Tuesday, December 09, 2003

U.K. gov't considers Sun in open source software push. LONDON -- The U.K. government has signed a five-year agreement with Sun Microsystems Inc. to potentially offer the company's new Java Desktop System (JDS) and Java Enterprise System (JES) software to public sector agencies as part of an overall open source push. [InfoWorld: Top News] 7:38:02 AM

Australian Researchers Push Near-Broadband IP Over VHF. Curmudgeon Rick writes "A research group at the Australian National University is getting symmetrical 250K bps at 20km, using "empty" 7MHz-wide broadcast TV ... [Slashdot] 7:30:33 AM

Las Vegas Schools Mix IP, Digital Communications. Looking to upgrade its communications capabilities and cut costs, the Clark County School District in Las Vegas is spending $31 million to install an IP-ready metropolitan-area network and about 27,000 phones that will be able to operate in both digital and IP modes. [Computerworld IT in Government News] 7:29:34 AM

ObjectWeb, Apache team on open source J2EE. ObjectWeb and the Apache Software Foundation, which each develop an open-source Java application server, have reached a technology-sharing agreement designed to accelerate certification of their products under Sun Microsystems's latest J2EE standard. [InfoWorld: Top News] 7:27:53 AM

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