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	Godfather of Xen: Virtualization holds key to future of enterprise secruity While conventional wisdom says virtualized environments and public clouds create massive security headaches, the godfather of Xen, the open source hypervisor, says virtualization actually holds a key to better security. Read More WHITE PAPER: Oracle Justifying Investments in Database Security Aberdeen's analysis shows clear-cut advantages for database security rather than application-level security requiring encryption of data: based on the same number of applications, 30% fewer incidents of data loss or data exposure, and 15% greater efficiency at addressing common audit requirements. Read More Now! In this Issue Open source vs. proprietary software IBM open sources messaging client for embedded devices Oracle reveals open source JavaFX plans Verne Unveiled: Fedora 16 Released Google Releases sfntly Font Programming Language as Open Source Canonical's Ubuntu Linux will battle for mobile developers Open-source proponents blast proprietary software in Dutch schools SchoonerSQL - MySQL On Steroids WHITE PAPER: AMD The Accelerated SMB: Moving at the Speed of Virtualization Mid-market corporations increasingly rely on technology to serve as the enablers and accelerators of the business—not just to reduce costs but also to empower new business initiatives and increase the top line. Learn More! Open source vs. proprietary software The "scrufffy guy coding away in his basement" archetype stopped applying to open-source software a while ago. Read More IBM open sources messaging client for embedded devices In a move to bring network connectivity to a wider range of devices, sensors and appliances, IBM has donated the source code of its machine-to-machine messaging software to the Eclipse Foundation, the company announced Thursday. Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell Mobile Technology: The Productivity Edge IT must devise a workable balance by ensuring security of mobile data without squashing worker productivity. This Mobility KnowledgeVault will walk you through four key factors to build a workable plan and highlights real-world examples of businesses that are succeeding at fulfilling the productivity promise of mobility. View now Oracle reveals open source JavaFX plans The company seeks transparency and an open development model in addition to the replacement of any closed code with open code. Read More Verne Unveiled: Fedora 16 Released In her email announcing the release of Fedora 16, codenamed "Verne", Bergeron adds a touching tribute to Dennis Ritchie, "A humble man, not well-known outside his field, Dennis will always be remembered by those of us who practice the craft. Thank you, Dennis." Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Six Advantages of a Cloud-Based Help Desk Small and midsize companies shouldn't have to use less efficient, limited-functionality service desk solutions. Today's cloud-based help desks pack the same punch as on-premise enterprise solutions, without a large up-front investment or long installation time. Read more to find out how to get started with a cloud-based help desk today. Read More Today! Google Releases sfntly Font Programming Language as Open Source "Created by the Google Internationalization Engineering team, the sfntly Java and C++ library makes it easy for programmers to build high performance font manipulation applications and services," he wrote. Read More Canonical's Ubuntu Linux will battle for mobile developers The company will need traction with hardware vendors before it gets it from developers. Read More Open-source proponents blast proprietary software in Dutch schools Dutch education authorities have decided to throw out their government's own open standards policy and instead lock-in to Microsoft proprietary software for years to come, according to open source advocates. Read More SchoonerSQL - MySQL On Steroids While MySQL has been an unqualified success, there have always been whispers and regrets from those looking to use the open source database in mission critical situations. If you need five 9's type of availability and other large enterprise features, MySQL may not have been able to scale up for you. Read More
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