Guardian Digital, the Open Source security company, has today announced
immediate availability of EnGarde Secure Linux, a comprehensive suite
of Open Source tools that provide a secure and stable foundation for
building a secure Internet presence.

Engineered from the ground up with specific regard to security, EnGarde
Secure Linux incorporates intrusion alert capabilities, a complete
suite of e-business applications using AllCommerce, improved
authentication
and access control, strong cryptography, and complete SSL secure
Web-based
administration capabilities.

EnGarde protects against many forms of attack, not just a particular
form
of vulnerability. It is also not just a repackaged version of another
distribution that claims to be secure. EnGarde is a collection of
best-of-breed applications from many sources tuned to provide exactly
what is necessary to maintain a secure Internet presence.

Featuring the Linux Intrusion Detection System integrated into its
design,
as well as Web-manageable Tripwire, tools from many Open Source
security
projects including Openwall, snort network intrusion detection system,
and
extensive host security improvements, EnGarde Secure Linux strives to
be
the most secure, yet functional, Linux distribution to date.

EnGarde Secure Linux v1.0.1 is available for download from
http://www.EnGardeLinux.org. Pre-orders are currently being accepted,
and
will be shipping by April 9, 2001. Orders will include a printed
manual,
free installation support, and a trial subscription to Guardian
Digital’s secure online network services.

Guardian Digital provides a complete range of support options including
incident-based and contractual, as well as AllCommerce development and
support.

For pre-configured server appliance solutions featuring customized
EnGarde
Secure Linux and further information about Guardian Digital, please
visit us on the Web at http://www.GuardianDigital.com.

Guardian Digital, Inc.
http://www.GuardianDigital.com

info@guardiandigital.com

AustralianIT reports that Bluetooth
is “a long way from being reliable, let alone a home and office necessity.” Several Bluetooth transmitters apparently didn’t work at the German tech show.

From EET.com: ” In an attempt to forge an
industry-standard testbench generation language, Synopsys
Inc. on Monday announced open-source licensing for
its Vera language along with more than 20 third-party vendor
endorsements. But Vera faces tough competition from Verisity
Design’s “e” language, as well as Superlog and any of several
C++ class-library proposals.”

NetworkWeek says that the first Linux and Windows virus, W32.Winux, caused no damage, but security experts are worried. “The real lesson to take from it is that Linux bigots should
stop saying that Linux is virus-proof, because they’re just
winding the bad guys up,” said Roger Thompson, technical
director of malicious code research at security company
TruSecure Corp.

AustralianIT reports on Finland-based Stonesoft spreading its wings to Australia. The high-availability clustering software specialist has built a firewall software system from
the ground up, based on an embedded and hardened version of Linux.

VA Linux, despite a long history with Intel, displayed a prototype two-processor Athlon server at the CeBit fair in Germany to get feedback from users, according to a story at LinuxGram. (VA Linux owns NewsForge, as most of you know.)

TheStandard.com reports that the likes of Don Henley and Ted Nugent will be among “big-name” musicians (when was Nugent’s last gold record?) going to Washington this week as the Senate
Judiciary Committee debates digital
entertainment. “This will be Congress’ first look at the
issue since the controversial file-sharing service
Napster started filtering copyrighted songs under
court order.”

LinuxGram reports that OEone Corporation has completed its Linux-based operating environment for Internet devices and is “now out scouting for
go-to-market partners willing to make or market widgetry based on its software.”

Saint tells us that Minoru Development Corp. president Brian Bray on the OpenHealth list writes: ” …For the benefit of North American readers, you should be aware that many countries in Europe are already far ahead of your wildest dreams in the adoption of open source. For many parts of the public service here, it’s not a matter of ‘if’, or even a matter of ‘when’, but a matter of ‘how’. Health care is closely tied to the public sector in most parts of Europe.” Read the original article at LinuxMedNews.

From BusinessWire (via Wide Open News): Ensim Corporation, the dominant hosting automation provider, announced today a new version of its flagship
product, ServerXchange, to support hosting on Windows 2000 in addition to Solaris and Redhat Linux.
Ensim’s new ServerXchange 2.5 applies the benefits that were previously available to hosting providers on Solaris
and Redhat Linux operating systems to Windows 2000. This enables service providers to offer additional services
to their customers based on the Windows 2000 environment and leads to increased revenue and reduced support
cost for their hosting infrastructure.