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November 27, 2006 Experts have issued warnings of complacency over security in open-source projects. Part of a series on hot security topics. TAGS: Coverity, open-source project, open source, security, open-source software, project, Firefox, Web browser, Microsoft Corp.

June 13, 2006 Antivirus vendor wades into the debate over the merits of open and closed code, while Red Hat takes a cautious approach. TAGS: Raimund Genes, Trend Micro Inc., Linux, open source, vulnerability, patch management, distribution, Red Hat Inc., antivirus company, security, open-source software, Unix, Microsoft Corp.

May 20, 2005 A Microsoft-funded study finds that companies saved money by using Windows database servers over open-source models. TAGS: patching tool, TCO, ROI, Wipro Technologies, open source, database server, open-source software, patch management, Linux, Novell Inc., survey, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, security, server

September 19, 2003 Although Microsoft Windows vulnerabilities get most of the headlines, researchers this week identified vulnerabilities in two commonly used open-source software products. TAGS: Dan Ingevaldson, OpenSSH, Sendmail Inc., vulnerability, open source, flaw, open-source software, hacker, headline, Red Hat Inc., researcher, Linux, Microsoft Corp., e-mail, IBM Corp., security

September 2, 2003 The governments of China, Korea and Japan are reportedly closer to signing a deal to codevelop an open-source replacement for Microsoft's Windows operating system. TAGS: Japan, Linux, Korea, open source, SCO Group Inc., Unix, data center, government, open-source software, operating system, China, server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, security, database

March 6, 2006 U.S. government-sponsored analysis finds that the most popular open-source software is also the most free of bugs. TAGS: Coverity, defect, open-source project, open source, open-source software, analysis, bug, PHP, project, Linux, U.S., security, Microsoft Corp., database

June 13, 2001 System administrators who rely on the software giant's Exchange e-mail server software are hoping the third time's a charm. TAGS: Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server, system administrator, Craig Mundie, patch, server software, e-mail server, open-source software, mailing list, denial of service, Microsoft Exchange Server, Gartner Inc., fix, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 2000, bug, server

October 26, 2006 Hackers are getting their hands on Linux code, and Oracle now has its nose in the Red Hat tent. TAGS: open source, Red Hat Inc., Linux, Oracle Corp., consortium, open-source software, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java, CEO, security, Microsoft Corp.

April 5, 2004 New research from The Yankee Group shows that wholesale migration to Linux software could cost some companies more than an upgrade to their Unix or Windows systems. TAGS: Linux, Unix, survey, open-source software, open source, information technology, security, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows

March 19, 2004 The company touts management products for both Linux and Windows systems, as it tries to balance its proprietary and open-source software portfolios. TAGS: Novell ZENworks, Novell Inc., Novell GroupWise, patch management, Ximian, Linux, Linux system, SuSE Linux, open source, SuSE, open-source software, IM, Microsoft Windows, security, e-mail, Microsoft Corp.

October 10, 2003 Bulk e-mailers are trying a new trick, applying digital signatures to unsolicited messages in hopes of bypassing popular spam-filtering programs. TAGS: SpamAssassin, Networks Associates Technology Inc., e-mail filtering, spammer, Sendmail Inc., digital signature, trick, spam, spam filtering, open source, e-mail, open-source software, message, project, security, virus

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