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Microsoft, Hortonworks bring Big Data to Windows Server

Hadoop is no longer a Linux-only proposition. Now the Windows Server market can run the Big Data platform.

Feb 25, 2013 2 mins

Microsoft Operating Systems Small and Medium Business

Windows XP and Firefox browser amass worst vulnerability record over past 25 years

Sourcefire study looks at software with highest number of high-severity vulnerabilities

Feb 25, 2013 4 mins

Adobe Android Cisco Systems

Unix: Under the spell of magic numbers

If you've ever wondered how Unix systems identify files, you might be surprised to learn that file names really aren't an important factor. Unix systems reach into files looking for special codes called "magic numbers" to figure out what your files

Feb 24, 2013 4 mins

Data Center Open Source Operating Systems

Linux profitability: How successful are the companies behind the biggest distros?

Although profitability does not necessarily equal success, it's still interesting to check in and see how much money Canonical, Red Hat, and SUSE are bringing in.

Feb 22, 2013 3 mins

Open Source Operating Systems

Linaro extends Linux ARM to networking gear

The not-for-profit Linaro plans to offer an open source Linux OS for ARM-based networking equipment

Feb 20, 2013 2 mins

Network Switches Small and Medium Business Telecommunications Industry

Canonical launches tablet interface to run on top of its OS

The side-stage multitasking feature allows users to run tablet and phone apps at the same time

Feb 19, 2013 4 mins

Computers and Peripherals Mobile World Congress Operating Systems

Ubuntu for Nexus is just the tip of the OS iceberg

With new options for mobile operating systems emerging, it's a good time to be a nerd.

Feb 19, 2013 2 mins

Open Source Operating Systems

SUSE Studio: The lazy way to set up new system installs

For the lazy developer, SUSE Studio takes most of the work out of a system install setup.

Feb 14, 2013 3 mins

Enterprise Applications Open Source Operating Systems

Linux Foundation releases secure boot loader

The UEFI boot loader can allow independent Linux distributions to run on Windows 8 machines

Feb 11, 2013 4 mins

Computers and Peripherals Open Source Operating Systems

Unix: Looking at files this way and that

Don't throw up your hands if your boss won't buy you Tripwire and a modern debugger. There are a lot of things that your Unix system -- right out of the box -- can tell you about files and processes.

Feb 10, 2013 8 mins

Data and Information Security Open Source Operating Systems