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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.
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.
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.
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.
US joins Europe in approving Google Motorola deal

The US Department of Justice has approved Google's acquisition of mobile phone and tablet maker Motorola Mobility for about $12.5 billion (£7.9 billion), following the European Commission's approval earlier in the day.
Kernel guru Greg Kroah-Hartman joins Linux Foundation

Greg Kroah-Hartman, one of the principle maintainers of the Linux kernel, has joined the Linux Foundation as a fellow, the same position held by Linux creator Linus Torvalds.
Los Angeles police drop plans to move to Google Apps

After more than two years of trying, the City of Los Angeles has abandoned plans to migrate its police department to Google's hosted email and office application platform saying the service cannot meet certain FBI security requirements.
Microsoft-Novell $1.3bn antitrust case ends in hung jury

After a two-month trial, Novell's $1.3 billion antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft ended in a hung jury, according to a spokesman for Microsoft who was at the court.
Dell PowerEdge servers upgrade to AMD 16-core Opteron chips

Dell has upgraded its PowerEdge servers with the recently-launched AMD 16-core Opteron processors.
Suse working on private OpenStack cloud

Attachmate's Suse division has announced plans to offer software based on the OpenStack platform for enterprises to build private clouds.

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Streamlined Windows Server 8 offers key benefits

Windows Server has always been a bit different. It looks like your desktop computer, and includes dozens of features that you have no interest in using.
No demand for Windows 8 tablets? Don't trust predictive surveys

The surveys says... wait. You can't trust surveys, according to Rob Enderle. He offers some historical lessons on why you can't believe their predictions.
Microsoft to support iPhone, Android, Windows and Linux

Steve Ballmer and crew aren't going to miss a moneymaking opportunity, even if that means managing iPhones, iPads, Androids and, yes, even Linux computers.
Mobile phones are Stalin's dream, says Richard Stallman

Free software movement founder Richard Stallman sounds off on smartphones, Microsoft and software freedom.
Open source virtualisation technology to watch

In addition to the commercial products, there is a vibrant open source virtualisation ecosystem that CIOs can consider for public and private cloud infrastructure.
What next for Novell?

In an era of technology consolidation, the questions raised by Novell's sale to Attachmate for $2.2 billion ought to be a familiar: Users can only wonder what may happen to Novell's deep and extensive enterprise product lines.
The best way to maximise server uptime

In an IT world full of elusive goals, there's probably no target as slippery and generally elusive as server uptime.
Ten reasons to use Linux instead of Windows

Now is a particularly good time to ditch Windows for good, for workstations as well as servers. For instance, now that Microsoft stopped supporting Windows Server 2003 on July 13, you'll need to find something different to use for your servers.
VMware vs. Microsoft vs. Citrix

VMware has enjoyed a long run as king of x86 server virtualisation, and the pioneering vendor remains the one to beat when tallying enterprise market share. But its competitors, particularly Microsoft and Citrix Systems, are gaining ground as IT executives begin to view server virtualisation not only as a means to cut costs in the data centre but also as a baseline technology for enabling cloud computing.
Active Directory: 10 years old and thinking cloud

Ten years ago, Microsoft released its Active Directory technology to scepticism that it could build an infrastructure technology to anchor user management and access control. Today the software is an integral part of nearly every corporate network and stands ready for its next frontier: public and private clouds.

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