<b>Desktop Linux Reviews:</b> "Whenever a new version of Ubuntu is released, a new version of Linux Mint soon follows. This time around it's Linux Mint 9. Linux Mint 9 is based on Ubuntu 10.04"
IBM yesterday announced the general availability of DB2 Universal Database version 8 software on Linux, Unix and Windows. Over 438 new features, including enhanced 'data federation' Web service capabilities, self-configuring and self-managing capabilities, and advanced performance capabilities.
IT security organizations are spending too much on data protection for compliance but not enough on securing key trade secrets, the real crown jewels of corporate data.
<b>Serverwatch:</b> "A straightforward but very useful idea, Corntab is a dynamic visual crontab generator for Unix and Linux servers produced by David Knell."
Analysts predict a bright future for mobile cloud computing, finding that the number of enterprise customers using cloud-based mobile apps will mushroom.
Recent installments of our SQL Server 2005 Express Edition series have been discussing its implementation of Full Text Indexing. This article focuses on data searches, which leverage existing indexes, taking into account such features as noise words and thesaurus files.
<b>Linux Beacon:</b> "While TonidoPlug is a great personal server as it is, you can teach it a few neat tricks. For example, how about turning your TonidoPlug into a fully-fledged server running the MySQL/PHP stack?"
<b>Linux Magazine:</b> "At last year's event participants received Android phones with a free month of service, fueling speculation that this year's attendees may receive some goodies as well."
<b>Free Software Magazine:</b> "Given the short notice (only six days!), I was not able to come up with a more detailed response, but I did want to express my dismay at the way these policies are being framed."
<b>Yahoo News:</b> "Crashing machines, slow boot times, and agony dealing with technical support have Digital Age people suffering from Computer Stress Syndrome, a study available online Tuesday found."
Executives from a handful of security firms outline the biggest threats facing the enterprise, urge new policies to protect networks as workers bring consumer technologies behind the firewall.
Executives from a handful of security firms outline the biggest threats facing the enterprise, urge new policies to protect networks as workers bring consumer technologies behind the firewall.
<b>Enterprise Storage Forum:</b> "Instead of predicting which technologies will take over in the future, let's predict what won't be there, or what will gradually start to fade in the storage and data center world."
Web-based applications are fantastic, except for that whole "running in the browser" thing. Looking to free your browser-based apps from your Web browsing? Take a look at Mozilla Prism.
<b>Groklaw:</b> "Today, SCO rested its case, such as it is. I can't believe they were eager to go to court with just this. I haven't seen any evidence that they own the copyrights. Just memories through the mists of time that some folks thought they were supposed to get them."
<b>Stop:</b> "The project to deliver One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) for educational purpose in developing countries is doing great in Paraguay. According to developer Bernie Innocenti, this success comes from a way to manage the development of the Sugar educational software that other countries (or any other similar projects, see for example the Teachermate or the italian JumpPC) could and should imitate."