Diamond Age Solutions News for the IT Industry

Wed Mar 19 08:29:23 NZDT 2008

Today Index

Microsoft's mobile devices are set to use Adobe's Flash Lite. Microsoft has licenced the software along with a cut-down PDF reader:
http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/pressroom/pressreleases/200803/031708Adobe_MS.html

Microsoft release SP1 for Vista. Most of the beta release issues seem fixed, but there are some minor problems with a few drivers:
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,1000000121,39369881,00.htm

HP is expected to announce that it will be supplying laptops pre- installed with Novell's Suse Linux, joining Dell and Lenovo:

Novell's anti-trust suit against Microsoft over document formats is set to go forward after Microsoft's appeal is rejected:
http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20080317124445613

Ubuntu's 8.04 Hardy Heron release is due to go beta on Thursday:
http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2008/03/ubuntu-linux-re.html

And finally. Doing brain surgery with DIY hand tools in the Ukraine, and doing it well. Surgeon Henry Marsh is the one boring you:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article3559479.ece

News collated from various sources by Vik Olliver for Diamond Age Solutions Ltd. The views presented in this document are the personal opinion of the collator, and should not be taken as any more than that.