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An integrated open source systems management platform is ideal for organizations with custom applications that are seeking an alternative to proprietary solutions. These organizations will benefit from then flexibility of an open source solution to enable advanced automation and monitoring of their data centers and the applications that drive their businesses.

DRM is a contentious issue in the open-source community.

The Asia Pacific region isn't the only hotbed of Linux activity. The Peruvian congress is considering a law that would force all government computer systems to use open-source technology whenever possible. Security is especially relevant for government vendors, ... Governments are saying they'd rather use open-source technology because there aren't any unseen open doors into the system. But it's not only that. Linux offers better performance, more stability, and a lower cost. It's a threat to Microsoft, and there's no turning back.

Today most open-source-related companies, whether they seek venture capital or not, need to define their market and objectives in the context of technical maturity, commercial support and partnerships with system vendors and independent software vendors, licensing, and the vibrancy of their respective open-source communities,

This level of industry collaboration and cooperation demonstrates the growing interest in using Linux among federal agencies. The certification will also provide Red Hat with first-mover status in comparison to completely Linux distributions.

The U.S. government's support for Linux is indicative of the shift away from government-developed code and the lower costs associated with commercial off-the-shelf solutions. The U.S. government benefits from the community efforts to enhance the security of Linux with up-to-date technical innovation.

The language in this version appeals more to organizations than individual users, especially concerning patents. There is more reference to suing companies that don't respect the license.

It is only a matter of time before IBM focuses on a delivering a certified LAMP stack. Also HP is likely to augment its open-source reference architecture with more value-added software and services,

Directory-based network access policy is an important innovation for network security. It allows an organization to take advantage of already deployed identity management infrastructure and process as a means of reducing administrative overhead and ensuring up to date policy.

The fact is that cyber criminals are opportunistic and will seek any means to take control of users' systems.

If the court finds in Tiffany's favor, this would set a precedent and would place additional pressure on eBay to ascertain the provenance of goods sold.

The trend of high-tech companies working with governments to police Internet traffic is a reflection of the global marketplace and the fact that high-tech companies define China and other geographies as emerging business opportunities.

Determining whether this would be a death blow depends on the damages and the number of fraudulent goods sold on eBay. The outcome could also spark both legitimate and fraudulent insurance offerings to protect consumers.

However, when it comes to standards, it is possible for high-tech companies to influence world governments. Intel helped to persuade China not to pursue its own wireless standard and to support open standards adopted and supported worldwide.

A patent commons allows IT industry to add value above the operating system.

Security is no longer a particular area within an organization it fits within an amalgam of areas such as networking, application, development, and audit.

While this is a case of computer piracy, it is also a case of online social engineering. Through clever tactics and programming knowledge, these hackers were able to obtain information to grant themselves unauthorized access to movies and games in advance of their release.

Historically, SUSE has had strong technical leadership and a key indicator of change would be the departure of core members of the engineering staff,

Of larger significance is that this initiative fuels the potential adoption of a certified Red Hat Linux stack within U.S. government departments and agencies. For instance, Red Hat offers certificate management, clustering and other applications on top of Linux.