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Why patent consortia are a good thing - ZDNet (blog)
29 Jul 2010 at 12:10pm
Why patent consortia are a good thingZDNet (blog)They have to be because courts do not recognize the legal requirements of open source. Dana Blankenhorn has been a business journalist for nearly 25 years ...and more »

Convirture manages open source Xen, KVM virtualization and the private cloud ...
29 Jul 2010 at 11:26am
Convirture manages open source Xen, KVM virtualization and the private cloudInfoWorldIn February Convirture unveiled the 2.0 version of its open source virtualization management tool designed specifically for the open source Xen and KVM ...Enterprise-Grade Virtualization Management Now Available for Xen and KVMMyHostNews.com (press release)all 5 news articles »

Open source faces hurdles in the cloud - ZDNet UK
29 Jul 2010 at 11:18am
ZDNet UKOpen source faces hurdles in the cloudZDNet UKAnd what about open source within the cloud industry? The open-source movement started in the 1980s after computing had had a couple of decades to figure ...RackSpace OpenStack Opens the CloudInfoToday.comall 2 news articles »

Open source web apps often insecure, new tool discovers - NetworkWorld.com
29 Jul 2010 at 9:57am
Open source web apps often insecure, new tool discoversNetworkWorld.comSecurity company Qualys has released a new open source tool, 'BlindElephant', which can accurately fingerprint web applications ...Black Hat 2010: Qualys releases BlindElephant application analysis security toolInfosecurity Magazineall 7 news articles »

Even SAP is using more open source - NetworkWorld.com
28 Jul 2010 at 6:37pm
Information World ReviewEven SAP is using more open sourceNetworkWorld.comBy Source Seeker on Wed, 07/28/10 - 5:55pm. Yesterday SAP took another step into the open source world by signing on to use the Black Duck Suite. ...SAP turns to open source management provider Black DuckWinshuttleWill Open Source Boost SAP?Information World ReviewBlack Duck Announces SAP's Selection of Its Black Duck Suite to Help ...MarketWatch (press release)all 21 news articles »

Lockheed releases open-source social networking tool - GCN.com
28 Jul 2010 at 3:32pm
Washington PostLockheed releases open-source social networking toolGCN.comLockheed's current focus for the software is to promote the adoption of Eureka Streams by the open source community, said a spokesperson for the company. ...Lockheed Martin Launches Eureka Streams? Open Source Project for Enterprise ...PR Newswire (press release)all 472 news articles »

Sourcefire Launches Razorback Open Source Security Framework - eSecurity Planet
28 Jul 2010 at 1:33pm
Sourcefire Launches Razorback Open Source Security FrameworkeSecurity PlanetEnter security vendor Sourcefire (NASDAQ:FIRE), a company that is perhaps best known as the lead commercial sponsor behind the open source Snort IDS project ...Open source Razorback project targets malware, zero-day exploitsNetworkWorld.comSourcefire Rolls Out Open-Source 'Razorback'Dark ReadingSourcefire Launches Razorback, Delivering a Framework for Multi-Vendor Threat ...MarketWatch (press release)ChannelWeball 25 news articles »

Could Facebook Be the Next AOL? - PC World
28 Jul 2010 at 1:24pm
Could Facebook Be the Next AOL?PC WorldOpen-source social, or "open social," networking services are not new. StatusNet has been running an open source implementation of its Twitter-like ...and more »

Open-source Lustre gets supercomputing nod - CNET
28 Jul 2010 at 9:02am
Open-source Lustre gets supercomputing nodCNETFor those less familiar with supercomputing technologies, Lustre is a massively parallel, distributed, open-source file system used for large scale cluster ...Industry Parallel Storage Experts Form New Company to Revolutionize Linux I/O ...Earthtimesall 8 news articles »

Open source hack aids mobile phone snooping - Inquirer
28 Jul 2010 at 8:22am
PC ProOpen source hack aids mobile phone snoopingInquirerA US HACKER has used open source software to break mobile phone networks and listen in on conversations. Occasional freelance security ...Snoop Into Cellphone Conversations, All You Need = $1500 Hardware + An Open ...wwwery (blog)Cell-phone call interception demonstration at Defcon might not be a sure thingHelp Net SecurityHackers to get eavesdropping lessons on cell callsReuters Canadaall 33 news articles »