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The Linux patch management challenge

The Linux patch management challengechallenge?How hard is it to occasionally run a system update (apt-get, yum, or whatever you prefer) and subscribe to the announcement lists of any software you use that didn't come from a repository?Watch that middle stepThe ugliest part of [b]any[/b] patch management process is the qualification...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, Patches, Now IT, God, Linux, regression, Linux Patch Management, patch management, software

Discussion threads 2005-07-15

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Microsoft patches Windows worm holes, drive-by download flaws

HolesIt is like trying to patch a rotten ship!Does that mean Linux is a rotten ship too?NTAnd unfortunately most of the world is on that ship And unfortunately most of the world is on that ship RE: Microsoft patches Windows worm holes, drive-by download flawsAll OS are subject to "Intrusion...

Tags: Linux, Patches, Construction, Operating systems, SECURITY, Microsoft patches Windows worm hole, Microsoft patches Window, worm hole, Microsoft Patches, flaw, Microsoft Corp., patch management, attacked, window, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-11-10

Seven great (and free!) applications for Windows 7

You added Windows 7 to the title for page hits...Any tech enthusiast worth their salt has long known about all these apps. Nah ... ... for page hits I'd have added XP ... bigger user base ... User base yes but Windows 7is what everyone is interested in reading...

Tags: Operating systems, Ubuntu 9.10, Linux Distro, Paint.net, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, 7-zip

Discussion threads 2009-11-10

News to know: Oracle; Sidekick; Win7 party; Google; Yahoo Hack day

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Jason Hiner: Ellison rips IBM, shows off Sun-Oracle benchmarks, offers $10M prize Scott McNealy names Sun's top 10 tech...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Oracle Corp., Information Technology, Yahoo! Inc., Dana Blankenhorn, Ryan Naraine, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Federal Government, Internet, Strategy, Operating Systems, Software, Government, Management

Blog posts 2009-10-12

Savings from power managing your desktop may be bigger than you realize

When it comes to power management software options, you pretty much have two courses you can take: You can opt for one of the standalone packages being touted by the likes of Verdium or 1E, or you can handle this sort of management through a broader patch management or systems...

Tags: Numara Software Inc., Software, Desktop, Power Management, Systems Management, Persystent, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-09-23

Open source does not work well for bad guys

Open_Source is the futureOpen_Source 'Linux distro' driven appliances are the future, such as the many companies already doing extremely well.Closed source is a huge lethargic insecure monopoly trying to license/patent everything, however it is failing miserably. Look at the exploits of Windows, $9 Billion in damages last year just from...

Tags: open source, bad guy, Conficker, Linux, Closed Source

Discussion threads 2009-09-21

News to know: Windows 7; Verizon; RightNow; Salesforce; Palm; HP

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ryan Naraine: Windows 7, Vista exposed to 'teardrop attack' Microsoft patches gaping Windows worm holes Firefox to run...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Larry Dignan, Patent, Hewlett-Packard Co., Palm Inc., Verizon Communications Inc., Microsoft Corp., RightNow Technologies, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Microsoft Windows 7, Cable, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Telecommunications, Personal Technology

Blog posts 2009-09-09

Windows 7's Achilles' heel - XP Mode

XP Mode is a crutch, for a wounded patient, that is supposed to get better.Microsoft is betting it will go away soon, and, like the Windows Ultimate Extras, disappear forever.I believe it will, as anyone serious about using XP will bypass the Windows 7 middleman.This is news?Is XP Mode not...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, XP Mode, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-08-17

News to know: Intel; Oracle, Microsoft patches; Azure; Mourning a dead laptop

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Intel shines: Earnings, revenue, margins well above estimates; Outlook better Andrew Nusca: PC sales to see biggest drop...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Oracle Corp., Mobile, Patch Management, Microsoft Corp., Laptop Computer, Intel Corp., Windows Mobile Customizability, Advertising & Promotion, Open Source, Marketing

Blog posts 2009-07-15

PC Resource Manager 2.1 (Windows)

All hardware and the software carry on the whole to the entire current IT environment inside property questioning and the management Computer resource management from Windows to Linux, Apple Mac, Unix and so on The company had any machine to present the disposition change, including the hardware software's change, the...

Tags: Software, Network, PC, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Tools & Techniques, Networking, Management

Software downloads 2009-07-15

Manchester City Council pays $2.4m in Conficker clean up costs

Manchester City Council pays $2.4m in Conficker clean up costsMessage has been deletedMessage has been deletedAnd let us not forget the costs of people refraining from performingnecessary tasks because of fear. And the costs the USB drive ban.Incalculable costs really.The care they put into the systemis the output they'd get,...

Tags: Linux, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Cyberthreats, Servers, Conficker, FAA, server, Apple Inc., operating system

Discussion threads 2009-07-02

MokaFive launches version 2 of its MokaFive Suite

Desktop virtualization (the combination of access virtualization, application virtualization and/or processing virtualization for client-side deployment) has not gotten the intense industry attention that its cousin, server virtualization, has and yet, a number of suppliers have pegged their hopes and dreams to that nascent market. MokaFive is one of those suppliers....

Tags: Desktop Management, MokaFive, MokaFive Suite, Desktop Management Cost, Desktops, Desktop Virtualization, Virtualization, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2009-06-25

Stratus bundles VMware vSphere Essentials

It is clear that the folks at Stratus Technologies understand that virtualized environments are likely to become the norm at organizations of all sizes. Helping smaller organizations realize that vision is going to take some help, however. Stratus appears to be willing to put its "money where its mouth is"...

Tags: Software, Stratus Technologies, Fault-tolerance, VMware Inc., vSphere Essentials, Virtualization, Tools & Techniques, Hardware, Management, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2009-06-11

Microsoft patches 31 Windows, IE, Office security holes

Microsoft patches 31 Windows, IE, Office security holesWhat this article doesn't mention...How many of these 31 "security holes" are mitigated by configuring your server the way Microsoft recommends? Beyond trust released a good report based on last year?s stats on Microsoft Vulnerabilities and what percent of vulnerabilities are mitigated...

Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Patches, security, Print Spooler

Discussion threads 2009-06-09

Sony: Too big to be fixed

Sony: Too big to be fixedblack listed for meI've been screwed by Sony on three different occasions. Once, I got an expensive digital telephone that was full of static, dropped connections, and overall poor quality until it died. "Customer service" blamed my house for being too big too floors. Go...

Tags: Consumer electronics, Digital media, licensing fee, Sony Corp., DVD, CD

Discussion threads 2009-05-14

Pano Logic brings us closer to "The Screen"

Pano Logic brings us closer to "The Screen"I'm sorry but it still contains an operating systemA few years back at VMWorld I had a 'healthy' discussion with one of the stand techies since no matter what Pano Logic say if the device can boot and connect there is at least...

Tags: Thin clients, PRODUCTIVITY, Servers, Operating systems, NComputing, Mini-ITX, Pano Logic

Discussion threads 2009-05-11

Microsoft finishes Vista SP2

Microsoft finishes Vista SP2RE: Microsoft finishes Vista SP2Unlike previous SPs, SP2 requires SP1. So if you don't hsve SP1 installed, you win't see SP2 in the AU/MU/WU.Unsure why people are in a rush to install it. who knows if there are any issues.RE: Microsoft finishes Vista SP2We care because I...

Tags: Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Service Pack 2, Vista SP2, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2009-04-29

Oracle buys Sun; Now owns Java; Becomes a hardware player;

Oracle buys Sun; Now owns Java; Becomes a hardware player;Bye, MySQL nt.RE: Oracle buys Sun; Now owns Java; Becomes a hardware player;Its altogether different area and will not be very easy for Oracle to go thorugh entire integration process. I hope Oracle keeps its focus in what it does...

Tags: Programming languages, OPEN SOURCE, Databases, Now Let, Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., hardware, Oracle-buys-Sun, hardware player, Java, MySQL, IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-04-20

Ubuntu 9.04 release candidate published

Ubuntu 9.04 release candidate published disappointedI run Kubuntu on my laptop brother of Ubuntu, and I'm very disappointed to read that this RC still hasn't fixed the connecting to hidden wifi bug.Simply put, you can't connect to a hidden wifi. I'd consider this a good reason for postponing the release....

Tags: UNIX, Wireless LANs, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Reiser4, Ubuntu, Linux, Ubuntu 9.04 release candidate, Ubuntu 9.04, release candidate, Wi-Fi

Discussion threads 2009-04-17

News to know: Microsoft; Oracle patches; Google; HP; Facebook; Win 7 systems ;

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft makes it official: Forefront reaches the cloud Ryan Naraine: Microsoft tackles patch management metrics with Project Quant Oracle...

Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Hewlett-Packard Co., Oracle Corp., Patch Management, Microsoft Corp., Twitter, Data Centers, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Taxes, Patches, Free Trade, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Financial Planning, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-16