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    With dozens of Linux distributions to choose from, it can be difficult to select the distribution that's right for a particular environment. How do Debian, Mandrake, Red Hat, and SuSE measure up?

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    Hear from mainframe experts who are not only enthusiastic about, but are seriously considering mainframe Linux for all sorts of applications and server consolidation opportunities.

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    A local vulnerability has been found in the Linux kernel that allows local attackers to take full control of a targeted server.

  • SGI to upgrade high-end Linux servers next week

    Silicon Graphics plans to announce a new Linux computer November 1, a machine that uses Intel's newest Itanium 2 processor and packs the chips twice as compactly as current machines do.

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    A consortium devoted to improving Linux for high-end servers has developed a suite of tools designed to make widely used speed tests available to Linux programmers.

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    Reading the news via the handy (though often-ignored) AvantGo on my Pocket PC recently, I encountered an advertisement for a white paper from Microsoft offering a case study on costs of ownership for Linux versus Windows. This has the potential to be either informative or tragic, I said to myself, as I chose to download a copy.

  • Read the blog post - Chris Duckett

    Non-professional Oracle wrestling

    The latest and greatest version of the Oracle database, 11g Release 2, was made available recently and as the resident technical person, it fell to me to take it for a spin. Little did I realise the hell that I had just walked into.

  • Read the blog post - Chris Duckett

    Giving ATI a second glance

    For those of us running Linux desktops, a graphics card decision can make or break a system in ways no commercial OS user can fathom.

  • Read the blog post - Munir Kotadia

    What the hell does Securify mean?

    Is securify a real word? Of course not. It is a term I first heard during a press conference when global services firm EDS was announcing its Agility Alliance in Sydney last March.

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    Itanium's growing pains

    Last week I had the chance to hear HP give their world view on why you should join them and Intel on Itanium for your next generation of servers.

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  • Comparing four major Linux distributions

    With dozens of Linux distributions to choose from, it can be difficult to select the distribution that's right for a particular environment. How do Debian, Mandrake, Red Hat, and SuSE measure up?

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    Strategic sales of more expensive servers indicates the "Band-Aid approach" of recent years is waning, analyst says.

  • Linux to get mainstream server test

    A consortium devoted to improving Linux for high-end servers has developed a suite of tools designed to make widely used speed tests available to Linux programmers.

  • IBM beckons Linux fans to server line

    In an effort to increase the number of programs available for its iSeries servers, Big Blue is courting Linux programmers by letting them tap into an iSeries server over the Net.

  • IBM debuts new Linux-only server

    IBM has announced a new low-end server, its first Power processor-based system that can run the Linux operating system without needing IBM's AIX as well.

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  • Future operating systems to remain as Windows and Linux

    Academic says the operating systems of the future will be called Windows and Linux, no matter what they look like.

  • Novell: We are a custodian to the Linux community

    The popularity of OpenOffice, the open source productivity suite, will be key to the financial success of Novell, said company president and CEO, Ron Hovsepian, who hopes to be a 'custodian' between the open source community and the commercial world. Also: Watch the videos.

  • Novell CEO: We remain committed to Linux

    The popularity of OpenOffice, the open source productivity suite, will be key to the financial success of Novell, said company president and CEO, Ron Hovsepian, who hopes to be a 'custodian' between the open source community and the commercial world. Also: Watch the videos.

  • Novell: OpenOffice is key

    The popularity of OpenOffice, the open source productivity suite, will be key to the financial success of Novell, said company president and CEO, Ron Hovsepian, who hopes to be a 'custodian' between the open source community and the commercial world. Also: Watch the videos.

  • Novell CEO explains Microsoft partnership

    The popularity of OpenOffice, the open source productivity suite, will be key to the financial success of Novell, said company president and CEO, Ron Hovsepian, who hopes to be a 'custodian' between the open source community and the commercial world. Also: Watch the videos.

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  • Comparing four major Linux distributions

    With dozens of Linux distributions to choose from, it can be difficult to select the distribution that's right for a particular environment. How do Debian, Mandrake, Red Hat, and SuSE measure up?

  • Tech Guide: Build your own Linux server

    Want to give an old PC a new lease of life? Why not transform it into a Linux server for your home/small business network?

  • Avoid security complacency

    Keeping your network safe from viruses sounds easy, but watch out for complacency. Often, it's your own worst enemy.

  • What's the best blade server?

    Blade servers were once the saviours of the datacentre. Expandability was king. But do blade servers still make sense today? We find out if they're still worth it.

  • Four mid-range servers compared

    What's the best mid-range server on the market? We put machines from Dell, Hewlett-Packard, IBM and Lenovo through their paces in our labs.

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