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Managing systems saves firms money in bad times
News Downturn is even more critical for Asian companies to be certain of their assets and automate more systems management tasks, say Symantec executives.
Tags: Security Management, Security applications/tools, Business Strategies & Functions, Infrastructure/architecture management, IT Governance, Security, Endpoint, Asia-Pacific, Japan, Altiris Inc.
Developers wary of cloud lock-in
News Software developers want a standards-based cloud, and for platforms to provide tools that will allow them to deploy apps to the cloud quickly.
Tags: Security, Google Inc., Open Source, Tool, Abiquo, Azure, Developer, Sun Microsystems Inc., Environment, PaaS
gOS Space well fits evolution of online PC user
Techguide The latest gOS release, called Space, is an outstanding entry into the Linux space.
Tags: Linux, Open source
Nokia to bridge Maemo, Symbian with Qt
News Use of Qt is expected to make it easier for developers to write apps both for the Maemo mobile Linux OS and for Symbian, Nokia's smartphone platform.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Linux, Smart phones, Symbian, KDE, Smart Phone, GNOME, desktop environment, Symbian Inc., Finnish company
Searching with Gnome Do
Techguide GNOME Do, an application-launching utility is similar to Mac’s Launchbar and features a number of plugins that boost its usability and efficiency.
Tags: Linux, Open source, Google Inc., Hotkey, Plug-in, GNOME, desktop environment, Mandriva, GNOME Do, Environment
Centralize desktop control with VDI
Techguide Find out some of the reasons for considering virtual desktop infrastructure, and the ways by which a VDI implementation takes form.
Tags: Operating systems, Servers, Virtualization, Virtual Desktop, Solution, Virtual Machine, Storage, operating system, application virtualization, VDI
GNOME 2.14 targets corporate desktops
News New lock-down tools for administrators is one of the 'shiny features' being 'pimped' in the upcoming version of the Linux desktop environment.
GNOME 2.14 released
News Latest version gives desktop environment its first Administration Suite, aimed at attracting corporate administrators.
Dell loses US$700M PC services deal with Philips
News Electronics company Philips has ended a global PC services deal with Dell, worth up to US$700 million, just over a year into the contract.
New GNOME ups multimedia support
Insight GNOME 2.10, the latest version of the GNOME Linux desktop environment, has gained new multimedia applications including a video player and CD ripper.
Tags: Open source
Flaw puts Unix at risk from hackers
News Vendors have been warned that a flaw in Unix could allow hackers to take control of their systems.
Linux groups patch image flaw
News Common code used to process graphics has a flaw that could allow an attacker to issue commands as the user.
Got malware? Now you can bank online anyway
News The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) has developed a tool it says will prevent criminals snooping online communications, but hacking experts say the system is not foolproof.
Tags: Security, Banking, Viruses and worms
Developers respond to KDE 4 backlash
News Continued criticism of KDE 4.0 has prompted key developers of the open source desktop environment to justify their handling of the transition from KDE 3.
Tags: Open source, Linux, Fedora Project, KDE, Red Hat Inc., Developer, Environment, software, desktop, application development
Welcome to the browser jungle, Safari
News Apple's Safari offers little challenge to Microsoft's browser dominance, analysts say, but the Mac maker could benefit enormously if it can wean itself from IE.
