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More flaws foul security of open-source repository
June 9, 2004
Six more security flaws are found in the popular program for maintaining code under development.
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Apache Software Foundation
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VPN
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Microsoft may offer peek at SQL Server code
February 23, 2005
The company is looking at making the source code for the next version of SQL Server available under its shared-source program.
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Jason Matusow
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Microsoft SQL Server 2005
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source code
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Stephen O'Grady
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code
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product development
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database
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Microsoft Corp.
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IBM Corp.
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server
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New salvos in software war
October 23, 2003
roundup Red Hat's Linux 3.0 and Microsoft's Office 2003 battle for corporate wallets.
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Microsoft Office 2003
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Linux
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Steve Ballmer
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Microsoft Office
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Microsoft Exchange Server
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Microsoft Corp.
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CEO
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Microsoft Windows
Open source on the move
September 21, 2006
Linux gets its latest kernel update and a real-time makeover; debate continues on GPL changes.
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Mozilla Corp.
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Firefox
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Microsoft Corp.
Asian trio in deal to replace Windows
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.
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SCO Group Inc.
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China
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows
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Hackers drop spyware into popular tool
November 15, 2002
Security experts warn system administrators that rogue hackers have implanted spyware in the latest version of a popular open-source network-monitoring tool and its code library.
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Linux servers at risk from trifecta of flaws
February 19, 2004
Three separate security bugs could be used by an ordinary user to gain total control of a Linux server or workstation, security researchers warn.
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Symantec Corp.
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Microsoft Corp.
Developers take Linux attacks to heart
December 9, 2003
Some security changes may be necessary, but open-source projects show resiliency to illicit source-code changes, developers say.
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Microsoft targets Apache Web server
June 7, 2005
With Longhorn Server, giant will look to grab share from the popular open-source Apache Web server.
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Microsoft Windows Server
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Microsoft Windows Server Longhorn
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Microsoft IIS Server
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Microsoft Windows Server 2003
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Microsoft Longhorn
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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.
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Microsoft Corp.
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Flaws drill holes in open-source repository
May 19, 2004
Vulnerabilities in two popular applications used by developers to store program code could allow attackers to corrupt open-source projects.
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LinuxWorld gets under way
February 15, 2005
Fans of the open-source operating system are gathering in Boston for the latest news and products.
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Linux
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SCO Group Inc.
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GPL
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Boston
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Flaw in mail-list software leaks passwords
February 10, 2005
Theft of Full Disclosure info casts uncertainty on security of other groups using open-source Mailman package.
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Cheaper to patch--Windows or open source?
May 20, 2005
A Microsoft-funded study finds that companies saved money by using Windows database servers over open-source models.
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ROI
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Wipro Technologies
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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.
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Linux
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IBM Corp.
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AMD Opteron
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New York
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Oracle Corp.
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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.
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Linux
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Red Hat Inc.
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Sun Microsystems Inc.
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China
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SCO Group Inc.
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SuSE
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Amazon.com Inc.
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consortium
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Intel Centrino
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Nintendo GameCube
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.
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Oracle Corp.
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'DVD Jon' edits Google video
June 29, 2005
Change to the just-introduced Video Viewer lets people play clips that are not hosted on Google's servers.
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Google Video
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Google Inc.
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reverse engineering
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video
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DVD
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server
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Vulnerability found in open-source audio player
January 11, 2005
The mpg123 MPEG audio player has a "highly critical" vulnerability to buffer overrun attacks, a security firm announces.
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vulnerability
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MPEG
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programming
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open source
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Linux
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server
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security
'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.
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Sun Microsystems Inc.
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open source
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Fedora Project
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I/O
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Massachusetts
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project
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Red Hat Inc.
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