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Red Hat contributes Hadoop plug-in for cloud Big Data projects
Red Hat is contributing its Red Hat Storage Hadoop plug-in to the Apache Hadoop open community to help transform Red Hat Storage into a fully-supported, Hadoop-compatible file system for Big Data environments.
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AMD Opteron processor update targets the cloud
To break its slump in the server market, Advanced Micro Devices is embarking on an aggressive strategy that calls for ARM and x86 chips by 2014 and continued improvements to its Opteron line in the meantime.
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Juniper fortifies network edge with new routers
Juniper Networks this week has rolled out edge routers designed to enable service providers to rapidly deploy new service applications.
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LibreOffice 3.5.5 fixes multiple arbitrary code execution vulnerabilities
LibreOffice version 3.5.5 contains fixes for multiple security vulnerabilities that could be exploited to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the active user, according to The Document Foundation - the organisation overseeing the development of the free productivity suite.
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Asus Eee PC 1225C comes with preloaded with Ubuntu Linux
Asus has released a new Eee PC 1225C, an 11.6-inch notebook device that features the all new Intel Atom Cedar Trail dual-core CPU and Canonical's popular Ubuntu Linux operating system.
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US research lab open sources host-based cyber sensor project
An American Department of Energy lab is taking research done to develop a host-based security sensor and open sourcing the software to encourage community feedback and participation.
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Dell Desktop as a Service product offers virtual clients in the cloud
Dell said this week it is expanding its virtual desktop offerings into the cloud through a partnership with another company.
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Dell and Baidu launch Streak Pro smartphone for business users
Dell and China's largest search engine Baidu have unveiled a new smartphone - the Streak Pro - aimed at business users and that hopes to help the companies expand their mobile businesses in the country.
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Android might be based on Linux, but it's not that open
Google's Android mobile platform may be based on the open source Linux operating system, but the extent of its own openness has long been a topic of considerable debate.
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Raytheon picks up IT security vendor Pikewerks
Defence and aerospace systems vendor Raytheon has acquired cyber security vendor Pikewerks in an effort to add to Raytheon's capabilities to defend against sophisticated threats facing customers in the intelligence, defence and commercial sectors, the companies announced.
