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Digital infrastructure At Risk From Security Flaws In Java And Open Source
Veracode reveals 97 percent of Java applications contain at least on security vulnerability
Canonical Delivers Openstack Cloud On IBM Iron For Canadian University
Canonical creates campus 'Research Cloud' to help Carleton University offer centralised system for researchers
Vive Launched Viveport Store To Fuel The Spread Of VR Software
Developers will have a dedicated store to showcase HTC Vive compatible apps
Raspberry Pi Gets ‘More Visually Appealing’ Pixel Desktop OS
The operating system aims to be more visually appealing than Raspbian
Mozilla Ends Support For Firefox OS
Mozilla ends support for Firefox OS despite hope it could be used for smart TVs and reborn for connected devices
Splunk Big Data Analytics Software Gets Machine Learning Injection
Splunk software gets some machine learning while the big data firm also extends philanthropic activities
Oracle Now Lays Claim As World’s One-Stop IT Shop
ANALYSIS: Oracle wants to become what IBM, the original Hewlett-Packard and Dell EMC once aspired to be: the true one-stop shop for all of your enterprise IT needs
Why Co-Founder Thinks Documentum Is Doomed Under OpenText
ANALYSIS: John Newton fears the new owner will promise customers investment in their products but that the product lines eventually will wither away
IBM Reveals Power8 Linux Servers Aimed At AI and Big Data Workloads
Big Blue's new servers mix Power8 processors with Nvidia's NVLink technology
Apple iWork Gains Real-Time Collaboration To Challenge Microsoft Office 356 And Google Docs
Apple's productivity suite gets an update to keep competitive with Google and Microsoft apps
OpenOffice In Danger Of Retirement, Warns Project Leader
Lack of developers blamed, but others cite poor support from Apache for the Microsoft Office alternative
Tales In Tech History: Linux Celebrates 25th Birthday
A humble open source software project from Finland has thrived for 25 years despite decades of competition from rival proprietary operating systems
Linus Torvalds Gives GPL Credit for Linux’s Success
On the 25th anniversary of Linux, its creator details Linux's history to date and why he credits the GPL for the operating system's success
Tech Quiz Of The Week: Linux At 25
How well do you know Linux, the open source operating system?
Red Hat CEO Tells LinuxCon Crowd What Makes Linux Stand Out
Jim Whitehurst, CEO of Red Hat, explains at LinuxCon how the open-source management style works
LinuxCon To Highlight How Linux Has Changed In Its 25 Years
Linux users are set to assemble for the annual LinuxCon event, this time celebrating the 25th anniversary of the technology and how it's changed.
Microsoft Open Sources Powershell Tool
Also opens Powershell to both Linux and Mac OS X platforms, as Redmond continues open source push
LinkedIn: Open-Sourcing Under the Microsoft Regime
Q&A with LinkedIn head of engineering Igor Perisic : Will Microsoft’s acquisition slow down the social network's cadence of open-sourcing core technology for developers?
Fedora Linux Account System Patched For Serious Flaw
Fedora Linux and Red Hat look into account vulnerability that could allow attacker to add, edit, or remove user or group information
Open Source Office Suite LibreOffice 5.2 Targets Enterprise
LibreOffice 5.2 adds usability, interoperability and security features ahead of greater integration with cloud edition to take on Office 365
Microsoft Launches Brand New Skype For Linux Alpha
But Skype warns Linux users it's far from ready, as it needs feedback to help develop a better client
Cisco Warns Of Libarchive File Compression Flaw
Patch it now! Popular open source file compression tool libarchive contains wide reaching vulnerabilities
Red Hat Grows Again As It Snaps Up API Firm 3scale
Red Hat records yet more revenue growth and announces acquisition of 3scale to bolster API management credentials
IBM Enhances Support For The Swift Programming Language
At WWDC, IBM extended its already-considerable support for the Swift programming language, particularly for using Swift for server-side development
GitHub Is Relying On Developers To Crack The Business Market
GitHub focuses on developers who are getting jobs in big business, but needs to avoid alienating its sizable individual developer userbase
What Google’s Victory In Java Case Signifies To The IT World
ANALYSIS: Following court loss to Google over Java and the exit of a key Linux thought leader, Oracle must regain credibility in the open source community
Docker Founder Talks Of New Tool And Open-Source Lessons He Learned
Solomon Hykes, founder of Docker, details his firm's open-source experience and releases new tools at the OSCON conference
Microsoft Moves Open Source Jenkins Project To Azure
Significant customer partnership for Microsoft cloud, as Jenkins project infrastructure moves to Azure
How Fuzzing Can Make A Large Open Source Project More Secure
Emily Ratliff of the Linux Foundation explains the considerations to take when planning to fuzz your open source project