Lindows launches laptop edition

US based Linux distributor Lindows has announced that it has developed a version of its Linux based operating system for notebooks. The company says that the key to the new version of the operating system, known as Lindows Laptop Edition (LE) has been to build power management into the operating system. US based Linux distributor Lindows has announced that it has developed a version of its Linux based operating system for notebooks. ...more

American praise for UK government's handling of technology

Senior US diplomats have been praising the UK government's handling of technology in private dispatches from the London embassy. They note that the productivity within emerging technology sectors has been channelled to help turn the domestic economy into one of Europe's top performers. The private dispatches of officials at the US Embassy have been obtained by The Guardian, being disclosed under the terms of the US freedom of information act. ...more

EC backs grid computing to the tune of €52mn

The European Commision has given a grant of €52mn to kickstart 'Grid' computing in Europe. The package goes to twelve EU funded research projects. Grid computing combines together the unused computing power of a network of machines to tackle one particular project. ...more

And also today (3-July-2001), for the record...

Here, in brief, are some of the day's other stories. Java smart cards Metrowerks has been signed up by Sun to provide developers with an integrated development environment (IDE) for Java Card technology (the Java Card spec enables Java to run on smart cards and other devices with limited memory). There'll be byte code and source-level debugging capabilities and a simulated runtime environment when the IDE is released later this year. ...more

Microsoft's Viridian virtualisation slips

The release date for Microsoft's hypervisor-based virtualisation product - codenamed Viridian - has slipped, the company has confirmed. Speaking at the Microsoft Management Summit conference in San Diego, Bob Muglia, senior VP of Microsoft, stated that the forthcoming product, will now be delayed by up to six months past the launch of Longhorn Server. The delay pushes the Viridian launch into the second half of 2008, a significant delay for those waiting for Microsoft's virtualisation technology. ...more