– 90 per cent of today’s organisations now have cloud-based apps- But there are concerns over managing the increasing number of cloud apps & duplication of app functionality – Responsibility for purchasing & managing cloud-based apps is increasingly shared between IT & business usersCentrix Software, a leading expert in workspace management, today revealed results of…
Month: January 2015
Libreboot X200 laptop now FSF-certified to respect your freedom
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This is the second Libreboot laptop from Gluglug (a project of Minifree, Ltd.) to achieve RYF certification, the first being the Libreboot X60 in December 2013. The Libreboot X200 offers many improvements over the Libreboot X60, including a faster CPU, faster graphics, 64-bit GNU/Linux support (on all models), support for more RAM, higher screen resolution,…
Installing and using Git and Github on Ubuntu: A beginner's guide
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GitHub is a treasure trove of some of the world’s best projects, built by the contributions of developers all across the globe. This simple, yet extremely powerful platform helps every individual interested in building or developing something big to contribute and get recognized in the opensource community. Source: Tech
How Google's supercharged Chromebook Files app will blend offline with online
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“Files are so 1990,” said Google’s Sundar Pichai back in 2008 . “I don’t think we need files anymore.” Source: Tech
Rcount: simple and flexible RNA-Seq read counting
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Summary: Analysis of differential gene expression by RNA sequencing is frequently done using feature counts, i.e. the number of reads mapping to a gene. However, commonly used count algorithms do not address the problem of reads aligning with multiple locations in the genome or reads aligning with positions where two or more genes overlap .…
Netflix on How to Build Services That Scale Beyond Millions of Users
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How Netflix plans to use microservices as it redesigns its cloud-based systems to cope with exponential growth in its userbase. Read more at TechRepublic Cloud Source: Linux
CliQr Extends Leading CloudCenter Platform to Include Deployment and…
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Combined with CliQr’s existing abilities to migrate, manage and govern a broad range of new or existing applications across any private or public cloud, the additional support of Docker gives developers and IT the ability to manage the full lifecycle of deploying and managing single, multiple and “composite” container/VM application configurations on any private or…
New GHOST Scaring Linux Users
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The top story today is the news that a major security vulnerability has existed in glibc since version 2.2. In other news, Charles H. Schulz previews LibreOffice 4.4 and Bruce Byfield looks at the state of Linux desktops. Speaking of desktops, KDE announced Plasma 5.2 saying it “adds a number of new components, many new…
Flexera Software App Portal Simplifies Mobile Application Management and IT Service Catalog Complexity – Delivering Exceptional Employee Experience
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Universal enterprise app store for desktop and mobile apps & integration with IT Service Management greatly simplify IT service deliveryMaidenhead, U.K. – January 27, 2015 – Flexera Software, the leading provider of next-generation software licensing, compliance and installation solutions for application producers and enterprises, announced the latest release of App Portal, its market-leading enterprise app…
Perforce Offers Complete Unity Integration with P4Connect
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Open Source Tool Streamlines Workflows Between Two of the Gaming Industry’s Most Popular Development ToolsKey Points:P4Connect integrates Unity and Perforce for faster cross-platform development, more streamlined workflows and better collaborationAll Perforce products are provided free for up to 20 users. P4Connect is also free and does not require a Unity Pro or Team Unity licenseP4Connect…