to the vendors to get registered and prove themselves compliant. The OSDL has opened up registration for newly-released Carrier Grade Linux 3.2 specification (CGL 3.2). The new CGL specification is an evolution of the version 3 specification that was originally announced […]

The GCC compiler is one of the most fundamental projects in the modern software ecosystem. It has enjoyed a long and storied history that continues to grow with this week’s release of version 4.1. Originally standing for GNU C Compiler, GCC now refers to GNU Compiler Collection and is in every GNU/Linux distribution. It is […]

Apple’s Zero day flaw is no more. Apple Security Update 2006-001 fixes the week old issue that US-CERT tagged with a Cyber Security Alert. It also addresses 19 other issues in OS X, including improving security against worms which have just recently begun to slither through Apple’s core. The zero-day issue involved how OS X […]

Linux leadership in China is up for discussion again. Novell is claiming again that it is the Linux leader in China. This time the data comes from China-based analyst firm CCID Consulting, which reported that Novell holds a 25.1 percent revenue share of the China Linux market. In August, Novell cited data from IDC, which […]

VeriSign is poised to maintain control of the .com registry until at least 2012, maybe even longer. ICANN, the Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers, voted in favor of ratifying a new deal with VeriSign for administration of the .com registry. In a special meeting of ICANN’s Board of Directors, which is chaired by […]

Supercomputer vendor Linux Networx announced this week a new lineup of storage solutions, while also revealing that it is no longer developing its Xilo scalable clustered storage system. Linux Networx has classified its new storage solutions under three tiers: Value, Ultimate and Premium Performance. At press time specifications were only made available to internetnews.com for […]

UPDATED: Opponents of the proposed revised deal between ICANN and VeriSign for control of the .com domain space have now put a price tag on the deal. And it isn’t pretty. According to BulkRegister, VeriSign stands to make over $3 billion dollars by 2012 under the terms of the new deal, if approved. The deal […]