Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Software patents unaffected by Court ruling; Linux guru on security, KVM, Android

  Bilski and The Dirty Little Secret of Software Patents | Linux guru offers advice on Android tablets, Linux security and virtualization
 
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Supreme Court ruling dashes hopes that software patents will go away
Julie Bort: Free software advocates who despise software patents were hoping that a case pending before the Supreme Court would more-or-less abolish them. But, alas, that is not to be. Read More


RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: IBM

Manage Linux on System z: Tivoli Service Automation Manager
IBM Tivoli Service Automation Manager for Linux on System z provides a self-service interface to select and reserve IT resources available in an IT service catalog. Users can reserve resources needed to meet project requirements and schedule their deployment, eliminating lengthy, often error-prone and undocumented exchanges. Click to continue

RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: AT&T

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Bilski and The Dirty Little Secret of Software Patents
Kim Weins: There is a lot of discussion this week after the US Supreme Court issued a ruling on the Bilksi lawsuit. The ruling will have very little impact on the way people do business around patents. Read More

Linux guru offers advice on Android tablets, Linux security and virtualization
Podcast: Julie Bort catches up with Jonathan Corbet, executive editor of LWN.net. Corbet is co-author of Linux Device Drivers and a Linux kernel contributor. (19:18) Read More

Has Chrome's growth come at the expense of Firefox?
Amy Vernon: Firefox has long been the darling of the open source community. When Google released Chrome, another open-source web browser, it seemed the two combined might be able to bring down Microsoft's beheamoth once and for all. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Novell

Efficiently Delivering Enterprise-Class File-Based Storage
IDC: Read about the exponential growth in file-based storage. Learn how having intelligence on data stored can help storage managers make smarter decisions about data storage, protection, archiving, retention, and disposition. Read Now.

Extreme CRM Makeover, Open Source Edition - Episode 1
Alan Shimel: This will be the first in a series of articles called "Extreme CRM Makeover - Open Source Edition". Just like the TV show, we are going to do a total makeover. Except instead of a house, it is of a company's CRM solution. Read More

Mozilla likes HTML5 over Flash
Amy Vernon: Mozilla has joined the chorus in declaring HTML5 as the way of the future. Read More

Following the invisible thread of software into the future
Phil Odence: IBM Rational GM, Danny Sabbah's keynote at the recent Innovate conference painted an inspiring future picture for anyone involved with software. He described the pivotal role of software-powered Smarter Products in IBM's vision of a Smarter Planet. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Diskeeper Corporation

Reduce Disk Fragmentation by 85%
We depend upon fast data access and efficient data management but file fragmentation is a well-known barrier. HOW it is solved deeply impacts budget efficiency. This white paper details the only known maintenance practices that increase efficiency while lowering operating costs. Read Now!

Venture Capital Continues To Pour Dollars In To Commercial Open Source
Alan Shimel: After an initial gold rush of VC investment in open source based businesses a few years back, investment in commercial open source companies seemed to be cooling off. Not anymore. Read More

Open source: inalienable right or company prerogative?
Eric Gries: How much code should be contributed for an open source project? Anyone working with open source code has to address the question eventually. Read More

Multi-tenant Architecture Is No More Fatal To Open Source Than It Is to Other Software
Alan Shimel: In an interview in Forbes last week OpSource CEO Treb Ryan says that open source has a fatal flaw. It was built primarily for single tenant architecture and won't be converted to multi-tenant public cloud support without a lot of heavy lifting. Read More

Cisco launches Cius tablet for business
Cisco Systems today unveiled the Cius, a 7-in. touchscreen tablet computer that runs the Android OS, and is sure to be compared to the Apple iPad. Read More

Visit the Open Source Subnet home page for more news
Visit the Open Source Subnet home page for daily news items, blogs, discussions and podcasts of interest to enterprise open source users. Follow Open Source Subnet on Twitter @OSSubnet. Read More

 
 
 

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Computerworld and Network World: Best of Green IT

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Quiz: Do you know IT security?
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Your Next Laptop: Concept Designs Point the Way
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  6. VMware's Maritz: OSes are having their jobs stolen
  7. Report: Users find yellow discoloration on iPhone 4 screens
  8. How HTML5 will change the Web
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  10. iPhone vs. Droid vs. BlackBerry

 

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Will 500MHz of extra spectrum be enough?

  Cisco, MobileAccess offer in-building cellular boost over copper cable | Apple sells 1.7M iPhone 4s amid short supplies
 
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Will 500MHz of extra spectrum be enough?
We might need more than the 500MHz of additional spectrum that President Obama and the Federal Communications Commission envision to make wireless broadband everywhere a reality, if AT&T's 2009 reports of nearly 5,000% wireless data growth are any indication of what the future holds. Read More


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Replace Controllers with Protocols
Learn how a controller-less approach to WLAN keeps costs linear and predictive regardless of network size or deployment type. This architecture provides the capital cost advantages of autonomous APs and the technical advantages of controller-based approaches. Learn more!

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Cisco, MobileAccess offer in-building cellular boost over copper cable
Cisco Systems and MobileAccess today announced a system designed to improve in-building cellular signals that uses copper cable integrated into corporate LANs and works alongside Cisco Wi-Fi networks. Read More

Apple sells 1.7M iPhone 4s amid short supplies
Apple and its carrier partners sold 1.7 million iPhone 4s in the first three days of the new smartphone's availability. Read More

AT&T starts selling iPhone 4, exhausts supplies
As promised, AT&T today started selling the iPhone 4 to walk-in customers, but many stores quickly ran dry. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Aerohive

Comparing 802.11n Technologies
Wireless LAN users have access to speed in excess of 100Mbps. Learn how the different technologies compare in terms of maximum data rate and TCP throughput and find out how an 802.11n upgrade can have minimal impact on the existing network and not require a costly switch upgrade. Read more!


The 10 Most Uncool Moments in Tech
That Jeff Lebowski was one cool dude. Read More

Q&A: SIP pioneer/Cisco Fellow jumps ship to Skype
Jonathan Rosenberg, co-author of the Session Initiation Protocol, joined Skype in November 2009 as chief technology strategist to apply what he's learned about disruptive IP technologies. Network World Editor in Chief John Dix caught up with Rosenberg over a Skype voice connection to see what the Skype lure was for him. Read More


WEBCAST: Meraki

Take Your WiFi to the Cloud
Learn how to bring simplicity, security and scalability to your wireless network by leveraging the cloud. This Webcast demonstrates how cloud-controlled WiFi delivers: • Security • Reliability • Performance View now!

TeliaSonera lauches dual-mode LTE and 3G modem
Network operator TeliaSonera plans to start shipping the world's first dual-mode modem for LTE (Long-Term Evolution) and 3G mobile networks on Wednesday. Read More

New Sybase mobile database key to SAP's plans
Sybase announced on Tuesday SQL Anywhere 12, the latest edition of its mobile database and one of the "crown jewels" SAP will acquire with its pending purchase of the company. Read More

Jabra Extreme
With a feature dubbed "Noise Blackout Extreme," the Jabra Extreme clearly takes noise cancellation seriously. Priced at $80 (as of June 28, 2010), the Extreme plants the company's latest audio technology in a lightweight shell to create an excellent-sounding unit that's ready for the noise of the big city--or of a busy household. Read More

Rhomobile smartphone app framework adds iPhone-like mapping
Licensing charge also is dropped in Rhodes 2.0, but the planned bidirectional streaming capability is delayed Read More

Sprint unveils Samsung Epic 4G smartphone
Sprint and Verizon Wireless Monday each introduced smartphones built by Samsung. Read More

 
 
 

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Computerworld and Network World: Best of Green IT

Computerworld and Network World: Best of Green IT Computerworld and Network World are teaming up to identify the top organizations leading the way with green-IT efforts and the coolest green-IT products. Computerworld will feature two ranked lists in its Oct. 25 issue: Top green-IT end-user organizations and a Top green-IT data center suppliers/vendors. Network World will feature the most effective green-IT products, as cited by survey respondents, in its Oct. 25 issue and online. Please fill out our short survey or forward this link to the person in your company best able to answer questions about IT energy issues. Surveys should be submitted by Thursday, July 1 at 12 noon EST.

SLIDESHOWS

Quiz: Do you know IT security?
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Your Next Laptop: Concept Designs Point the Way
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MOST-READ STORIES

  1. Quiz: Do you know IT security?
  2. Super software secrets
  3. Beyond the petaflop: DARPA wants quintillion-speed computers
  4. iOS 4's hidden features
  5. Apple 4 opening day: Not all is iPhone-tastic
  6. VMware's Maritz: OSes are having their jobs stolen
  7. Report: Users find yellow discoloration on iPhone 4 screens
  8. How HTML5 will change the Web
  9. Google Voice: 10 reasons to check it out
  10. iPhone vs. Droid vs. BlackBerry

 

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UC as an evolution of IT and telecom; HP teams with Avaya

HP draws on Avaya as a unified communications partner vs. Cisco | The Avaya FAQ

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UC as an evolution of IT and telecom
This week, we take time to highlight a white paper hosted on Webtorials and authored by our long-time colleague Gary Audin on best practices to migrate to unified communications. In his analysis, Audin contends that UC is really the convergence of six communication products areas -- some of which have existed for years and others that are recent entries. Read More


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HP draws on Avaya as a unified communications partner vs. Cisco
HP has brought Avaya into its alliance partners program in a move that will help it compete against Cisco by offering more choices to customers interested in unified communications and contact centers. Read More


WHITE PAPER: NetApp

Discovering Improved Data Protection Strategies
This report examines the impact that virtualization has on data protection and disaster recovery and the need for highly virtualized servers and storage within this context. It outlines the factors you should consider as you evaluate and implement data protection solutions in your virtual environment. Learn more.

The Avaya FAQ
Avaya has made news over the past few years by going private, buying up Nortel's enterprise division and revamping its channel partner system. Here are some frequently asked questions about Avaya. Read More


WEBCAST: IBM Corporation

Take a Smarter Approach to Archiving
Examine strategies and tactics for unifying data and content. View an e-discovery calculator and go inside a 3-year ROI model. Learn More

Q&A: SIP pioneer/Cisco Fellow jumps ship to Skype
Jonathan Rosenberg, co-author of the Session Initiation Protocol, joined Skype in November 2009 as chief technology strategist to apply what he's learned about disruptive IP technologies. Network World Editor in Chief John Dix caught up with Rosenberg over a Skype voice connection to see what the Skype lure was for him. Read More

How to Scope Someone Out Online
By the time my roommate, Sarah, invited a strange man from Australia to stay with us for a month, he no longer seemed like a stranger to her. They had met each other online through a British dating Website, exchanged numerous personal e-mail messages, and eventually communicated through intensive, all-night Skype sessions. Sarah felt like she knew Mr. Australia so well by then--had fallen in love with him so deeply, in fact--that she hardly blinked at inviting him to stay in our apartment for a month. And he didn't think twice about springing for a $2000 plane ticket to fly halfway around the world to see her. Read More



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Computerworld and Network World: Best of Green IT

Computerworld and Network World: Best of Green IT Computerworld and Network World are teaming up to identify the top organizations leading the way with green-IT efforts and the coolest green-IT products. Computerworld will feature two ranked lists in its Oct. 25 issue: Top green-IT end-user organizations and a Top green-IT data center suppliers/vendors. Network World will feature the most effective green-IT products, as cited by survey respondents, in its Oct. 25 issue and online. Please fill out our short survey or forward this link to the person in your company best able to answer questions about IT energy issues. Surveys should be submitted by Thursday, July 1 at 12 noon EST.

SLIDESHOWS

Quiz: Do you know IT security?
Here is a quiz that draws questions from the vast spectrum of security options, including authentication, cryptograpy, firewalls, VPNs and more.

Your Next Laptop: Concept Designs Point the Way
Tomorrow's models may roll up, sport multiple screens or be repositionable, Transformer-style.

MOST-READ STORIES

  1. Quiz: Do you know IT security?
  2. Super software secrets
  3. Beyond the petaflop: DARPA wants quintillion-speed computers
  4. iOS 4's hidden features
  5. Apple 4 opening day: Not all is iPhone-tastic
  6. VMware's Maritz: OSes are having their jobs stolen
  7. Report: Users find yellow discoloration on iPhone 4 screens
  8. How HTML5 will change the Web
  9. Google Voice: 10 reasons to check it out
  10. iPhone vs. Droid vs. BlackBerry

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Tuesday, June 29, 2010

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It seems the group of ten alleged Russian spies arrested in the U.S. this week may have utilized ad hoc Wi-Fi networks to transfer data secretly. As if we needed another reason to distrust ad hoc networking, here it is. "Do not try this at home."

DISCUSS: Can You Hide a MAC Address?
I'm wondering if any of these Russians visited our message board to discuss the topic of hiding MAC addresses. Guessing no.

Readers Respond: Stealing or Sharing Wi-Fi With Neighbors
"The ISPs are making a ridiculous amount of money from people who are too stupid to realize that they are being *******" says one of our readers. If you piggyback, or open up your Wi-Fi home network for others to use, are you also doing it to get back at your provider? That's probably more common than international espionage, I figure.

Do You Use a Router Log Analyzer
If you haven't heard of programs like Link Logger, Sawmill, and WallWatcher, odds are that you don't use a log analyzer program on your home network. You might consider looking into it, as these programs can help you find and prevent network attackers no matter where they are in the world.

What Is Dual-Band Wireless?
Phones, routers and wireless adapters each of a concept of "dual-band" networking. Besides a catchy marketing term, there is some value to having this technology in your gear. (But no, it doesn't really help you hide your MAC address.)

 


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