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<b>Facebook:</b> "We built Flashcache to help us scale InnoDB/MySQL, but it was designed as a generic caching module that can be used with any application built on top of any block device."
New report details the activities of the "Shadow network," a sophisticated group of cyber criminals traced back to China, prompting denial from a state official.
Xerox's new $399 color laser printer is fast, attractive and versatile. But is it eclipsed by Xerox's latest discount on a slightly older step-up model?
Hackers took advantage of a security gap in Yahoo Messenger and a bevy of Windows operating systems to spread malware through the instant messaging client.
<b>Linux Pro Magazine:</b> ""People with disabilities deserve to have control of their own technological destinies." With this statement, the Free Software Foundation (FSF) announces that it is turning its attention to accessibility."
<b>InfoWorld:</b> "Source code availability is a central factor in establishing trust in the open source community, as knowledge that the source is available can often allay fears about the future of a particular open source project or product. And yet, this trust can often be overstated."
<b>Unity Linux:</b> "The developers at Unity Linux have been working hard on expanding our package repositories. At this point, there are well over 8600 packages for each of the i586 and x86_64 architectures."
As the use of mobile devices continues to soar, enterprise cloud applications are now resident in the palm of your hand. With this mobility comes ever greater responsibility to keep enterprise data safe.
<b>The VAR Guy: </b>"When Red Hat Summit and JBoss World kick off June 22 in Boston, The VAR Guy expects Microsoft, Cisco Systems and IBM to be on hand for conference announcements and presentations."
<b>Linux Magazine: </b>"digiKam is an immensely powerful photo application, so learning all its features requires time and effort. But this capable photo management application also offers a few easy to use features which you can use to instantly improve your shots."
<b>LegalPad:</b> "Boies said attorneys should pare cases down to their essentials early on, and that limits on discovery and on the time allowed before a case goes to trial would save time and money for the justice system."
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 introduces a number of interesting new features for both DBAs and developers alike. Read on to learn our top 10 favorites.
<b>LWN.net:</b> "The chief of the Unix side was Evi Nemeth. The first thing that struck most people about Evi was a general sense of distraction and disorganization; it's only later that one realized the she was one of those smart people who make things happen."
<b>Phoronix:</b> "NVIDIA's open-source Linux efforts as it concerns their GPU support have historically been minimal. The xf86-video-nv driver has been around that provides very basic 2D acceleration and a crippled set of features besides that"