Guerrilla SOA redux? PwC consultants recommend lighter, simpler, faster services to keep up with business demands. Read more at Enterprise Open Source Toolkit Source: Linux
Month: September 2014
Bringing Together a Disconnected Team
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How do you connect remote workers together for better culture? Read more at Enterprise Open Source Toolkit Source: Linux
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…
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…
Big Data Comes of Age in 2014
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Many Businesses See Potential of Approach but Issues around Technology Skills and Resourcing are Holding Some BackMaidenhead, Berkshire – 25 September 2014 – A new survey has revealed 2014 looks set to be the year when many businesses make the step from Big Data theory to practical real-world roll-outs. The research, carried out in Spring…
What Developers Need to Know About Open Source Vulnerability Management
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With the increasing complexity of software, organizations are more cognizant than ever about the potential pitfalls of including open source code in their products. Below are some quick tips to continue leveraging open source code, while keeping your manager and legal department happy. read more Source: Open Source
StackStorm and Red Hat Collaborate on OpenStack Distributions
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StackStorm , a software company leading the third wave of operations automation, today announced a collaboration with Red Hat, Inc., the world’s leading provider of open source solutions. StackStorm and Red Hat will work together to provide interoperability of their solutions as part of the Red Hat OpenStack Cloud Infrastructure Partner Network. Source: Tech