Stories by Ashlee Vance

KDE ready to do battle with Gnome

The Linux desktop battle heated up Wednesday when the developers of the K Desktop Environment (KDE) announced wide industry support for the newly formed KDE league. Developers of the competing Gnome open-source operating environment beat KDE to the punch in August when the Gnome Foundation released a laundry list of vendors backing the group.

Apache founders hit Vegas in search of cash

Brian Behlendorf, co-founder and president of the Apache Software Foundation is taking the stage in Las Vegas on Sunday to discuss the status of Apache -- the prominent Web server that the ASF simply gives away.

Navidad Virus Carries an Early Holiday Surprise

Network Associates McAfee division on Friday upgraded the threat level of a virus named Navidad from low to medium. McAfee said the virus seems to have increased its rate of spread in recent days, although the malicious program actually contains a bug that allows a user to make it inactive.

Study says employees abuse the Internet

Research company Vault.com released a study Wednesday that shows what many managers probably already suspect: employees surfing the Web at work aren't always working.

Gates Says Microsoft Will Thrive

Microsoft's dominant position in software will hold steady even as PC-centered computing wanes, Bill Gates, the company's chairman and chief software architect said Thursday at an Intel-sponsored event.

Gateway Sued over Claims of "Free" Net Access

Gateway has been charged with slippery Internet practices in a class action lawsuit filed in California Wednesday. Among other claims, the lawsuit alleges that Gateway mislead customers when it offered free Internet access while not revealing that many users might incur long-distance telephone rates when connecting to its service.

McNealy attacks competitors, praises the Net

Scott McNealy, Sun Microsystems' chairman and chief executive officer, launched comical attacks on his company's competitors and outlined a profoundly optimistic take on the Internet's expansion during a keynote speech on Thursday at Oracle's OpenWorld event here.

Copyright music bodies permit global Net licenses

The legal issues surrounding online music distribution may have taken a small step toward clarity Tuesday when a number of copyright organisations convened to hammer out a deal for Web-related content.

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