A standardised test on knowledge of security programming may soon be on the way for software developers.
Perl, PHP, Python and Samba have been commended for improving security in a report analysing over 250 open-source projects.
A type of security flaw in Perl applications that experts thought could lead only to a denial-of-service attack is now believed to be much more serious.
As PHP apparently becomes the world's leading scripting language, the open-source LAMP burns a little more brightly.
The Eclipse framework and 20 of its applications will be updated at the end of this week when Europa replaces Callisto.
As PHP apparently becomes the world's leading scripting language, the open-source LAMP burns a little more brightly.
The release of IBM's free DB2 database points to the downward price pressure from open-source programmers' tools.
Trying to keep corporate secrets away from prying eyes? We evaluate five encryption software packages.
A myriad of open-source products for administering networks is readily available. We look at a few that are particularly useful to Cisco administrators.
Managing people is hard enough, but when your people are split across many projects it can be downright impossible without the right approach. David Braue finds out why proactive human capital management has become critical to future business success.
Microsoft's Windows Services for Unix will be most useful if you've already made the decision to switch platforms. This free download will also make life easier for Unix experts who need to use a Windows desktop system.
Linux Labs has released a beta version of a Web browser for wireless-enabled Palm handhelds.
Trying to keep corporate secrets away from prying eyes? We evaluate five encryption software packages
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft's Internet Information Services are causing firms to consider moving to other Web servers. Take a look at these transition strategies.
Web Services tool, or the next best programming environment? -- Visual Studio .NET is a combination of things. We investigate precisely what those things are.
History of British PCs
The cash-strapped UK National Museum of Computing is home to an exhibition of the evolution of British PCs.… Watch it now
Telstra's BT coat doesn't fit
Australian security: the lucky country
Storage infrastructure on the tender track
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