While this is a case of computer piracy, it is also a case of online social engineering. Through clever tactics and programming knowledge, these hackers were able to obtain information to grant themselves unauthorized access...

Of larger significance is that this initiative fuels the potential adoption of a certified Red Hat Linux stack within U.S. government departments and agencies. For instance, Red Hat offers certificate management, clustering and other applications...

Historically, [SUSE] has had strong technical leadership and a key indicator of change would be the departure of core members of the engineering staff,

However, when it comes to standards, it is possible for high-tech companies to influence world governments. Intel helped to persuade China not to pursue its own wireless standard and to support open standards adopted and...

Customers prefer to get their solutions from one source.

[The Asia Pacific region isn’t the only hotbed of Linux activity. The Peruvian congress is considering a law that would force all government computer systems to use open-source technology whenever possible.] Security is especially relevant...

However, this would only apply to a single user.

Security is especially relevant for government vendors. Governments are saying they’d rather use open-source technology because there aren’t any unseen open doors into the system. But it’s not only that. Linux offers better performance, more...

The U.S. government’s support for Linux is indicative of the shift away from government-developed code and the lower costs associated with commercial off-the-shelf solutions. The U.S. government benefits from the community efforts to enhance the...

DRM is a contentious issue in the open-source community.

Consumers need to take some protection and be aware of the risks.

Today most open-source-related companies, whether they seek venture capital or not, need to define their market and objectives in the context of technical maturity, commercial support and partnerships with system vendors and independent software vendors,...

The fact is that cyber criminals are opportunistic and will seek any means to take control of users’ systems.

If you have an operating system or applications with known vulnerabilities, then you’re exposed as soon as you’re using T-mobile from a Starbucks.

A patent commons allows IT industry to add value above the operating system.

Directory-based network access policy is an important innovation for network security. It allows an organization to take advantage of already deployed identity management infrastructure and process as a means of reducing administrative overhead and ensuring...

All the major vendors are hedging their bets with Linux.

The language in this version appeals more to organizations than individual users, especially concerning patents. There is more reference to suing companies that don’t respect the license.

Right now the only thing in the LSB is the base X libraries, … This means applications using GNOME or KDE libraries can only be LSB-compliant by static linking, which makes them huge, and in...

Enterprises recognize the need to protect data that is processed, stored and transferred by mainframe systems. Encryption solutions designed specifically for mainframe platforms help businesses ensure compliance and protect their brand while safeguarding their confidential...

Security is no longer a particular area within an organization; it fits within an amalgam of areas such as networking, application, development, and audit.

This level of industry collaboration and cooperation demonstrates the growing interest in using Linux among federal agencies. The certification will also provide Red Hat with first-mover status in comparison to completely Linux distributions.

While there are other initiatives that target increasing the adoption of the Linux desktop, the LSB subcommittee can bring to the table an industry effort with real meat that can further the technical capabilities of...

As open-source companies continue to create pricing pressure on proprietary software solutions, it will be interesting to see how Microsoft responds subsequent to the release of Longhorn. By 2010 Microsoft will support its applications on...

It is only a matter of time before IBM focuses on a delivering a certified LAMP stack. Also HP is likely to augment its open-source reference architecture with more value-added software and services,

This won’t stop the Microsoft encroachment.

An integrated open source systems management platform is ideal for organizations with custom applications that are seeking an alternative to proprietary solutions. These organizations will benefit from then flexibility of an open source solution to...

If the court finds in Tiffany’s favor, this would set a precedent and would place additional pressure on eBay to ascertain the provenance of goods sold.

The trend of high-tech companies working with governments to police Internet traffic is a reflection of the global marketplace and the fact that high-tech companies define China and other geographies as emerging business opportunities.