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News: Tech Tools

Professional users are always searching for an edge. Whether you work with Linux as a webmaster, programmer, system administrator, or security consultant, you know the best solution depends on finding the right tool for the job. We thought you might be interested in the following new products and
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Dell Packs 12 Low-Power Server Boards in One 2U Chassis

Dell has announced its XS11-Vx8 server based on VIA Nano U2250 power-saving processors normally used in low-cost netbooks.

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Linux Server Market Continues to Grow

The global server market continues to grow with Linux servers playing a major role: for the fifth time in succession, Linux server business achieved double-figure growth in the second quarter of 2007.

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Canonical Announces Dell Customers to Use Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud

Canonical, the corporate sponsors of Ubuntu, announced today its partnership with Dell to offer Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud (UEC) on Dell PowerEdge C2100 and C6100 servers that will ship with tested reference architectures, guides, and support from experts at Dell and Canonical.

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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.
Linus Torvalds Announces Linux 4.0

But what do the big numbers really mean?
Microsoft Frees CoreCLR

.NET , CoreCRL , open source

.NET Core execution engine is the basis for cross-platform .NET implementations.
New Trojan Attacks Linux Servers

Xnote

The Xnote trojan hides itself on the target system and will launch a variety of attacks on command.
Cisco Releases Annual Security Report

Spammers go low-volume, and 90% of IE browsers are unpatched.
Zero Day Exploits Target Flash

Adobe scrambles to release patches for vulnerable Flash Player.
Intel Unveils Compute Stick

Four-inch-long computer on a stick lets you boot a full Linux system from any HDMI display device.
Obama Proposes Personal Data Notification Law

New statute would require companies to report break-ins to consumers.
TGXf Project Warns of File Transfer through Screen Pixels

Weird data transfer technique avoids all standard security measures.
Industry Giants Announce a Fix for the Password Mess

FIDO alliance declares the beginning of the end for old-style login authentication.