In the past, security bugs in the Xpdf PDF viewer have endangered Linux systems time and again, and projects that use Xpdf code are also affected.

The latest version of the Mozilla successor, Seamonkey, removes minor graphics bugs and includes security updates.

The Mozilla Foundation has just released Prism, the pre-release version of an application that removes a Web application’s reliance on a browser. The software, which was previously only available for Windows, is now available as version 0.8 for Linux and Mac OS X.

Many scanner tools confuse users with functional overkill. The clear-cut gscan2pdf scanning aid gives users a simple approach to converting existing paper documents into space-saving PDF files.

The office suite builds on Open Office adding a plethora of graphical elements and fonts.

Open Source service provider Corratech recently released Opensuite, a platform for the integration of heterogeneous enterprise applications.

UK-based ARM is looking to develop a Linux platform for mobile devices in cooperation with six partners.

Software vendor Autodesk is looking to release a geodetic program for the conversion of geographical data into various formats as Open Source.