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Novell offers mobile file sharing for the enterprise
In an effort to help enterprises get a handle on the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) trend, Novell has released enterprise file sharing software that it claims is as easy to use as commercial cloud storage services such as Dropbox, Microsoft Skydrive, and Google Drive.
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Novell's new Filr software offers secure alternative to Dropbox
Novell is preparing to release Filr, a new on-premise file sharing product for organisations that want some of the convenience of a Dropbox-like approach while keeping data management under internal control.
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Don't like Word? Try the updated open source Calligra Suite release
"Calligra is for the kind of people that are allergic to the word 'office'," said Boudewijn Rempt, maintainer (head developer) of Calligra's Krita sketching program.
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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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Novell $1.3 billion antitrust case against Microsoft dismissed
Microsoft has won a motion to dismiss a seven-year-old, $1.3 billion lawsuit from Novell charging Microsoft with illegal antitrust actions around its Windows 95 release.
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Moonlight fades out as Microsoft's Silverlight wanes
Developers abandon alternative version of Microsoft's Silverlight technology for non-Windows systems
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Commercial software vulnerabilities down almost 20%, says HP
HP's "2011 Top Cyber Security Risks Report" published Wednesday tallies the numbers, saying there were 6,843 disclosed vulnerabilities last year, down 19.5% from the year before, when 8,502 vulnerabilities in Internet-based systems, applications and other computing tools were identified. HP says its information is culled from the Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB), the HP DVLabs' Zero Day Initiative, and the HP Web Security Research Group.
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Microsoft ranks in top twenty contributors to Linux kernel
For the first time ever, and probably only temporarily, Microsoft can be counted as a key contributor to Linux.
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Suse Enterprise Linux updated with new kernel, virtual Containers
Suse has updated its enterprise Linux distribution, using a recent version of the Linux kernel to support the advanced management capabilities in freshly released servers from HP and Dell.
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Intel starts distributing open source LibreOffice
Intel has begun distributing the open source LibreOffice suite for Windows from SUSE via its AppUp Store ? an online repository designed for Intel processor-based devices, particularly Ultrabooks.
