] n the absence of any formal announcements, news of Google being
] accredited by ICANN as a domain name registrar, spread fast in the
] media today after it was first reported by Bret Fausett on Lextext
] -- see Google is a Registrar.

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]
] On Tuesday, Sun Microsystems Inc. will announce that it
] will be using its newly minted Common Development and
] Distribution License open-source license for its
] long-promised Open Solaris project. However, creating a
] developer community around such plans to open-source
] Solaris will not be easy%u2014for many
] reasons%u2014according to analysts and industry figures.
]
] Sun has long promised that it would open-source Solaris,
] but it has yet to answer in detail how it will deal with
] questions about The SCO Group Inc.'s Unix intellectual
] property claims

AAAAhaahaahaahaa!!!

Analysts: Sun's Open Solaris Plans Face Problems

] The advent of Blu-ray and HD DVD may give rise to a
] format war reminiscent of the Betamax-VHS contest in the
] early days of videocassette recorders. At stake are
] potentially billions of dollars in hardware and discs as
] the demand for high-definition content grows.
]
] In the midst of the battle, for which the two sides
] mounted elaborate floor displays this month at the
] Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Mr. Greenhall is
] asking, Why wait for the giants to sort it all out?
] There's a little guy, he said, with a high-definition
] solution right now: his own company's DivX 6 software.

I don't think DivX is going to make a difference here; its so
tainted by p2p that Hollywood probably won't touch it with a 10-foot pole. Nevertheless, an interesting gambit.

The Coming DVD Format War

] Sony has taken the first step toward opening up the
] proprietary UMD (Universal Media Disc) optical disc
] system used in its PlayStation Portable (PSP) so that
] other companies can build products based on the discs, a
] senior executive says.

They're finally starting to get it...

Sony Considers Opening PSP

]
] SONY missed out on potential sales from MP3 players and
] other gadgets because it was overly proprietary about
] music and entertainment content, the head of the
] company's video-game unit said.

It never ceases to amaze me that after burning themselves so many times with this over the years (betamax, MD, etc) that they did it again with their non-MP3 player. Maybe they're starting to learn. I hope BluRay works out better...

Sony admits MP3 error

] Verizon Wireless customers in California are suing the
] Bedminster, N.J.-based mobile phone operator for
] disabling some of the Bluetooth capabilities in a
] Motorola Inc. handset.

The way cellphone handset hardware is marketed and sold to the public infuriates me to no end.

Verizon Wireless Users Sue Over Disabled Bluetooth Features

] Linux is much more popular in the enterprise than previously
] thought, according to a new report out today.

... according to IDC, Linux is now 25% of servers shipped.

Linux to Grow Steady for Next Four Years

] Symantec Corp.'s reported interest in acquiring Veritas
] Software Corp. for more than $13 billion would represent
] the computer security giant's biggest step yet beyond its
] core businesses of defending against viruses and
] thwarting hackers. Investors weren't impressed, though,
] and Symantec's shares plunged 16 percent.

Symantec in Talks With Veritas

] Sprint Corp. on Wednesday agreed to buy mobile telephone
] company Nextel Communications Inc. in a deal worth $36.3
] billion to gain more business customers and more airwaves
] to transmit calls.

Its official.

Sprint to Buy Nextel in $36 Billion Deal

] The potential merger of US mobile telephone groups Sprint
] and Nextel, reported to be under discussion, would reduce
] the number of major players in the US wireless industry
] to four.

Potential Sprint, Nextel merger suggests consolidating wireless industry