"If we are going to call Nmap the 'Network Mapper', it should at least be able to draw you a map of the network! " writes developer Fyodor in announcing the newest version 4.75 of the Nmap security scanner.

The console-based yafc client gives users a convenient, simple, and interactive approach to exchanging data with ftp and SSH servers.

Captive offers access to NTFS through the original Windows driver. We tried out Captive 1.1.7 in a real-world dual-boot scenario with low-end hardware.

High-performance GUI-based ftp clients for Linux are hard to find. The graphical FileZilla ftp client closes the gap.

Distributed filesystems effortlessly juggle enormous files in the gigabyte and terabyte ranges. The Kosmos filesystem plans to impress its competitors.

Open Source software is likely to dominate the Software as a Service (SaaS) segment for reasons of economy and community building says market researcher Gartner: Open Source is cheap, and communities keep it popular.

The Linux company Red Hat has acquired system integrators Amentra and is now seeking to strengthen its Jboss business unit.

IBM has published plans for its own network service for IT infrastructures under the "Blue Cloud" heading.