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more »Transtec Actualizes Linux Server on Shanghai CPUs
Nov 13, 2008Computer vendor Transtec has actualized its Calleo 330 server series on the new 45-nonometer Opterons from AMD. All Calleos now come with SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10.
more »Charly's Column The sys admin’s daily grind: Netstat-nat
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more »Box Backup Backing up for portables with Box Backup
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more »Nmap Scripting Automated penetration testing with Nmap’s new scripting engine
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more »IMAP Proxies Managing mail traffic with an IMAP proxy
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more »OpenTimetool Offers Module for Mobile Devices
Oct 29, 2008OpenTimetool, a GPL-licensed project time recording tool is now available in version 2.2.2. A new module is ready for mobile phones and PDAs.
more »PureCM 3.0: Commercial Version Control System on Linux
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