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Linux guru warns on security of open-source code

October 26, 2006 Veteran developer Alan Cox cautions that hackers are trying hard to break open-source code and that many projects are far from secure. TAGS: delegate, metrics, Red Hat Inc., open source, Linux, Linux kernel, project, open-source software, security, London, analysis

Red Hat unveils government business unit

February 2, 2005 Linux seller is also touting a new seven-year contract with the Department of Energy's national labs. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Microsoft BizTalk Server, open source, Linux company, Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, government, security, Microsoft Corp.

Red Hat revenue surges 46 percent

June 30, 2005 The Linux supplier attributes record billings to growing global demand for open-source software. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., virtualization, supplier, Linux, open source, security

Red Hat raises $600 million with bond

January 13, 2004 The Linux seller, which is facing stronger competition from Novell's acquisition of SuSE, says the money will be used for mergers and international expansion. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., bond, Novell Inc., SuSE, Linux seller, server software, acquisition, Linux, open source, security

Trend Micro: Open source is more secure

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., open source, Linux, vulnerability, patch management, Red Hat Inc., distribution, antivirus company, security, open-source software, Unix, Microsoft Corp.

Linux riskier than Windows?

March 23, 2005 Microsoft-funded study concludes that companies that install Linux-based Web servers run greater risks than those that use Windows. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Web server, study, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, flaw, paper, Linux, vulnerability, configuration, blog, researcher, open source, server, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows

New salvos in software war

October 23, 2003 roundup Red Hat's Linux 3.0 and Microsoft's Office 2003 battle for corporate wallets. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Office 2003, Steve Ballmer, Linux, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Office, open source, Microsoft Corp., CEO, security, server, Microsoft Windows

Rising challenges in open source

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, Linux, Red Hat Inc., Oracle Corp., consortium, open-source software, Java, Sun Microsystems Inc., CEO, security, Microsoft Corp.

Flaw pops up in Linux kernel

June 16, 2004 A flaw in the operating system's core component could be used to make systems crash. But there are fixes. TAGS: Linux kernel, flaw, Red Hat Inc., Linux, kernel, Linux system, Fedora Project, open source, C, operating system, security

LinuxWorld gets under way

February 15, 2005 Fans of the open-source operating system are gathering in Boston for the latest news and products. TAGS: LinuxWorld, Linux, SCO Group Inc., open source, GPL, Boston, IBM Corp., Novell Inc., Red Hat Inc., operating system, security, server

SuSE wins Linux a new security badge

January 21, 2004 Novell says SuSE Linux, the version of the open-source operating system it acquired earlier this month, has passed a higher level of security certification. TAGS: SuSE, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, certification, SuSE Linux, Red Hat Inc., Novell Inc., Linux, enterprise server, IBM Corp., AMD Opteron, open source, New York, server, Oracle Corp., security, operating system

SuSE to announce Linux security certification

January 21, 2004 Novell plans to announce on Wednesday that SuSE Linux, the version of the open-source operating system it acquired earlier this month, has passed a new level of security certification. TAGS: SuSE, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, certification, SuSE Linux, Red Hat Inc., Linux, Novell Inc., IBM Corp., enterprise server, AMD Opteron, open source, server, New York, Oracle Corp., security, operating system

LinuxWorld's Big Apple block party

January 23, 2004 special coverage At the show, a Microsoft exec dons a flak jacket to speak to open-source fans. Also: UnitedLinux unravels, and Amazon wades deeper into the Linux flow. TAGS: LinuxWorld, UnitedLinux, Linux, Novell Inc., Linux software, open source, utility computing, Red Hat Inc., Amazon.com Inc., SuSE, China, SCO Group Inc., consortium, Sun Microsystems Inc., Intel Centrino, IBM Corp.

Experts question Windows win in flaw tally

January 6, 2006 A US-CERT report that found Microsoft's OS had fewer vulnerabilities than Linux-Unix in 2005 is flawed itself, critics say. TAGS: LINUX/UNIX, vulnerability, flaw, researcher, open-source community, statistics, Unix, open source, Linux, Microsoft Windows NT, Red Hat Inc., platform, operating system, security, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

'Open Source Solaris' to debut this year

September 13, 2004 As it readies Solaris 10, Sun develops an open-source project modeled on Apple's Darwin and Red Hat's Fedora. TAGS: Sun Solaris 10, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Burlington, medical imaging, SCO Group Inc., open source, open-source project, Fedora Project, company executive, I/O, Massachusetts, project, code, operating system, Red Hat Inc.

Week in review: Microsoft's bounty

November 7, 2003 Microsoft is so fed up with the recent spate of viruses that it has declared open season on the authors who release them onto the Internet. TAGS: SuSE, bounty, SuSE Linux, Novell Inc., Linux, virus, Week in review, Red Hat Inc., open-source community, author, acquisition, initiative, open source, security, database, Microsoft Corp.

Linux lab upgrades software for telecoms

October 8, 2003 The Open Source Development Labs adds new reliability, security and other requirements to a specification that's designed to make Linux better for telecommunications companies' servers. TAGS: Open Source Development Labs, telecommunications, Linux, specification, telecommunications company, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, SuSE, requirement, Red Hat Inc., SuSE Linux, NEC Electronics Corp., Intel, server, open source, security, password

Sun releases Solaris 10 for free

February 1, 2005 The server and software company begins offering Solaris 10 as a free download for those who register. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Solaris 10, Sun Microsystems Inc., x86 processor, Linux, Unix, IBM Corp., Red Hat Inc., open source, software company, server, HP, operating system, security, Microsoft Windows

Week in review: Trouble finds Google

August 6, 2004 As Google prepares for its public offering, the company seems to be more popular on the Net's back streets than on Wall Street. TAGS: IPO, application server, credit card, Google Inc., Week in review, Red Hat Inc., Novell Inc., SuSE Linux, Linux, Wall Street, SuSE, Java, search engine, HP, open source, server
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