The Apache Software Foundation Reflects On Advances and Accomplishments During

The Apache Software Foundation Reflects On Advances and Accomplishments During 2005
The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) - stewards, incubators, and developers of leading Open Source projects, including the Apache HTTP Server, the world's most popular Web server software for ten years running - reflects on its activities and milestones achieved during 2005.

EPIC Petition Catches FCC's Attention
The agency will consider the watchdog's call for harsher security standards for carriers.

Volkswagen teams with Google on navigation system (Reuters)

Reuters - Volkswagen AG's American unit on Friday said it is working on a prototype vehicle which features Google Inc.'s satellite mapping software to give drivers a bird's eye view of the road ahead.

VoIP Struggles Toward Prime Time

With the departure of FCC chairman Michael Powell, it looks like telecom
regulation reform isn't going to happen this year. What a surprise wink wink.
But regulation snafus are only one barrier in the minefield that Internet telephony
providers must cross in order to bring the technology to the masses. It's not
going to happen overnight, but VoIP is coming. So who will cash in? Will it be
cable companies, wireless providers or VoIP-focused specialty players like
Vonage? Will consumers save money in the end? And are local telephone
companies doomed as voice communications slowly but surely turn to the
Internet?

Winter woes
Salesforce.com customers complained of an intermittent outage Monday that lasted for several hours, leaving some customers miffed at these latest developments that they attribute . . .

Zimbra Unveils Innovative, Open Source Collaboration Software and Messaging Server
the Zimbra Collaboration Suite. Built on open source technology, the Zimbra Collaboration Suite will fundamentally change the way people interact with e-mail by fixing the most frustrating problems for users and administrators. Currently available as a Beta, the messaging server and client will be generally available in November.

Are You SOA New School, or Old?
It has come to my attention that there are really two kinds of SOA technology vendors out there, old school and new school - each offering very different approaches to solving the SOA problem. I'm not going to mention any particular vendors, but you guys can guess who they are.