Putting the security software offerings from 35 different vendors through their paces, researchers at Matousec conclude that all are susceptible to an exploit that could hobble Windows-based devices.
Virtually Speaking: Both EMC and Citrix are holding their major trade shows this week, and both have positioned cloud computing front and center. Are enterprises biting?
With quad-core horsepower, dual-monitor support, and a speedy SSD as well as a hard drive, this $899 desktop poses IT managers a tough question: Deploy it to staff or keep it for yourself?
With quad-core horsepower, dual-monitor support, and a speedy SSD as well as a hard drive, this $899 desktop poses IT managers a tough question: Deploy it to staff or keep it for yourself?
<b>The H Open:</b> "The VideoLAN Project developers have announced the availability of a release candidate for version 1.1, the next major release, of their popular VLC Media Player."
<b>OStatic:</b> "...exploring the fertile territory that surrounds a good idea can lead to other good ideas on a quick basis. If you think about it, that last concept is very central to how the best aspects of open source work."
<b>Tech Source:</b> "We all know how it sucks to see error messages. If you have been using Windows all your life, you have probably seen lots of them already."
<b>Tech Drive-In:</b> "How to download YouTube videos in Ubuntu is probably among the first things a newbie Ubuntu user will ask for. There are simply a number of application to do the same, but there is an even better way."
In the face of rising and increasingly sophisticated threats, software giant offers up a framework for classifying and responding to incidents of cybercrime.
I admit it: I'm slightly jealous of Microsoft server administrators. You see, in the Linux world, we have the power to create crazily robust and creative systems, but we're often reinventing the wheel.
<b>Cyber Cynic: </b>"The first thing you'll notice with Google's new beta of its Chrome Web browser is that it's faster, much faster, than the last version."
Microsoft's big mobile announcement was all about 7 Series, but the company hasn't said what's going to happen longer term with Windows Mobile 6.5, which just debuted in October.
<b>Howtoforge:</b> "This tutorial shows how you can set up a Kubuntu 10.04 desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops. The advantages are clear: you get a secure system without DRM restrictions that works even on old hardware"
<b>LinuxDevices:</b> "The organizers of the 2010 SouthEast LinuxFest (SELF) have announced new speakers for their second annual event, to be held June 11-13 in Spartanburg, South Carolina"
The promise of immediate payback is strong motivation to move all networking services – even voice – to the cloud, but it isn't quite that simple.
<b>Linux User & Developer: </b>"The first three months of the year were defined, in the technology sector, by some very scary numbers. Just feast your eyes on some of these."