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- Ounce Labs finds 2 security vulnerabilities in Spring framework
- Code inspector Ounce Labs has identified two vulnerabilities in the open source Spring framework that exposes their enterprise applications to would-be hackers and hijackers. The two issues, ModelView Injection and Data Submission to Non-Editable Fields, affect only the MVC module of the Spring framework, which is used to...
- Tags: Vulnerability, XSS, Framework, Ounce Labs, Spring, Security, Operational Planning, Databases, Business Operations, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-07-16
- Firefox 3.1 alpha 1 code freeze is next Monday
- Firefox 3 has only recently shipped but the first public milestone for its successor is fast approaching. The Mozilla team is expecting that the code freeeze for alpha 1 of Firefox 3.1, code named Shiretoko, will be next Monday and that alpha 1 be available for early adopter testing on July 25....
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Tagging, Mozilla Corp., Mozilla Team, Web Browsers, Internet, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-07-15
- Linux 2.6.26 kernel update released
- Linus Torvalds quietly released another update to the Linux kernel over the weekend that offers better support for kernel-based virtual machines, a kernel debugger, improved webcam support and new support for the One Laptop Per Child architecture. Version 2.6.26 was released on Sunday, July 13. What's most...
- Tags: Kernel, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-07-15
- Citrix's "Kensho" Open Virtual Format tools will drive hypervisor interoperability, Microsoft Hyper-V
- Citrix will ship in the third quarter a technical preview of Open Virtual Machine format tools that will allow developers and IT pros to create virtual, portable application workloads that run on XenServer and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V. Oh, and yes, add VMWare ESX to that list ...
- Tags: Interoperability, Hypervisor, Citrix Systems Inc., VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Tool, OVF, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Productivity, Hardware, Storage, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-07-15
- Reiser leads police to wife's body, gets 15 years
- Hans Reiser was sentenced to 15 years to life in jail for strangling his wife to death in 2006. As part of a deal reached with the Alameda County DA, Reiser received a reduced prison sentence and conviction on a lesser charge -- second degree murder --...
- Tags: Project, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-07-09
- EMC taps ex Microsofter Maritz to fend off Microsoft Hyper-V
- It takes one to know one. At least that's what EMC hopes as it appoints former Microsofter Paul Maritz to head up its lucrative VMWare unit, not coincidentally on the same day that Microsoft formally released its much anticipated Hyper-V to market. The departure of longtime...
- Tags: VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., EMC Corp., Storage, Hardware, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-07-08
- Nokia's open source Symbian is no match or threat to Linux mobile, Linux Foundation claims
- Nokia's plan to open source the Symbian mobile OS platform is no threat to mobile Linux, maintains the executive director of the Linux Foundation. Jim Zemlin maintains that mobile Linux will continue to evolve and flourish in spite of Nokia's plans and the formation of the Symbian...
- Tags: Nokia Corp., Mobile, Symbian Inc., Jim Zemlin, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-07-02
- VMware: The Hyper-V assault is underway, but the war is a long one
- Microsoft's Hyper-V--that long awaited virtualization effort from Redmond--is off and running and the analysis on it falls into three generic buckets: Hyper-V is spin; it's a real virtualization player; and Microsoft is going to crush VMware or be crushed by the incumbent. While those of us in...
- Tags: VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Hyper-V, Dan Kusnetzky, Paula Rooney, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-01
- Open-Xchange releases preview of next groupware server for Web 2.0 era
- Open-Xchange has released a preview version of its next generation open source collaboration server designed for the Web 2.0 era. Open-Xchange Server Edition, which will succeed Open-Xchange 6 and Open-Xchange Express Edition, features an Ajax-based, customizable user interface for managing emails, contacts, task and document sharing, new...
- Tags: Groupware, Web, Open-Xchange, Mashup Feature, OSGi Framework, AJAX, Web 2.0, E-mail, Servers, Open Source, Internet, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Online Communications, Hardware, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-06-30
- Debut of Hyper-V, departure of Gates usher in new era for Microsoft
- Given the importance of virtualization to the future of the operating system, it seems fitting that Hyper-V shipped on the the same day Bill Gates exited the Windows company. It is truly a new era for Microsoft. Who could have envisioned five years ago that a Microsoft platform would openly...
- Tags: Hypervisor, Microsoft Corp., XenSource Inc., Hyper-V, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-06-26
- Will Bill Gates' departure usher in open source friendly era at Microsoft?
- Will Microsoft become more open to open source with the departure of Bill Gates? It's a tough call. Observers from both the open and closed source worlds say the exit of Microsoft's longtime leader won't usher in a GPL era at the company but it will likely...
- Tags: Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Open Source, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-06-26
- NVidia says no to request to release open source drivers, once again
- Nvidia reiterated that it won't provide open source drivers for Linux because the company claims there is no need for it. Nvidia provides binary Linux drivers and has open sourced some drivers such as the nv X driver and other utilities that work with the proprietary driver, including the...
- Tags: NVidia Corp., Driver, Linux, UNIX, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-06-23
- Developers criticize Nvidia, other holdouts for hindering Linux desktop
- Linux kernel developers are getting tougher on Nvidia and a few other holdouts that have refused to release open source drivers. More than 100 Linux kernel developers – including top developer Andrew Morton – issued a letter today condemning closed source modules or drivers for Linux to be "harmful and...
- Tags: Desktop, Developer, Linux Desktop, NVidia Corp., Driver, Graphics, Linux Kernel Developer, Open Source Driver, Linux, UNIX, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-06-23
- Mobile Firefox "Fennec" critical to maintaining Mozilla's momentum
- Now that Firefox 3 has launched, the Mozilla team is hopefully after a vacation at work on the next updates, including a major mobile version. Mozilla's mobile web browser, which is under development as part of Firefox 4 platform and code named Fennec, won't launch until 2009. Still,...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Mozilla Firefox, Mobile, Mozilla Corp., Fennec, Web Browsers, Advertising & Promotion, Internet, Marketing, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-06-19
- Firefox 3 expected to ship June 17
- Finally, we have a date for the release of Firefox 3. "After more than 34 months of active development, and with the contributions of thousands, we're proud to announce that we're ready. It is our expectation to ship Firefox 3 this upcoming Tuesday, June 17th," according to...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Mozilla Firefox, Release Candidate, Web Browsers, Internet, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-06-11
- VMware debuts ThinApp 4, Desktop Manager 2.1 to elevate virtual desktop lineup
- Not surprisingly, VMware is putting more emphasis on the virtual desktop. On Tuesday, the Palo Alto, Calif. company debuted a new version of its ThinApp application virtualization solution for running multiple applications on a Windows desktop and an update of its desktop manager broker with better...
- Tags: Virtual Desktop, Application Virtualization, VMware Inc., Desktop Virtualization, Desktops, Hardware, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-06-10
- All systems are go for Firefox 3 launch; RC3 needed for Mac OSX only
- All systems are go for the market launch of Firefox 3 for Windows and Linux but Mozilla plans another minor release candidate for the Mac OSX version due to plug-in problems introduced by Apple's 10.5.3 update. That's the word from Mozilla's Firefox group, which held today...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Apple Macintosh, Mozilla Firefox, Web Browser, Mozilla Corp., Open Source Product, Web Browsers, Apple Mac OS X, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-06-10
- Citrix integrates security appliance with XenDesktop
- Citrix has integrated one of its security products with its recently released XenDesktop virtual desktop solution. The latest incarnation of Citrix's Access Gateway appliance, version 1.8, will allow companies to deliver virtual desktops to users based on identity, location and security status. The Ft...
- Tags: Desktop, Security, Citrix Systems Inc., Virtual Desktop, XenDesktop, Desktop Virtualization, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-06-09
- Coach's 'Ubuntu' mantra helps lead Boston Celtics to NBA Finals
- Doc Rivers' "Ubuntu" mantra helped lead the Boston Celtics to its first NBA Eastern Conference championship in 20 years. So said one ESPN commentator, citing the Beantown coach's use of the African term as a way to drive the team's "collective success." The sportscaster said it following the Celts win...
- Tags: Ubuntu, Team, Mantra, NBA, Team Management, Linux, Open Source, Management, Operating Systems, Software, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-05-30
- VMware, Sun's Ray team partner on VDI
- I was so enmeshed in the XenDesktop happenings at Citrix Synergy last week that I paid little notice to virtualization market leader VMware, which made some significant VDI-related announcements of it own. As Citrix's XenDesktop team announced deals with thin client makers HP and Wyse, VMware announced...
- Tags: Team, Sun Microsystems Inc., Thin Client, Virtual Desktop, VMware Inc., Sun Ray, Thin Clients, Hardware, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-05-29
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