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Red Hat prepares RHEL 7 for second half of 2013
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) version 7 is set to be released in the second half of 2013, Red Hat announced yesterday, as the open source organisation also celebrated the 10th anniversary of its enterprise OS.
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IBM releases upgraded DB2 version 10 and Hadoop-supporting InfoSphere
Sensing a change in the way customers store and analyse data, IBM has updated its flagship DB2 relational database management software to handle a wider range of data processing duties.
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Minix operating system gets open source NetBSD code infusion
Minix, the Unix operating system that inspired Linus Torvalds to create Linux, has been expanded to give users a wider range of commands and features, thanks in large part to a Google Summer of Code project from last year.
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Hard-drive shortage hits servers in Q4, Gartner says
The growth in worldwide server shipments was slower than expected during the fourth quarter due to a shortage in the supply of hard drives, and the trend will continue into the first quarter this year, Gartner said in a study released on Thursday.
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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.
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ISC looking for programmers to help complete BIND 10
"The goal is to move away from having BIND a heavily sponsored corporate product," said Shane Kerr, ISC's BIND 10 engineering manager. "ISC will always maintain ownership of the code, but we would like there to be more of a community around it."
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Adobe patches Reader and Acrobat vulnerabilities
Adobe Systems has released Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.4.7 in order to patch two vulnerabilities that are being actively exploited in attacks against companies from the defence industry.
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Symantec confirms Adobe Reader exploits targeted defence companies
Security researchers at Symantec today confirmed that exploits of an unpatched Adobe Reader vulnerability targeted defense contractors, among other businesses.
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Adobe Reader zero-day hackers could target US defence contractors
Adobe have confirmed a zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Reader is being exploited by criminals, who could be aiming cyberattacks at US defence contractors.
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HP seeks EU backing in Oracle Itanium case
Computer giant Hewlett-Packard is calling on European antitrust regulators to investigate whether Oracle is using its powerful position in the software market to damage HP?s hardware business.
