The PHPCompute node is a new general-purpose programmable node in IBM® WebSphere® Message Broker that embeds the IBM WebSphere sMash runtime for PHP. This article shows how you can use the PHPCompute node to write PHP scripts that transform and route messages in WebSphere Message Broker.

Diamond Systems announced that it has originated a new, mezzanine-style expansion standard for SBCs (single board computers), COMs (computer-on-modules) and other embedded products. Involving a single low-cost connector and expansion modules "three-fifths the size of a credit card," the standard will be open and support any host form factor and processor, the company says.

Modules allow Apache to expand the capabilities that it has by using modules. Modules use the Multi-Processing Module (MPM) to create a child process to expand into a new module. These modules allow not only Apache to expand but it also speeds up aspects that Apache expands into because they are loaded in memory. An example would be when Apache loads SSL or PHP as a module.

"...I am pleased to announce the version 2.1 of GNU Dico. GNU Dico is an extensible modular dictionary server with a set of database modules, a command line client utility and a web interface. New modules can easily be written in Guile, etc..."

Bug Labs will ship its tiny, open-source ARM11-powered BugBase and three add-on modules next week, and will soon switch to Poky Linux. Meanwhile, a recent review finds the hackable Linux-based platform to be intriguing fun for "bleeding edge developers," but too "flaky" for average consumers.

Palm revealed the webOS 2.0 SDK beta today and with it, the company gave an outline of the new features expected in webOS 2.0. The Linux-based OS will support multi-tasking through a feature called Stacks, which organizes similar applications into tidy, um, stacks.

Linux® loadable kernel modules, introduced in version 1.2 of the kernel, are one of the most important innovations in the Linux kernel. They provide a kernel that is both scalable and dynamic. Discover the ideas behind loadable modules, and learn how these independent objects dynamically become part of the Linux kernel.

Today's tutorial will be on the infamous Quorum disk. When I first setup my GFS2 shared Cluster of 3 nodes, I was quite impressed with the fact that 3 nodes were sharing the same file system. Now that everything was up and running, I wanted to see what would happen if I brought down, 2 out of the 3 nodes in the cluster.

From making your site more friendly to visitors to improving your search engine standings, there’s a Drupal module for just about everything. Here are six of the most useful modules for businesses.