VariCAD is a universal CAD solution for mechanical engineering. The new version of the proprietary software includes a new user interface.

The Thunderbird team at Mozilla has initiated a new project, Raindrop, for open messaging and are presenting a first prototype.

The first and last release candidate for Ubuntu 9.10 is now available for download.

Mozilla has made itself into the draft horse for a new font format for the Web that some of its developers and independent font designers are currently hatching. Firefox 3.6 should be the first to support the new Web Open Font Format (WOFF).

The TimeTrex company has released version 3.0.0 of its payroll and time management business software with new hourly rate and break policy settings.

To follow up on the big success of CeBIT Open Source 2009, the theme focus will get an especially attractive location at the trade show site in Hanover, Germany in 2010. The conference organization and Linux Pro Magazine are now calling for open source projects to apply for free exhibit space at CeBIT Open Source 2010.

To follow up on the big success of CeBIT Open Source 2009, the theme focus will get an especially attractive location at the trade show site in Hanover, Germany in 2010. The conference organization and Linux Pro Magazine are now calling for open source projects to apply for free exhibit space at CeBIT Open Source 2010.

Future development of the netbook distro Eeebuntu will be based on Debian Unstable instead of the Ubuntu core that has been used until now.