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AccuRev to add Git to Kando enterprise developer tool

Developer tool provider AccuRev will release a package designed to help enterprises incorporate the increasingly popular Git open source version-control software into their development operations, the company announced Tuesday.
Red Hat RHEL 6.2 boosts SME storage capabilities

Red Hat has updated Red Hat Enterprise Linux, its flagship operating system, with new technologies designed to cut the cost and improve performance of enterprise storage, the company announced yesterday.
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.
US spy agency donates data storage tech to open source group

The National Security Agency has submitted new label-based data store software, called Accumulo, to the Apache Software Foundation. The agency hopes that other parties will further develop the technology for use in secure systems.
Hackers bust into Linux source code site kernel.org

As Linux fans know, there are two kinds of hackers: the good guys who develop free software, such as the Linux kernel, and the bad guys who break into computers.
Red Hat virtualisation drops Windows requirement

With the next release of its Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV) package, Red Hat has broken a long running dependency, namely the use of Microsoft's Windows Server and SQL Server.
Dell to sell servers preloaded with Apache Hadoop

Recognizing Apache Hadoop's growing presence in the field of data analysis, Dell will start selling servers preloaded with the open source data processing platform, the company announced Thursday.
Asian trading houses prefer open source, claims Red Hat

Some of the busiest stock exchanges in the region have shown a preference for open source software as indicated by the number of installations of Red Hat, one of the companies providing open source solutions.
Oracle opens virtual desktops to iPad

Oracle has introduced an iPad app that will allow users to access their Oracle virtual desktops, the company announced Wednesday.
Salesforce, Red Hat and Adobe recognised in Codie awards

Salesforce.com, Red Hat, Adobe again recognised by Software and Information Industry Association.

Latest Features

Top 10 Linux distributions for business

One of the most confusing things for the newcomer to Linux is how many distributions, or versions, of the operating system there are. Ubuntu is the one most people have heard of, but there are hundreds of others as well, each offering some variant on the basic Linux theme.
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.
Red Hat: Open Source mature, disruptive and innovative

Open source is disruptive, it develops rapidly, is adopted quickly, and it efficiently meets market needs while enabling new market capabilities.
Red Hat faces stiff challenges to move beyond its core technology

Clad in his pyjamas, Red Hat co-founder Marc Ewing arrived at work at 1100 one day in 1998, unlocked the office for a new employee, and promptly left to go back to sleep.
Red Hat client strategy adds virtualisation twist

Red Hat's new desktop strategy includes versions of Linux for emerging markets, enterprise customers and inexpensive laptops, plus virtualisation to support desktop security and management.
Kicking virtualisation up a notch

Of all of the technology trends that have been important in the world of enterprise IT, there's one that stands out as the 800-pound gorilla of the last few years: virtualisation.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 release offers surprises

Linux admins have learned to live inside the Unix systems administration and security models. But can migration to RHEL5 stop things working if you?re not aware of the changes?
Novell lays into Sun Solaris

We featured Red Hat in an article recently, where we argued that Red Hat's business model was under attack, but Novell's software architect has coming riding to the rescue.
Red Hat CTO: Oracle pricing moves a non-issue

But can Red Hat stave off the big database company?
Red Hat is under siege

When Oracle launched a direct attack on Red Hat's business model last October, Red Hat's share price sank by 24 per cent. Now Sun has thrown Solaris into the mix.

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Stratus integrated service combines the ftServer series fault-tolerant hardware and software availability features with a 24 x 7 global service infrastructure proven to excel at mission-critical support. Twenty five years after the introduction of its first fault-tolerant server for the continuous availability market, this integrated approach to service remains unique to Stratus.
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The Path to Multi-level Security in Red Hat Enterprise Linux® and HP Industry Standard Servers

This whitepaper provides an introduction to Multi-level Security, proceeds to examine the problems associated with past implementations, provides a roadmap for Multilevel Security in Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and demonstrates how Security-Enhanced Linux in conjunction with Red Hat Enterprise Linux provides this new, more capable and more flexible solution.
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Nokia One Business Server - A Breakthrough Advance for IT Management of a Mobile Enterprise

Mobility is here to stay. And this is great news for the enterprise, which benefits from anywhere, anytime, any device access to information. With the introduction of new mobile applications, however, come new administrative challenges. Nokia understands this reality of mobility. As a global leader in mobile solutions, Nokia endeavors to stay ahead of these challenges and deliver end-to-end solutions that enable easy implementation and management of enterprise mobility.
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