<b>Serverwatch:</b> "Microsoft has been busy these past few days reminding the world that it really is an organization of monstrous proportions and its tendrils reach from the humblest consumer desktop right up to the level of super-computing."
With this new release, Novell's identity management tools/framework cover the move of services and identity floating in the clouds, and more tools for access and security on the way.
<b>eWeek:</b> "The open-source software community is up in arms over claims that IBM has broken a promise by asserting its patents against an open-source project. IBM denies that it has done so."
<b>Ghabuntu:</b> "One good thing about using Linux is the amount of choices one has when it comes to the use of any application. If you are a music lover, the following 5 music/audio editors are worthy of note"
In the coming months, the IBM Software Group plans to offer versions of its DB2 database and WebSphere application and portal servers for midsize businesses under the Express banner, said sources close to the company. DB2 Express is slated to be released early next year.
Setting up your own Asterisk installation isn't for the faint of heart, but the savings you can reap from combining the powerful, open source PBX with Linux are worth the effort. Here's a quick guide to getting your own Asterisk install up and running.
<b>swpat.org:</b> "201001_acta.pdf is a leaked copy of the full "January 18th 2010 consolidated text" of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). Below is a full transcript."
<b>Tech Source:</b> "9. People of Lava Want to Put a Big Android in Your Living Room Android is not just for smartphones anymore -- in fact, a Swedish company has just unveiled the first Android-based TV."
<b>PC Authority:</b> "From the Mars Climate Orbiter to overheating batteries and floating point errors, we look at the history of famous technical mistakes"
<b>Datamation:</b> "How do you know if a cloud computing vendor is secure? When they make claims about their nearly absolute level of safety, should you just...take their word for it? "
<b>NixCraft:</b> "All major laptop (notebook) hardware is supported by Linux. The important things to take into account when looking to buy a Linux powered laptops are as follows to avoid any hardware compatibility problem"