ReefEdge's New WLAN Switch

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Cisco's at the (WLAN) Switch

Cisco's at the (WLAN) Switch 11/18/2003 12:12 AM
eWeek Nov 18 2003 0:01AM ET

WLAN Switch in an Access Point

WLAN Switch in an Access Point 03/29/2005 11:28 AM
Xirrus launches its wireless LAN array: In a briefing last week, Xirrus executives explained that their product combines the utility of a wireless LAN switch with a single footprint that can coordinate frequency and signal pattern across as many as 16 channels using a combination of 802.11a and 802.11b/g with sectorized antennas. Gigabit Ethernet carries the traffic to and from the array; a redundant failover Gigabit Ethernet port and a 10/100 management port ensures throughput. The WLAN array comes in three configuration: four ports, eight ports, or 16 ports (models XS-3500, XS-3700, XS-3900). All three models can work in 802.11a, b, or g mode for each radio, with up to 12 for 802.11a and up to four for 802.11b/g. Xirrus has baseband-level control of the radios which allows them to adaptively and dynamically change the signal strength and antenna scope. Because they're sectorized, that means each radio can serve a greater distance if needed than the typical indoor omnidirectional antenna--or back off as the RF environment requires. The arrays have what are now required features of any switch: VLANs, multiple SSIDs per switch (up to 16), QoS, and assignment to VLAN based on authentication, SSID, or other factors. One of the radios on any model can be set to work as a monitor for security threats, like rogue access points. The arrays can be managed using Layer 3 tunneling with a centralized platform, the XM-3300, which can handle up to 500 WLAN arrays. Because there's an extra 10/100 interface, the management can be entirely out of band of the actual network traffic. The arrays are powered with 48-volt DC which requires either direct electrical wiring for an AC adapter or the use of DC power over Ethernet--not the standard kind, but their 48-volt variety--that ties into their Remote Power System (XP-3100) at over 300 feet of Cat 5 Ethernet cable. The Xirrus array is the logical extension of the WLAN switch concept. One of the early gating factors for WLAN switching was the necessity for all traffic to be routed from an access point back via Ethernet to a physical switch which had to manage all the data coming and going. While this added the benefit of VLAN-based roaming that was independent of a physical switch location, it also tied bandwidth to the computational and switching capacity of that centralized switch device. (Symbol's first "access port" system had only...

WLAN Switch Handles Voice

WLAN Switch Handles Voice 02/12/2004 04:51 PM
Support of cell traffic planned for Proxim device.

WLAN Switch Vendors Starting to Die?

WLAN Switch Vendors Starting to Die? 10/28/2003 11:09 PM
Since WLAN switch developers started coming out of the woodwork, it was clear that the market couldn't support all of them: Trapeze and Vivato have both laid off workers recently, leaving some to wonder if they are struggling. Trapeze made a name for itself by spending liberally on marketing and what some in the industry have described as a massive booth for trade shows. A company spokesperson in this article says that the cut backs happened on schedule. Trapeze cut 30 percent of its staff and Vivato laid off 25 percent. I would be surprised if Trapeze was one to go under straight away as it seems to have a robust product. But as we all know, the best product doesn't always win. This will be an interesting space to watch as acquisitions and failures are bound to start happening soon....

Cisco Intros WLAN Switch Module

Cisco Intros WLAN Switch Module 05/05/2004 02:04 PM
Cisco introduced today its wireless LAN services module, an add-on to its Catalyst 6500 switch that integrates support for WLANs: Coupled with Cisco APs (wireless access points), the platform offers some of the functionality of other WLAN switch platforms but has some drawbacks. One of the most important capabilities that Cisco executives stressed during a Webcast this morning was the ability for users to roam between APs in 50 milliseconds--fast enough to support voice. The client is authenticated at the AP where traffic is sent through a secure roaming tunnel back to the Catalyst switch, which could be located anywhere in the network. As the client roams, its IP address stays the same, so voice calls, VPNs, and other applications aren't interrupted when the client associates with a new AP. Because all traffic travels through the switch, roaming might not always happen in under 50 milliseconds. Cisco tested roaming between two APs that were located in Perth, Australia. The APs were connected to a switch that was located in Sydney, a distance away from Perth that is similar to the distance between Los Angeles and Miami. The handoff time increased to around 250 milliseconds, slow enough for an audible blip in a voice call. But applications are not dropped during that time. Cisco also said that it is releasing an upgraded version of its wireless LAN solution engine (WLSE), Cisco's management software for APs across an enterprise. The new version not only detects rogue or unauthorized APs, but can remotely disable the switch port that the rogue is connected to. Also, with the new software, customers can set their Cisco APs to scan-only mode. Customers who may not be ready to deploy a WLAN may still want to ensure that rogue APs aren't being deployed. "Over time they will deploy a WLAN, and the same APs they use for scan-only can be used as regular APs," said Bill Rossi, general manager of Cisco's wireless unit. (Airespace, a WLAN switch developer, has a similar offering, which has the added feature of deassociate signal bombing a rogue AP to prevent clients from successfully remaining connected to it.) The upgraded WLSE also supports instant AP deployment without having to configure the AP before adding it to the network. When the switch module recognizes that a new AP has been plugged in, it alerts the WLSE system, which sends the configuration file to the...

3Com takes aim at WLAN switch arena

3Com takes aim at WLAN switch arena 07/27/2004 04:19 PM
Company has hinted about WLAN switch, which observers say it needs to challenge Cisco in the high end of the market.

Tough Competition in WLAN Switch
Business

Tough Competition in WLAN Switch
Business 02/10/2004 02:40 AM
WLAN switch makers continue to duke it out in the marketplace: Even though analysts have been predicting consolidation for a while, not much has happened and in fact new competitors, sometimes in the form of established equipment vendors, continue to enter the market. Recently I've noticed press releases coming out to announce practically every new customer win as the switch makers look for recognition. This piece mentions a few such announcements that came out today, including that Aruba is building a network for Ariba and expanding the network at Dartmouth University. Airespace also announced it is building a network at Galluadet University in Washington, D.C....

Switch start-ups turn to WLAN security

Switch start-ups turn to WLAN security 11/03/2003 06:34 AM
But shake-out looms

Research and Markets : Examination of
the Enterprise WLAN Equipment Market in
Particular the Market for WLAN Switches

Research and Markets : Examination of
the Enterprise WLAN Equipment Market in
Particular the Market for WLAN Switches 04/07/2005 02:54 AM
Research and Markets (researchandmarkets.com/reports/c15207) has announced the addition of “WLAN Switch”…Or Just “Switch”? : Business WLAN Market Analysis to their offering. [PRWEB Apr 7, 2005]

Man Happier About Switch To Mac Than
Switch To Christianity

Man Happier About Switch To Mac Than
Switch To Christianity 06/15/2004 10:01 AM

WLAN Makeovers on Tap

WLAN Makeovers on Tap 05/03/2004 09:41 AM
Symbol Technologies, Bluesocket and Airespace plan to introduce new security and management tools at N+I.

Voice over WLAN

Voice over WLAN 07/15/2004 12:17 AM
Startup company Meru, promises to ease the tension for network admins through their new technology. Once everything is in place, the admin needing to set up a wireless network simply selects whether it will be for VoIP or for standard network needs. The software provided by Meru will take care of the rest.

The Feds can own your WLAN too

The Feds can own your WLAN too 04/05/2005 10:16 PM

Is VOIP Over WLAN DOA?

Is VOIP Over WLAN DOA? 06/09/2004 10:18 PM
Slashdot Jun 10 2004 2:31AM GMT

Big WLAN on Campus

Big WLAN on Campus 01/06/2005 03:14 PM
Colleges are the bleeding edge of WLAN technology: I wrote this piece for Mobile Pipeline (my first for them) which started out as a more general best practices article for giant WLANs, and morphed into an article about college WLANs. Why? As I explain in the story, giant WLAN enterprises don't want to talk on or off the record about what they're doing. Academic institutions are happy to oblige. Schools also have the disadvantage of having to support many, many generations of equipment and operating systems. You can't tell a professor to take a flying leap, and some schools may still have five-year-old laptops and desktops that still have to be integrated. It's clear that 802.1X is the next big trend for both schools and enterprises. It solves many problems while adding tremendous policy flexibility. Using 802.1X and L2TP means that you can have smaller VLANs that are segregated by policy, group, or even randomly to balance users among VLANs....

Car-To-Car Ad-hoc WLAN to be created by
2006

Car-To-Car Ad-hoc WLAN to be created by
2006 12/22/2004 01:23 AM
Found this rather neat article on The Register, infact, it was something I was discussing with a bunch of friends at college last week! Nice to know we are being heard.

Car makers BMW, Audi, Daimler Chrysler, Volkswagen, Renault and Fiat have won a German government grant to help develop the basis for a standard method for car-to-car wireless data.

NOW is focusing on 802.11 technology and IPv6 to develop "inter-vehicle communication based on ad hoc networking principles". Essentially, it's exploring ways that moving vehicles can automatically set up temporary links with other cars, bikes and trucks in the vicinity, and share traffic information.

With routing capabilities, the whole thing could become a huge 'automobile Internet', with vehicles warning each other - and their drivers - about slow-downs, bad weather, accidents and other road problems.

On a personal note, I really can't even begin to imagine the possibilities here, a road traffic innovation, chat/P2P/file sharing heaven on the roads, or a big headache for the RIAA/MPAA/BSA? It could definitely be all of the above! One thing is for sure, you'll never get bored in traffic anymore.

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TIM Links GPRS and WLAN

TIM Links GPRS and WLAN 12/16/2003 10:03 AM
Unstrung.com Dec 16 2003 9:06AM ET

Analysys: WLAN Threatens 3G

Analysys: WLAN Threatens 3G 09/15/2004 11:40 PM
Unstrung.com Sep 16 2004 3:50AM GMT

iPass Puts the LAN into WLAN

iPass Puts the LAN into WLAN 12/02/2003 01:22 PM
iPass to offer intra-LAN management for companies: iPass's iPassConnect client currently allows a firm to provide company-wide access to remote dial-up, wired, and wireless networks using the firm's own directory. The new iPass Wireless LAN Roaming service will let that company's IT department configure the client to connect to the local wireless LAN, too. In its first release, the software allows firm-wide support for a network name (SSID) and WEP key; this version is expected next quarter. WEP keys can be changed remotely by an IT manager. A later release will handle WPA and directly allow 802.1X authentication of users to iPass's system, which allows dynamic WEP or WPA keys to be assigned. In a briefing, iPass said that this extension to their service is in direct response to customer requests that would allow a single package with a single graphical interface and login to manage the entire wireless experience. iPass will offer this service as with its current offerings, direct to large firms and through resellers to other companies....

Wardriving for WLAN security

Wardriving for WLAN security 06/17/2004 04:35 PM
Volunteers cruise to find wireless networks that lack security.

New Phone Uses WLAN or Cel Networks

New Phone Uses WLAN or Cel Networks 07/27/2004 12:45 PM

Best Practices For Securing Your WLAN

Best Practices For Securing Your WLAN 07/23/2004 09:43 AM

No WLAN? You still need wireless
security

No WLAN? You still need wireless
security 05/16/2004 10:51 PM
ZDNet May 17 2004 2:46AM GMT

3G Phones with Flash or WLAN

3G Phones with Flash or WLAN 07/23/2004 01:29 AM
Wireless Watch Japan Jul 23 2004 4:30AM GMT

WLAN Chips Branch Out

WLAN Chips Branch Out 06/07/2004 01:11 AM
Broadcom and Atheros compete to deliver WLAN chip sets for small, low-cost devices.

Faster WLAN in the Works

Faster WLAN in the Works 06/14/2004 12:24 AM
Even without an official IEEE blessing, faster multisignal WLAN technology is on tap from one Silicon Valley developer, while several large chip makers test the waters.

Improving WLAN Management

Improving WLAN Management 05/14/2004 03:01 PM
Smaller wireless-switching companies are challenging incumbent hardware vendors such as Cisco for the attention of users looking to improve the manageability of their WLANs.

Multichannel WLAN chips look toward the
sky

Multichannel WLAN chips look toward the
sky 07/13/2004 08:48 AM
Chip sets from startup Engim Inc. that allow one Wi-Fi access point to carry data on multiple channels may end up in networks optimized for high-density environments, including multipurpose wireless infrastructures on airliners.

802.11n will triple throughput of WLan

802.11n will triple throughput of WLan 07/09/2004 08:10 AM
Computer Weekly Jul 9 2004 12:34PM GMT

Interesting Take on Voice Over WLAN

Interesting Take on Voice Over WLAN 02/19/2004 12:43 PM
Radioframe is touting its indoor GSM system as better than voice over WLAN: Radioframe sells a platform that extends cellular coverage inside an office building and connects to the office PBX so companies can use their cell phones inside the building. When users are in the building, minutes are cheaper than outside on the wide area cell network. The company's CEO argues that even though usage of the WLAN in the building doesn't cost, the handsets are so much more expensive than cell phones that it makes more sense to use a system like Radioframe's. I did a story a while back on voice over WLAN and found that the handsets cost around the same as standard wired office phones. So the difference could come down to a decision about whether a cell phone offers the same features and functionalities that workers typically want on their phones in the office. Plus, the Radioframe CEO didn't discuss how the costs of deploying and maintaining its network compares to deploying and maintaining a standard WLAN....

More Voice Over WLAN Deals

More Voice Over WLAN Deals 03/06/2004 01:49 AM
Alcatel and Nortel are both promoting voice over WLAN systems by reselling WLAN equipment from Airespace and handsets from SpectraLink: Cisco started selling voice over WLAN handsets last year and ironically it appears that move is actually good news for SpectraLink, which has been making such phones for many years. That's because Cisco competitors like Alcatel and Nortel need to sell voice over WLAN systems to customers but certainly won't sell Cisco phones. Instead they'll use SpectraLink's. This story included some interesting figures form Forrester Research about WLANs. The study found that 20 percent of companies have or are in the process of building WLANs. About 15 percent of companies said they had completed or were in the process of rolling out voice over IP systems, but the story doesn't distinguish if that refers to voice over WLANs or voice on regular wired phones. I suspect that the companies that have deployed voice over WLANs are concentrated in certain market segments like factories or warehouses. It's likely that there are few companies in standard offices using voice over WLAN as the benefits are less clear and because building a WLAN to support voice is a more challenging proposition than constructing a WLAN just for data....

Quintum leap in WLan

Quintum leap in WLan 01/06/2005 02:43 PM
Computer Weekly Jan 6 2005 6:51PM GMT

WLAN World Consolidates

WLAN World Consolidates 06/17/2005 03:19 PM
Solid business piece in USA Today on the coalescing WLAN hardware market: Airespace to Cisco, Proxim (in bankruptcy with $100M+ in debt) to Moseley; McAfee buys Wireless Security Corporation. Of these, Airespace is clearly the most significant. (The mention in the article of Linksys is also significant, but it happened quite a while ago by business trend standards.) Mergers and bankruptcies are signs, the writer maintains, of an industry that's maturing and growing revenue in which winners and losers are sorting out....

WLAN vendors merge

WLAN vendors merge 04/02/2005 05:02 AM
Consolidation among wireless companies is underway, as Colubris Networks this week announced it would buy Kiwi Networks.

Keeping Intruders Out Of Your WLAN

Keeping Intruders Out Of Your WLAN 03/30/2005 11:43 AM

Deutsche Bahn WLAN

Deutsche Bahn WLAN 12/18/2002 09:15 PM
German Railway WLAN hotspots equipped with Zaurus Linux PDA [via MobliX] My Deutsche isn't much better than Babelfish's. It sounds...

X-Micro WLAN 11g+ Router 108Mb

X-Micro WLAN 11g+ Router 108Mb 04/19/2004 05:42 AM

joatBlog: WLAN Security Howto

joatBlog: WLAN Security Howto 01/09/2004 09:52 PM
http://users.757.org/~joat/blog/archives/001372.html NetworkWorld Fusion has a howto for securing your wireless network. Thanks Joat!

Enterprise Wlan market at crossroads

Enterprise Wlan market at crossroads 04/15/2005 04:39 AM
Computer Weekly Apr 15 2005 8:28AM GMT
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Turning off your SSID is dumb

Turning off your SSID is dumb 12/10/2003 11:21 PM
Good, short white-paper explains why turning off your WiFi access point's SSID broadcast is not only bad for security, it's also bad for performance.

Contrary to a common belief that the SSID is a WLAN security feature and its exposure a security risk, the SSID is nothing more than a wireless-space group label. It cannot be successfully hidden. Attempts to hide it will not only fail, but will negatively impact WLAN performance, and may result in additional exposure of the SSID to passive scanning. The performance impact of this misguided effort will be felt in multiple WLAN scenarios, including simple operations like joining a WLAN, and in significantly longer roaming times.

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.public ssid tagging

.public ssid tagging 12/12/2003 11:11 PM
iStumbler uses .public ssid's to identify open networks. I decided on this because it met the requirements of human and machine readablity.

Aruba brings Wi-Fi down from the ceiling

Aruba brings Wi-Fi down from the ceiling 08/31/2004 04:49 PM
Instead of installing a handful of wireless access points in an office ceiling, Aruba Wireless Networks' new Wi-Fi Grid system will offer a larger number of tiny "grid points" in floor-level network outlets as part of the main network infrastructure.

4th Man Detained in Aruba Disappearance
(AP)

4th Man Detained in Aruba Disappearance
(AP) 06/17/2005 04:37 PM
AP - A party boat disc jockey was detained Friday on suspicion of being involved in the disappearance of Alabama teen Natalee Holloway, who vanished nearly three weeks ago while celebrating her high school graduation, authorities and his employer said.

Aruba Gives WLAN Switches More Options

Aruba Gives WLAN Switches More Options 01/03/2005 08:25 AM
Consolidation in the WLAN switching arena may mean fewer vendors to choose from, but more ways for users to secure, configure and manage their wireless LANs this year.

Aruba, Maybe Trapeze Go Open Source

Aruba, Maybe Trapeze Go Open Source 03/14/2005 05:46 PM
Aruba will release some of its access-point code under open-source licenses: Trapeze may follow: Peter Judge at Techworld reports the fascinating news that Aruba wants more Atheros-based access points to incorporate their secret sauce by making it no longer secret. They'll post source code on Sourceforge under open-source copyright agreements. This commodifies the AP, pushing Aruba's intelligence entirely into the controlling switch and reducing overall cost of management. Judge reports that Trapeze is expected to make a similar announcement. Now wait a minute, your grizzled editor thinks to himself aloud, scratching his head, where have I heard this model before? Oh, yes: Sputnik. Sputnik's first centralized management software release through its current one relies on firmware incorporated into access points that they make available at no charge to commoditize the AP and put value into the central controller. But Sputnik is a management tool; Aruba is a switch vendor. It's interesting to see the model recapitulate itself. Update: NetGear will pursue Aruba certification for their access points, Tom's Networking reports....

Aruba Networks, Alcatel Partner on Wi-Fi

Aruba Networks, Alcatel Partner on Wi-Fi 03/22/2005 09:54 PM
The companies strike a three-pronged deal that involves an OEM agreement, co-development of products and a cross-licensing agreement.

Aruba Targets Middle Market

Aruba Targets Middle Market 11/19/2003 03:29 PM
Aruba came out with a WLAN switch designed for medium-sized businesses: The initial WLAN switch products were designed for the large enterprises but that was troublesome for smaller companies for which the products were overkill. I've seen some WLAN switch products recently designed for small, branch offices and now it looks like the product developers may start targeting the middle market. Targeting the medium sized businesses is a good idea because it's probably not that hard to scale the original products down which opens up a broader market for these companies....

Aruba touts Wi-Fi grid scheme

Aruba touts Wi-Fi grid scheme 08/31/2004 10:09 AM
Corporate WLANs as on-demand utility

Aruba Introduces Ethernet Jack APs

Aruba Introduces Ethernet Jack APs 08/30/2004 05:36 PM
Aruba Networks introduced a new line of products including an access point that can be mounted on the wall and plugged into any Ethernet port: The idea is to cut deployment costs but also encourage a denser deployment of APs. "We went into large accounts and they said they wanted to put up large deployments but they couldn't even if we gave them the APs for free," said David Callisch, an Aruba Networks spokesman. Those enterprises complained that the cost and process of hiring workers that have to climb ladders to install access points in the ceiling was too cumbersome. They also said that they wanted good coverage but were so reluctant to hang enough APs because of how difficult the process is that it defeated the point of building a WLAN. Based on such customer feedback, Aruba built APs that can be plugged directly into an Ethernet port. "It takes two minutes to install," Callisch said. The APs draw power over Ethernet and communicate with a centralized Aruba switch. Networks built with the new APs will require two to three times as many APs as conventional WLANs. The additional APs will focus on a smaller coverage area, thus serving a smaller number of clients. The APs constantly communicate with the switch which in turn tunes the network for the best performance. "It's a model that looks like the Ethernet network," Callisch said. He said the architecture can also be ideal for location tracking applications. Because the networks will require more APs, Aruba has also introduced a new pricing scheme. Customers pay $200 per AP per year. The cost includes service and support and Aruba will replace APs that fail as part of the yearly fee. "When you're putting them in the ceiling, you're trying to deploy sparsely because of the cost. Now you can put them wherever there's an open Ethernet port," he said. Aruba also announced today a deal with Ortronics. Ortronics will build Aruba APs into Ethernet jacks. Companies that may be re-wiring buildings or builders of new construction can use the Ethernet jacks to hardwire the APs into the facility....

Microsoft, Aruba Start Work on Massive
Wi-Fi

Microsoft, Aruba Start Work on Massive
Wi-Fi 06/22/2005 02:16 AM
Next-gen migration seen as major shift.

Two Charged in Aruba Missing Teen Case
(AP)

Two Charged in Aruba Missing Teen Case
(AP) 06/06/2005 12:12 AM
AP - Two men were charged Sunday in connection with the disappearance last week of an Alabama teenager who was visiting the island with classmates to celebrate their high school graduation, Aruba's attorney general said. Authorities on the Dutch Caribbean island also requested a special diving team from the FBI because of rough currents in some areas, said Attorney General Caren Janssen.

Cisco and Aruba jump on next-gen
wireless security

Cisco and Aruba jump on next-gen
wireless security 07/20/2004 11:10 AM
Aruba Wireless Networks Inc. claims to have stolen a march on the rest of the market with support for the newly ratified 802.11i security standard, while Cisco Systems Inc. is reported to be preparing WLAN products with AES encryption, a key feature of 802.11i.

Sharp HealthCare moves to Aruba Wi-Fi
switch

Sharp HealthCare moves to Aruba Wi-Fi
switch 07/19/2004 05:01 PM
Sharp HealthCare has moved its WLAN network management from Cisco to a Wi-Fi switch from Aruba Wireless.

Cisco and Aruba prepare for
next-generation wireless security

Cisco and Aruba prepare for
next-generation wireless security 07/21/2004 07:42 AM
Computer Weekly Jul 21 2004 11:50AM GMT

Aruba Grids Embed Access Points in Walls

Aruba Grids Embed Access Points in Walls 08/30/2004 01:49 PM
Aruba Wireless Networks this week will introduce a new set of WLAN hardware and management software designed to reduce costs and increase capacity of enterprise wireless LANs.

"Default"

"Default" 02/19/2004 03:22 PM

Hu-Go! 2.12 (Default branch)

Hu-Go! 2.12 (Default branch) 04/10/2005 12:35 PM
Hu-Go! is a PC Engine Emulator for Linux/i386 under console and X11. It plays Hu cards and CDs (and various forms of dumps from them).

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This version fixes a nasty bug in the initial mapping of split which was causing a crash or messed up graphics in all ROMs of a given size. The license has also been simplified to a combination of the GPL and a modified BSD license. The screenshot feature has been added again, and the feature for unzipping on the fly was enhanced.

Ivy 1.0-rc1 (Default branch)

Ivy 1.0-rc1 (Default branch) 04/12/2005 05:18 PM
Ivy is a simple but powerful dependency manager. Its key features are ease of use, extreme flexibility, easy extensibility, Ant integration, and transitive dependencies. It is ready to use with the Maven ibiblio repository. It eases continuous integration, and makes your software component a lot simpler to use.

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A new report that indicates all the dependencies resolved, direct and transitives, with the status and place in the dependency graph for each. A new graph report showing all dependencies as a graph. A better include/exclude feature, helping to get only what you need from a dependency you do not control.

KDE 3.4 (Default branch)

KDE 3.4 (Default branch) 03/17/2005 03:33 AM
KDE is a powerful graphical desktop environment for Unix workstations. It combines ease of use, contemporary functionality and outstanding graphical design with the technological superiority of the Unix operating system. KDE is a completely new desktop, incorporating a large suite of applications for Unix workstations. While KDE includes a window manager, file manager, panel, control center and many other components that one would expect to be part of a contemporary desktop environment, the true strength of this exceptional environment lies in the interoperability of its components.

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Many changes were made.

QFE 0.1 (Default branch)

QFE 0.1 (Default branch) 04/01/2005 11:59 AM
QFE is a full-featured FTN message editor with graphical interface written on C++/Qt. All operations with FIDO message base use the fidoconfig and smapi packages from the Husky project.

PMD 3.0 (Default branch)

PMD 3.0 (Default branch) 03/23/2005 04:55 PM
PMD is a Java source code analyzer. It finds unused variables, empty catch blocks, unnecessary object creation, and more. It includes CPD, a tool to detect chunks of identical code.

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PMD now has support for parsing JDK 1.5 source code, including enumerations, generics, annotations, and variable length arguments. There are also 17 new rules, and several of the existing rules have been optimized.

svk 0.29 (Default branch)

svk 0.29 (Default branch) 02/01/2005 09:45 PM
svk is a decentralized version control system. While Subversion (svn) aims to take over the CVS user base, svk attempts to take over the user base of the other version control systems, including people who have already switched to another version control system, as well as people who have not yet started using a version control system. It is written in Perl and uses Subversion's underlying filesystem.

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This release improves performance on larger repositories, notably on preparing smart merge.

Ivy 1.0-rc2 (Default branch)

Ivy 1.0-rc2 (Default branch) 04/18/2005 06:37 PM
Ivy is a simple but powerful dependency manager. Its key features are ease of use, extreme flexibility, easy extensibility, Ant integration, and transitive dependencies. It is ready to use with the Maven ibiblio repository. It eases continuous integration, and makes your software component a lot simpler to use.

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Several bugfixes, especially one in handling relative paths and backslashes in paths.

Jin 2.13 (Default branch)

Jin 2.13 (Default branch) 04/10/2005 12:35 PM
Jin is a Java client for various chess servers. It currently supports the Internet Chess Club (chessclub.com) and the Free Internet Chess Server (freechess.org), but is designed to be able to support any chess server.

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This version features an SDI mode (with no background window), a new extension mechanism known as "actions", the ability to run as an applet, and many other UI improvements.

Snd 7.11 (Default branch)

Snd 7.11 (Default branch) 03/19/2005 03:22 AM
Snd is a freeware sound editor modelled loosely after Emacs and an old, sorely-missed PDP-10 sound editor named Dpysnd. It can accommodate any number of sounds, each with any number of channels. It can be customized and extended using Guile or Ruby.

nut 10.16 (Default branch)

nut 10.16 (Default branch) 03/23/2005 04:56 PM
nut is nutrition software to record what you eat and analyze your meals for nutrient composition. The database included is the USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 17, which contains 6,839 foods and 128 nutrients. This database contains values for vitamins, minerals, fats, calories, protein, carbohydrates, fiber, etc., and includes the essential polyunsaturated fats, Omega-3 and Omega-6. Nutrient levels are expressed as a percentage of the Daily Value, the familiar standard of food labeling in the United States, but also can be fully customized. Foods can be added from recipes or food labels, and nutrient intake can be graphed. The program is completely menu-driven and there are no commands to learn.

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This release fixes a segfault that occurs when analyzing added and subtracted foods that total zero calories.

g4u 2.1 (Default branch)

g4u 2.1 (Default branch) 06/22/2005 02:25 AM
g4u ("ghost for unix") is a boot-floppy/CD that allows one to easily clone PC hard disks by using FTP. This is often done to deploy a common setup on a number of PCs. The floppy/CD offers two functions: it uploads the compressed image of a local hard disk to an FTP server, and then it can retrieve that image via FTP, uncompress it, and write it back to disk. Network configuration is fetched via DHCP. As the hard disk is processed as an image, any filesystem and operating system can be deployed using g4u. Easy cloning of local disks as well as partitions is also supported.

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License: BSD License (original)

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Serial drivers were added again for those people that need serial console. Support for IT Express and ATI IXP IDE and Promise SATA150 controllers was added. Many bugfixes and enhancements were taken from NetBSD-current, including EHCI-based USB improvements. "dmesg" now hints at pressing space/CR to scroll down.

SAM Jr 0.1.1 (Default branch)

SAM Jr 0.1.1 (Default branch) 04/12/2005 11:54 PM
SAM Jr is a real-time analysis tool for Snort data. It can easily be extended using plugins.

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The ability to not save database passwords in the config file was added. Preferences were switched over to using jconfig. Initial support for a scripting extension was added.

Tor 0.0.9.7 (Default branch)

Tor 0.0.9.7 (Default branch) 04/01/2005 11:58 AM
Tor is a network of virtual tunnels that allows people and groups to improve their privacy and security on the Internet. It also enables software developers to create new communication tools with built-in privacy features. It provides the foundation for a range of applications that allow organizations and individuals to share information over public networks without compromising their privacy. Individuals can use it to keep remote Websites from tracking them and their family members. They can also use it to connect to resources such as news sites or instant messaging services that are blocked by their local Internet service providers (ISPs).

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Changes:
This release fixes another server race crash bug and a bug which caused a refusal to extend to an unknown server.

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