Saving the Dry, Lifeless Soul of Enterprise Software

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February 19, 2014

A special edition of CxOTalk (episode 44) brings together three top analysts to discuss why enterprise software is so uninspired and how to fix the problem. The conversation is fun, exciting, and completely engaging.

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Debunking Four Myths About Android, Google, and Open-Source

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ZDNet

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February 19, 2014

Several stories recently have spread misinformation about how Google licenses Android and its services. Here’s the real story on how Android licensing works with open source and Linux.

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Belkin WeMo Smart Home Networks in Danger of Hacks

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CNET

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February 19, 2014

Researchers warn that more than 500,000 home automation devices have vulnerabilities that would allow attackers to remotely take control of thermostats, lighting, sprinkler systems, and more. [Read more]

Dell Launches R920 High-End Server

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ZDNet

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February 19, 2014

The PowerEdge R920 is Dell’s high-end server that’s often used as a way to handle workloads that often aren’t virtualized over reliability concerns.

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Dear Adobe: Make Software for Linux Too

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LinuxInsider

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February 19, 2014

What if commercial software developers for popular Windows products sold Linux versions to a waiting market of open source users? Think in terms of paying a subscription fee to use a Linux version of Adobe’s Photoshop image manipulation software, for starters. Is porting commercial products like Photoshop as a licensed — that is, paid — product for Linux a viable idea? That is precisely what one Linux server administrator wants Adobe to find out.

How To Easily Enable Silverlight, And Watch Netflix, on Linux

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MakeUseOf

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February 19, 2014

Netflix depends on Silverlight; Silverlight doesn’t play well with Linux. But Linux users have an easy-to-use workaround.

Lots of progress has been made when it comes to watching Netflix on Linux, but now it’s even easier than ever thanks to something called Pipelight. Here’s what you need to do to get Pipelight working on your Linux machine.

How to Become a Cloud Computing Leader

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ZDNet

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February 19, 2014

Enterprise cloud efforts are begging for leadership. Time to step in and fill the void.

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Linux-Based NVR Offers Remote Mobile Access

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LinuxGizmos

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February 18, 2014

Planet unveiled a Linux-based, 16-channel network video recorder called the NVR-1620, with dual HDD bays, dual displays, and up to 2560 x 1920 resolution. Taiwan-based Planet has a long track record of making networking and surveillance appliances. Its latest NVR-1620 network video recorder supports 16 IP video channels, and up to 16 devices can be […]

Admin Rights Key to Mitigating Vulnerabilities, Study Shows

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ZDNet

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February 18, 2014

By running users under standard, non-admin accounts, IT can prevent a very high percentage of Microsoft vulnerabilities from being exploited.

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Intel Introduces New 15-Core Server Chips to Handle Big Data from the Internet of Things

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The Linux Foundation

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February 18, 2014

Intel announced its 15-core server chip family today to help big companies deal with â€œbig dataâ€ requirements such as delivering real-time analytics to big tech customers. These kinds of machines will keep the business world running, from reducing cyber fraud in real-time to running stock exchanges without a glitch.

Intel said the new chips will give it performance leadership not only against rival Advanced Micro Devices in x86 chips but also against IBMâ€™s Power series of server chips. Diane Bryant, senior vice president at Intel and general manager of Intelâ€™s data center group, said that the new chips have set 20 new world records in mission critical performance.