Enterprise / Open Source News
Thursday, September 20 2007
Bugtraq: [ GLSA 200709-14 ] ClamAV: Multiple vulnerabilities
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/480152 (20070921 00:25) [ GLSA 200709-14 ] ClamAV: Multiple vulnerabilities
VMware bugs shine spotlight on virtualization security
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/092007-vmware-bug.html?fsrc=netflash-rss (20070921 00:18) A set of newly discovered flaws in components of VMware's virtual machine software has called attention to some of the security risks associated with the practice of running virtual computers on a single system.
GPhone Still In the Works At Google
http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/159282861/article.pl (20070921 00:09) Technical Writing Geek writes "According to sources at a Taiwanese manufacturer, Google will definitely be launching its own branded phone. An article at DigiTimes states that the company has yet to finalize the handset's specifications, OS, production contractor and operating partners. 'TI's handset chipsets will find their way into the Google phone should the company decide to roll out an EDGE-compliant handset, but Qualcomm could turn out to be the winner if Google decides to bet on a 3G model ... However, the choice of a 3G platform might force Google to postpone the launch of the so-called Gphone to the first half of 2008 instead of the latter half of this year as expected due to the change of platform and problems related to licensing of patented technologies ...'"
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Hardware Can Be Open, Too
http://www.linux.com/feed/119351 (20070920 23:00) With open source software becoming a household name, another open source movement that may one day see some fanfare is already taking shape. Open source hardware, which I once thought to be little more than a pipe dream left over from a bygone era, is proving to be a dream that it is very much alive and growing.
SFLC files GPL lawsuit on behalf of Busybox developers
http://www.linux.com/feature/119355 (20070920 22:30)
The Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC) has filed a lawsuit against Monsoon Multimedia on behalf of two BusyBox developers. The suit alleges that Monsoon' s new product Hava, and its firmware, distribute code borrowed from BusyBox, a collection of UNIX utilities for embedded systems, but aren't making the source code available, as is required under the GNU General Public License (GPL). Daniel B. Ravicher, SFLC legal director, says, "This is the first time that either myself or anyone else that I know of in the United States has actually had to go to court to force compliance with the GPL."
Intel project aims to boost power efficiency in Linux
http://www.linux.com/feed/119350 (20070920 22:00) Intel plans to announce an open-source project called LessWatts.org, which aims to improve the power efficiency of the Linux operating system and applications.
Commercial Software Will Include Open Source, Gartner Says
http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=92978 (20070920 21:11) At least 80 percent of all commercial software products will include elements of open-source code by 2010, according to Mark Driver, vice president of research at Gartner. In his opening keynote at the third annual Gartner Open Source Summit here Sept. 19, titled "The Gartner Open Source Scenario for 2007: The risks and rewards for mainstream IT," Driver said the research firm believes "open source is defined by the license, period. Almost all of our customers are scrambling to create an open-source policy, as almost none of them have one as yet."
Security consultant sees open source software taking over in every niche
http://www.linux.com/feed/119305 (20070920 21:01) Jonathan Ham is a computer security expert with 13 years of open source experience under his belt. He has seen open source become an "emminently more workable business model," and says that there has been a gradual shift over the years of "people starting to realize that all products have security flaws, whether open or closed." He believes that realization has led to greater adoption of open source, because "sometimes the devil you can know is better than the devil you can't know."
NetScout buys Network General for $205m
http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2007/09/20/netscout_buys_network_general/ (20070920 20:21)
Give it a wash, good as new
NetScout Systems wants to purchase Network General for $205m, the company said today. The takeover will be the third time the once-leading packet monitoring firm has changed hands, 10 years after McAfeee purchased Network General for $1.1bn.…
Mobile RDBMS gains features
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS6568807832.html (20070920 19:42) Hitachi America's Embedded Business Group has updated its C/C++/Java RDBMS (relational database management system) for embedded and mobile applications like mobile phones, GPS gadgets, televisions, and set-top boxes. Entier 2.2 adds features aimed at helping developers more easily implement consumer-friendly search capabilities under multitasking operating systems such as embedded Linux.
New Intel SoC to slash UMPC idle power
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS8929160202.html (20070920 19:42) Intel has made major promises concerning future ultra-mobile PC (UMPC), mobile internet device (MID), and notebook computer technologies. A new UMPC SoC (system-on-chip) will slash idle power consumption to 1/100th of the original, while next year's version of Centrino Duo technology will integrate WiMAX into notebooks,
SENOKIAN SOLUTIONS SUPPORTS MERCIAN LABELS TO MAJOR MILESTONE IN OPEN SOURCE MIGRATION
http://www.linux.com/feed/119329 (20070920 19:30) Mercian Labels has passed a major milestone in its migration to more dependable open source software by declaring its first users to users to be "Microsoft free". Supported by open source business software specialists Senokian Solutions, the project to migrate Mercian Labels entire operations to linux based systems has brought early wins for the company since it started in early 2007.
Google Unveils Flash Ads
http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/159282868/article.pl (20070920 19:04) Gailin writes "Google has announced and given some examples of their new Flash based ads. They seem to vary from average size to full screen-width Flash advertisements, with some interactive abilities. 'Gadget ads can incorporate real-time data feeds, images, video and much more in a single creative unit and can be developed using Flash, HTML or a combination of both. Designed to act more like content than a typical ad, they run on the Google(TM) content network, competing alongside text, image and video ads for placement. They support both cost-per-click and cost-per-impression pricing models, and offer a variety of contextual, site, geographic and demographic targeting options to ensure the ads reach relevant users with precision and scale.'"
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Ontario Linux Fest Update
http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/92976/index.html (20070920 18:49) Folks, I thought that I had a lot to report last time. The week since then leads me to believe that I won't need any more sleep before the 'fest. This week has been THAT exciting. Allow me to share my excitement.
Intel: Why Open-Source Drivers Work
http://digg.com/linux_unix/Intel_Why_Open_Source_Drivers_Work (20070920 17:30) The interesting part:"...a major OEM is requiring that by next year their hardware suppliers must either have an open-source driver available or be able to provide an open-source driver within the next twelve months." This probably means Dell meaning that nVidia has some more pressure to open their graphic card specs - just like AMD/ATI did.
Bugtraq: [security bulletin] HPSBUX02251 SSRT071449 rev.2 - HP-UX Running BIND, Remote DNS Cache Poisoning
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/480081 (20070920 17:04) [security bulletin] HPSBUX02251 SSRT071449 rev.2 - HP-UX Running BIND, Remote DNS Cache Poisoning
Open source impossible to avoid, Gartner says
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/092007-open-source-unavoidable.html?fsrc=netflash-rss (20070920 16:49) You can try to avoid open source, but it’s probably easier to get out of the IT business altogether. By 2011, at least 80% of commercial software will include significant amounts of open source code, according to Gartner.
NetScout buying Network General for $205 million
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/092007-netscout-buys-network-general.html?fsrc=netflash-rss (20070920 16:49) Network- and application-performance management vendor NetScout Thursday announced plans to acquire Sniffer maker Network General for roughly $205 million.
A Gut Check On Gutsy Gibbon
http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/159063207/article.pl (20070920 16:27) jammag writes "Linux pundit Bruce Byfield looked inside the pre-release of Gutsy Gibbon and found what he calls 'Windows thinking.' His article, Divining from the Entrails of Ubuntu's Gutsy Gibbon, notes that Ubuntu is the dominant distro, having achieved a level of success that might be leading to complacency. He opines: 'Only once or twice did I find a balance between accessibility to newcomers and a feature set for advanced users. At times, I wondered whether the popularity might be preventing Ubuntu from finishing some rough edges.'"
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New 10.4.11 Build Adds Further Fixes
http://osnews.com/story.php/18647/New-10.4.11-Build-Adds-Further-Fixes/ (20070920 16:26) Apple recently seeded developers with yet another build of Mac OS X 10.4.11, destined to be the final update to Tiger. Builds 8S155 (PowerPC) and 8S2155 (Intel) deliver an additional number of bug fixes, including remedies to issues with the BSD Kernel and interlock timeouts, ASR and scanning and restoring, CoreText Layout, and a bug with ImageCapture that creates problems downloading images from an iPhone when the phone has a large number of saved photos.
OpenSUSE 10.3 RC1 Released
http://osnews.com/story.php/18646/OpenSUSE-10.3-RC1-Released/ (20070920 16:22) The openSUSE development team has announced that openSUSE 10.3 Release Candidate 1 is available for testing. "After quite a few rebuilds and testing, the openSUSE team is happy to announce that RC1 looks brilliant and is now available for download. We consider this release to be feature complete, stable, and suitable for testing from any user. For more information on the release schedule, take a look at the Roadmap."
Ofcom moots the 900MHz boot for O2 and Vodafone
http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2007/09/20/900mhz/ (20070920 15:27)
Let's have another spectrum auction!
UK regulator Ofcom has opened a consultation on the future of the 900MHz band, currently allocated to Vodafone and O2 for their 2G services, and has suggested that a technology-neutral auction might be in order for 2009.…
2.6.23-rc7, Traditional Talk Like a Pirate Day Release
http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=92970 (20070920 14:46) "Ahoy me laddies (and beauties)," Linux creator Linus Torvalds began,announcing the seventh release candidate for the upcoming 2.6.23 kernel,"time for the traditional'Talk Like a Pirate Day' kernel release!" He noted,"now, last year we had a full release (2.6.18 was immortalized on TLAP-2006), but this year I'm chickening out, and we're just doing what is hopefully going to be the last -rc release for the 2.6.23 series." Full source changes can be viewed via thegitweb interface. Linus also offered a brief summary of the changes:"I'm not including the diffstat, because it got blown up by the resurrection of the sk98lin driver - because skge that is supposed to supplant it doesn't handle some of the hardware. Oh well."Apart from that, we had some mips, powerpc and xtense updates, and various driver tweaks. Things like the USB autosuspend revert should make people happier, and some more clockevents fixes should help suspend/restore on i386."read more |rsync.net - Secure Offsite Data
Vista Pushes Linux Into Primetime
http://www.linux.com/feed/119319 (20070920 14:00) It is hardly a fluke that Ubuntu really began to attract former Windows users roughly around the same time as Windows Vista came out. Despite the number of Windows migrants who eventually floated back to Windows XP, the fact is that projects like Wubi make it really easy to slide into a Linux mindset.
Mac OS X Version of OpenOffice Slated for Next September
http://digg.com/apple/Mac_OS_X_Version_of_OpenOffice_Slated_for_Next_September (20070920 12:10) Aqua developer porting force is (back) on the case.
People are biggest threat to IT security
http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2007/09/20/it_security_survey/ (20070920 10:19)
You are the weakest link
The biggest threats to the security of financial institutions' electronic systems are the mistakes that people make, according to a survey (pdf) of banks' IT security.…
I Technologies Corp releases ITCPRO™, a Powerful JAVA Database ORM++ Development Tool
http://prweb.com/releases/JAVA/Database/prweb555135.htm (20070920 08:13) I Technologies Corp (ITC) has announced the release of a new JAVA Eclipse plug-in, ITCPRo™, a powerful visual data centric software development tool for Java Developers and Data Base Administrators. (PRWeb Sep 20, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/UHJvZi1NYWduLVRoaXItTWFnbi1UaGlyLVplcm8=
Xfce behind the scenes: interview with Benedikt Meurer
http://digg.com/linux_unix/Xfce_behind_the_scenes_interview_with_Benedikt_Meurer (20070920 08:00) Very interesting interview about the history of Xfce, its status next to Gnome and KDE and its relationship with Xfce distributions. If you never really looked into Xfce, read on to find out more about the underdog among the Linux Desktop Environments.
Hot New Startups Launch at TechCrunch40
http://digg.com/tech_news/Hot_New_Startups_Launch_at_TechCrunch40 (20070920 07:00) Bub.blicio.us comments on some of the hot new startups unveiled at the TechCrunch40.
AT&T to Offer "Dual-Mode" RIM BlackBerry 8820
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cio/feed/solutions/1375/~3/159037115/AT_T_to_Offer_Dual_Mode_RIM_BlackBerry_ (20070920 05:00) AT&T announced the new BlackBerry 8820, with Wi-Fi networking, will be available starting tomorrow for US$300, after rebate, and with a two-year contract from the carrier.
Nasdaq to Delist SCO Sep 27
http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/158979515/article.pl (20070920 04:22) symbolset writes "The Nasdaq Staff has decided to delist SCO at open of business on September 27, 2007 under their discretionary authority and as a result of SCO filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. SCO can get a hearing but "There can be no assurance that the panel will grant the Company's request for continued listing.""
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AMD adds single-core Athlons to embedded portfolio
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS6110819528.html (20070920 02:59) AMD has reaffirmed its commitment to the embedded market, announcing two new low-power, single-core processors. Compatible with the company's AM2 socket, the AMD Athlon 64 processor Models 2000+, 2600+, and 3100+ feature power envelopes of 8, 15, and 25 Watts, respectively.
New group mulls tiny computer module specs
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS6234529747.html (20070920 01:56) A new standards group focused on small format board-level embedded computers was unveiled today at the Embedded Systems Conference in Boston. The Small Form Factor Special Interest Group (SFF SIG) aims to "develop, adopt, and promote circuit board specifications and related technologies [but] not compete with existing trade organizations."
SAP fails to unveil on-demand service
http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2007/09/20/sap_a1s_businessbydesign/ (20070920 01:31)
Swiss-cheese time for A1S
SAP has crashed Salesforce.com's annual Dreamforce conference with its own event, trumpeting its long-awaited on-demand business applications challenger.…
Low-power EBX SBC supports SPX expansion
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS2167738090.html (20070920 01:24) Versalogic has introduced an EBX format single-board computer (SBC) based on a 1.2 GHz Via Eden processor. Compatible with embedded Linux, the Sidewinder features modular PC/104-Plus expansion, but adds Versalogic's proprietary SPX-based serial expansion format to the mix,
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