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Firewalls: The security tool we love to hate

Can't live with them, can't live without 'em.

Mar 6, 2013 4 mins

Data Breach Network Security Open Source

Mellanox looks to head off Cisco, Juniper with open source Ethernet plan

Open Ethernet initiative to broaden appeal of data center switches

Mar 6, 2013 3 mins

Cisco Systems Network Switches Open Source

Ubuntu tablet pre-order raises eyebrows for several reasons

Australian consultancy is surprising first to offer pre-order on Ubuntu tablet

Mar 6, 2013 2 mins

Open Source Operating Systems Wi-Fi

Oracle should stop sneaking Ask.com adware into Java updates

They have enough security problems with Java without installing sneaky adware.

Mar 5, 2013 3 mins

Enterprise Applications Open Source Oracle

Why programming classes need to cover software testing, too

Education in software programming needs to become more readily available and expansive, if students are going to learn applicable skills.

Mar 5, 2013 5 mins

Enterprise Applications Open Source

Canonical tips new Mir display server for use in next-gen Ubuntu Unity shell

Ubuntu development team shuns X, Wayland and Weston to continue work on in-house display manager

Mar 4, 2013 2 mins

Enterprise Applications Open Source Operating Systems

Four enterprise software products you might not need anymore

As the way businesses operate changes, so do the products that businesses buy

By Colin Neagle

Mar 4, 2013 5 mins

ERP Systems Graphics and Photo Editing Open Source

What happens to quality assurance in the era of hyper development?

With rapidly increasing software release cycles, quality assurance practices need to change.

Mar 4, 2013 5 mins

Enterprise Applications Open Source

Ubuntu de-bricked my Android Jelly Bean Touchpad

I was just about ready to throw away my favorite tablet.

Mar 4, 2013 7 mins

Android Small and Medium Business Smartphones

Unix: Rootkits — Still scary after all these years

If you haven't worried about rootkits in a while, what are you waiting for? Rootkits remain one of the stealthiest and most worrisome forms of malware compromising systems today.

By Sandra Henry Stocker

Mar 3, 2013 4 mins

Data Center Open Source Operating Systems