UCK 2.0: Tailor Made Ubuntu CDs
Nov 14, 2007Version 2.0 of the Ubuntu Customization Kit (UCK) has just been released. The kit gives useres the ability to create customized Ubuntu Live CDs.
more »Oracle Releases its own Xen Variant
Nov 13, 2007At Oracle’s own Open World fair in San Francisco, Oracle recently presented a virtualization software titled Oracle VM, based on the free Xen virtualization solution.
more »Debian Port for Eee PC
Nov 12, 2007Developers are currently working on a Debian variant for the lightweight Linux Eee notebook by Asus.
more »Nigeria Puts Mandriva Back on Classmate PCs
Nov 12, 2007In the confusion surrounding the choice of an operating system for 17,000 Classmate PCs the Nigerian government has finally come down in favor of Mandriva Linux.
more »Fedora Core 8: Enter the Werewolf
Nov 09, 2007Version 8 of the Fedora Core Linux distribution (Codename "Werewolf") is now available for downloading.
more »Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.1 with Improved Virtualization
Nov 09, 2007Linux distributor Red Hat has updated its enterprise platform Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and released version 5.1.
more »"Gphone": Meet Android, Google’s Mobile Phone
Nov 06, 2007Google’s mobile phone has been dubbed Android and is actually an Open Source platform with an operating system and applications.
more »Microsoft Gazumps Mandriva in Nigeria
Nov 02, 2007Nigeria's Classmate PCs will not run on Mandriva Linux, but on Windows.
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Issue 172/2015
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News
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Old Vulnerabilities Are Kept Alive Through Bad Configuration
HP's annual Cyber Risk report offers a bleak look at the state of IT.
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Linus Torvalds Announces Linux 4.0
But what do the big numbers really mean?
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Microsoft Frees CoreCLR
.NET Core execution engine is the basis for cross-platform .NET implementations.
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New Trojan Attacks Linux Servers
The Xnote trojan hides itself on the target system and will launch a variety of attacks on command.
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Cisco Releases Annual Security Report
Spammers go low-volume, and 90% of IE browsers are unpatched.
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Zero Day Exploits Target Flash
Adobe scrambles to release patches for vulnerable Flash Player.
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Intel Unveils Compute Stick
Four-inch-long computer on a stick lets you boot a full Linux system from any HDMI display device.
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Obama Proposes Personal Data Notification Law
New statute would require companies to report break-ins to consumers.
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TGXf Project Warns of File Transfer through Screen Pixels
Weird data transfer technique avoids all standard security measures.
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Industry Giants Announce a Fix for the Password Mess
FIDO alliance declares the beginning of the end for old-style login authentication.