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Open source security solutions: An attractive alternative
... Open Source,Security,OpenVAS ... Mention 'open source security tools' and the first words that come to mind are Nmap and Nessus. Of course, Nessus is no longer open source. Its open source offshoot OpenVAS, has failed to acquire the same levels ... on the open source security block. Among enterprise security solutions, Snort might just lay claim ... ), but also serves as the inspiration for many of these commercial competitors. Other open source security ... http://www.informationweek.in/Open_Source/10-07-22/Open_source_security_solutions_An_attractive_alternative.aspx

Open Source for Sale
, is the kind of guy who oozes cred in the open source community. He was lead architect on the HTTP ... advisory board in 2005, Sun Microsystems hailed his presence as a sign of its commitment to open ... . At the same time, “they were undermining the OpenSolaris brand,” by distributing open source code combined ... wrong when big IT vendors get integrally involved in open source projects or, as has been increasingly the case, buy open source companies. Business technology organizations have years of experience ... http://www.informationweek.in/Archive/08-12-01/Open_Source_for_Sale.aspx

Web 2.0: Yahoo Rewires With Open Strategy
in the process of rewiring Yahoo from the inside out to create a developer platform that will open up assets of Yahoo," Balogh said. Balogh called the initiative the Yahoo Open Strategy and promised upcoming ... ." The first property Yahoo plans to open is Yahoo Search. The company's new Search Monkey developer platform ... they want to customize the Yahoo Search experience. "Yahoo's open strategy is about not just opening ... that the Yahoo Open Strategy will allow developers to use the Yahoo Address Book on third-party ... http://www.informationweek.in/Archive/08-04-25/Web_2_0_Yahoo_Rewires_With_Open_Strategy.aspx

‘We positioned Ubuntu as a version of Linux that was personal and non-technical’
in my mind that open source represents the future of the software industry. This can be clearly seen ... ... Ubuntu,Web Exclusive,Open Source,Linux,Mark Shuttleworth,Ubuntu Linux ... and Ubuntu Linux shared his thoughts with Srikanth RP on the increasing significance of open source ... competitors have failed. From an era when open source faced a lot of antagonism, now even competitors ... is clearly the success of open source. Today, end-user companies are skeptical of those companies ... http://www.informationweek.in/Open_Source/10-05-10/%e2%80%98We_positioned_Ubuntu_as_a_version_of_Linux_that_was_personal_and_non-technical%e2%80%99.aspx

How to build your own Linux cloud
... Ubuntu,Open Source,Linux,Canonical,Eucalyptus,Ubuntu Server,Ubuntu Linux,Amazon EC2,Cloud Computing,Serdar Yegulalp ... Conventional wisdom has it that if you want to make use of "the cloud," you've got to use someone else's service -- Amazon's EC2, Google's clouds, and so on. Canonical, through its new edition of Ubuntu Server, has set out to change ... will come in handy either way. Keep in mind you can't just use any old OS image, or any old Linux ... http://www.informationweek.in/Open_Source/10-07-27/How_to_build_your_own_Linux_cloud.aspx

Interop: Microsoft Sees 200,000 Protocol Downloads
work to ensure that its products feature "open connections" that will allow outside developers ... , and the open source community. "We caught the world by surprise," Muglia said Tuesday. He conceded ... IT." With that in mind, Microsoft on Tuesday released for public testing additions for its Systems Center ... that it will join the OpenPegasus Steering Committee and contribute code back to the open source community under the Microsoft Public License, an Open Source Initiative-approved license ... http://www.informationweek.in/Archive/08-04-30/Interop_Microsoft_Sees_200_000_Protocol_Downloads.aspx

Experian Launches Website Warning Families Against Identity Theft
credit inquiries, open accounts or public records such as bankruptcies, tax liens or monetary ... provides peace of mind for parents by monitoring their Experian credit report activity, as well ... http://www.informationweek.in/Archive/07-10-04/Experian_Launches_Website_Warning_Families_Against_Identity_Theft.aspx

All dressed up, nowhere to go
for building UC. Also, the solutions should be built on open source stacks,” says Minhaj Zia, Business ... vendors. Each of them is trying to define their offerings keeping compatibility in mind. However ... http://www.informationweek.in/Archive/07-06-01/All_dressed_up_nowhere_to_go.aspx

PCI DASS Adds PA DSS to its Portfolio
... NWC arch,NWC Info arch,Archive ... The PCI Security Standards Council, an open standards body providing management of the global PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) and PCI PIN Entry Device (PED) Security requirements, announced that it is adding a new standard for payment application software. The new standard, called Payment Application Data ... of the global payment card brands with a single goal in mind: to protect cardholder data and combat fraud ... http://www.informationweek.in/Archive/07-11-12/PCI_DASS_Adds_PA_DSS_to_its_Portfolio.aspx

Majority of Indian Enterprises Set to Accelerate IT Outsourcing: Springboard Research
... Software,NWC Software1,NWC1 ... According to the Springboard Research report ‘Inside the End-User’s Mind—India IT Services Demand Side Analysis,’ 65 percent of IT decision makers in Indian enterprises expect an increase in their investment in IT outsourcing by their company in the next two years, while 29 percent expect their investment to remain ... , the economic slowdown is clearly an opportunity to manage their costs and they have shown an open-minded ... http://www.informationweek.in/Software/09-08-03/Majority_of_Indian_Enterprises_Set_to_Accelerate_IT_Outsourcing_Springboard_Research.aspx