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Novell Access Manager 3: Access Control, Policy Management and Compliance Assurance

Novell Access Manager is the next-generation access management and federated identity solution from Novell. Organizations use Access Manager to control internal and external users' access to network content, applications and services. Its key components - those that provide identity management and federation - are founded on industry-leading standards, including Liberty...

Tags: Novell Access Manager, Novell Inc., Compliance, Access Control, Web Services, Security, Enterprise Software, Software

White papers 2006-10-01

Novell Access Manager: The Comprehensive Access Management Solution for Your Enterprise

Networks are becoming increasingly complex as organizations add new applications, infrastructure components and users - day after day, year after year. At the same time, nowadays networks extend far beyond the corporate campus, often because business users need to work remotely in a secure environment. To keep costs down and...

Tags: Novell Access Manager, Novell Inc., Network, Access Management, Networking

White papers 2006-09-01

Novell Access Manager: SSL Virtual Private Network

With more and more individuals working outside traditional office settings, the need for secure remote access to corporate resources has become more important than ever. No matter where the users are - whether traveling nationally or internationally, working from home or on site at a partner location - they should...

Tags: Novell Access Manager, Novell Inc., SSL, Ssl/Tls, Authentication/Encryption, Network Security, Security, Networking

White papers 2006-08-01

Additional Resources

Geek Sheet: Virtualizing Free Linux Distributions in Windows Server 2008 R2

It's been a while since we've had a hardcore Geek Sheet installment, and I promise that this one will be a real winner. Some of you may be aware that the updated Hyper-V bare-metal hypervisor virtualization layer in Microsoft's upcoming Windows Server 2008 R2 (Which is due...

Tags: Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Linux Distribution, Mouse, Network, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, SLES, LinuxIC, OpenSUSE 11.1, ENTER, Linux, UNIX, Open Source, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-08-09

Another company signs Linux patent-protection deal with Microsoft

Another company signs Linux patent-protection deal with MicrosoftIt's only news if ....... Google signs one.^o^RE: Another company signs Linux patent-protection deal with MicrosoftWe can conclude from this that linux does in fact violate Microsoft's patents. Its no suprise since linux is known for stealing and copying others work. In...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., Linux, patent, Linux patent-protection

Discussion threads 2009-07-16

Novell Privileged User Manager: Securely Managing Super User Access

Many organizations rely on their Linux and UNIX systems to run mission-critical services and applications. However, controlling who has access to these systems can be extremely difficult, especially when multiple users (i.e., IT administrators, application developers and database administrators) all have full super user rights to root accounts. Since most...

Tags: Novell Inc., Microsoft Access, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Security, Software

White papers 2009-06-01

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11: Lots of Tech but Short on Polish

At first glance, Novell's SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 (SLED 11) is virtually indistinguishable from the company's Free/Open Source and community supported Linux distribution, openSUSE 11.1. But does SLED 11 have the extra polish and the value add to justify its position as Novell's premier enterprise...

Tags: Novell Inc., SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, SuSE Linux, SuSE, Linux, Open Source, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Operating Systems, UNIX, Servers, Software, Hardware, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-03-23

I've Seen the Future of Computing: It's a Screen.

In the not so far off future, computing for most of us will be reduced to remotely delivered subscriber services, running on cheap, commodity high-definition display units. The last few weeks have been a rush of virtualization and cloud-based announcements. In December, IBM...

Tags: Hypervisor, Thin Client, Virtual Desktop, Computing, Josef Konsumer, Screen, Linux, Virtualization, Desktops, Thin Clients, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-02-17

Tough Love with openSUSE 11.1

openSUSE 11.1 is packed full of features, but a lack of QA and user acceptance testing in this release may cause Linux newbies to seek out other distributions, such as Ubuntu Ibex. I wanted to love openSUSE 11.1. I really did. ...

Tags: Ubuntu, Release, QA, Server, openSUSE 11.1, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-12-18

How open should your open source business strategy be

How open should your open source business strategy beCreate your own network effect ...... and you can grow and shrink as necessary.There's a huge market out there of people who just want their computer to f***ing work.If you're prepared to stick a second hard drive in peoples machines and dual...

Tags: open-source business strategy, open source, strategy

Discussion threads 2008-11-28

Notes from VMworld

Here are some random notes from VMworld.  Paula is also here at the event and she has posted her own view of Paul Maritz's session. Conversation with Ed Walsh, CEO of Virtual Iron Ed Walsh, CEO of Virtual Iron, and I met for coffee prior to the beginning of...

Tags: Desktop, IBM Lotus Notes, VMware Inc., Paula, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-09-16

Microsoft: It's time to consummate the marriage with Citrix already

The relationship between Microsoft and Citrix is much like that of a man who has been serially dating the same woman for 15 years, but never seems to be able to consummate the deal. He's afraid of commitment, or perhaps like that old expression goes, why...

Tags: Citrix MetaFrame, Citrix Systems Inc., Microsoft Corp., Hyper-V, Virtualization, Microsoft Windows, Desktop Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Open Source, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Storage, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-09-13

Learning from Walmart

Learning from WalmartLower cost, much more flexibility- no help desk needed- lets you put sysadmins into user groups, reporting to user managers- eliminates most security and processing failure risks- gives you OS independent access to software - eliminates user impact and costs of evergreen policiesHow would SUN Ray help?ntSmart displays?"put...

Tags: Keyboards, Operating systems, Sun Ray, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., IT Development, Smart Display, Microsoft Corp., Murph

Discussion threads 2008-07-28

OpenSUSE 11 RC1: The Mercedes-Benz to Ubuntu’s Volkswagen

2008 will be a very good vintage for community end-user Linux distributions. So far, we've seen the release of Ubuntu 8.04, which is universally considered to be  a major milestone release in usability and device compatibility, and one of the easiest distros to install. While not as widely lauded, we...

Tags: Ubuntu, Novell Inc., Fedora Project, Novell OpenSuse, Volkswagen AG, GNOME, Software Update Utility, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-06-03

News to know: Microhoo; Taming Vista UAC; iPhone; Google; CIO Sessions

Notable headlines: Ed Bott: Fixing Windows Vista, Part 2: Taming UAC. Images: Taming Vista's User Account Control right Larry Dignan: Microhoo: Wall Street gets antsy Mary Jo Foley: XP SP3 delayed by glitch New test releases...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Vista UAC, Jason O'Grady, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, 3G, Operating Systems, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Blog posts 2008-04-30

Microsoft releases updated Office-OpenOffice XML translator, ramps up document interop efforts as ISO mulls OpenXML

Microsoft today launched an update of its OpenXML and ODF translator for its Excel and Powerpoint applications and pledged to keep churning out more documentation to enable interoperability -- and more patents to protect that IP. Following its interoperability announcement on Feb 21, the...

Tags: Novell Inc., Patent, ISO, Microsoft Corp., OpenXML, Interoperability Initiative, OpenDocument Format (ODF), Open Source, Iso standards, Process Improvement, Emerging Technologies, Quality, Business Operations, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2008-03-06

What+the+SCO+take-out+really+means

What+the+SCO+take-out+really+meansSuing your way to prosperityDidn't Americans come up with this concept first?SCO should have come up with products we care about rather than be patent nitpickers like Lucent.Boies, Schiller & Flexner... are prepaid and their fees are capped. SCOXQ.PK didn't need to file for bankruptcy to get out of...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Carlyle Group, IBM Corp., IBM AIX, IBM AIX/370, SCO Group Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-02-15

xkoto's GridScale virtualizes data access

I had a lovely conversation with both David Patrick, CEO, and Albert Lee, Chief Strategy Officer, of xkoto about their new product, GridScale. I've known David for quite some time. We met at Ximian's Cambridge offices long before Novell acquired the company. If my memory serves me, David later become...

Tags: Database, Data, SQL, Data Access, GRIDSCALE Database Load Balancer, Xkoto, Storage, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2007-12-18

Latest OpenSUSE a mixed bag for educators

It took a while, but I finally downloaded the full DVD image for Novell's OpenSUSE 10.3. A single-CD install is also available, but I wanted to have the full library of additional software available to me, as well as all of the non-open source software not included on the...

Tags: Software, Environment, Novell OpenSuse, GNOME, Tools & Techniques, Open Source, Management, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2007-10-07

Is Shared Source .Net a big deal? Joel and Miguel weigh in

Microsoft and a number of .Net developers trumpeted the Redmond software vendor's announcement this week that it would release the .Net source code under a Microsoft Shared Source license as a huge deal. As the dust is settling, other parties are beginning to weigh in. And some...

Tags: Source Code, Microsoft .NET, Microsoft Corp., .Net, Application Servers, Middleware, Open Source, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2007-10-05