How do you connect remote workers together for better culture? Read more at Enterprise Open Source Toolkit Source: Linux
Big telecom companies band together to form open-source project for network functions virtualization
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Companies like Cisco, Juniper Networks and Nokia Networks along with the Linux Foundation are hoping that the Open Platform for NFV Project will develop a standard for NFV, a network architecture concept that calls for all aspects of networking to be virtualized. Big-name telecom providers and networking manufacturers, like Brocade and Cisco, have joined together…
HP claims ''FIRST'' with 64-bit ARM servers
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HP’s customizable server chassis ‘n’ cartridge range is getting interesting. Now it offers a 64-bit ARM unit, optimized for Web cache and HPC workloads. Source: Tech
Open NFV Group Uncloaks Its Platform Plan
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The Linux Foundation today made its long-awaited formal announcement of the Open Platform for NFV Project , promising to deliver a carrier-grade, open source reference architecture as a means of speeding up NFV deployment. The group’s initial focus will be on developing the NFV infrastructure and virtualized infrastructure management, two key pieces not already under…
Flexera Software/IDC Report Reveals Enterprises Fleeing the Perpetual Software Licence Model Due to Shrinking Budgets in Favour of Alternative Models
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Ironically, ‘shelfware’ is rampant with 96 percent of organisations wasting money on un-used softwareMaidenhead, U.K. – September 30, 2014. Enterprise software spending is being squeezed, and as a result organisations are looking for better ways to align software costs to value. This is the conclusion of a new Flexera Software 2013-14 Key Trends in Software…
The Internet Is Broken, and Shellshock Is Just the Start of Our Woes
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Brian Fox drove from Boston to Santa Barbara, with two tapes stashed in his trunk. These weren’t music tapes or video tapes. They were computer tapes—two massive reels loaded software code and data, the sort you can see spinning on furniture-sized computers in classic movies like Dr. Strangelove and Three Days of the Condor. The year was 1987,…
Improved Patch Tackles New Shellshock Bash Bug Attack Vectors
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System administrators who spent last week making sure their computers are patched against Shellshock, a critical vulnerability in the Bash Unix command-line interpreter, will have to install a new patch that addresses additional attack vectors. The Shellshock vulnerability was originally discovered by Akamai Technologies security researcher Stephane Chazelas and can be exploited in several ways to…
Shellshock Makes Heartbleed Look Insignificant
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The new vulnerability in the Bash shell is the worst we’ve seen in many years. No software on critical systems can be assumed as safe. Read more at Enterprise Open Source Toolkit Source: Linux
Free Software Foundation statement on the GNU Bash "shellshock" vulnerability
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Bash is the GNU Project’s shell; it is part of the suite of software that makes up the GNU operating system. The GNU programs plus the kernel Linux form a commonly used complete free software operating system, called GNU/Linux. The bug, which is being referred to as “shellshock,” can allow, in some circumstances, attackers to…
IGEL integrates Microsoft RD Gateway into Linux thin clients
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Reading, UK September 25th 2014 – With the latest firmware update for IGEL Linux users can now access their RDP environment via a Microsoft Remote Desktop Gateway when using Linux-based thin clients. This can be done easily and conveniently via the Internet, cutting administrative time whilst increasing security. The IGEL Linux firmware means it is…