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  • Mandrake Linux's libDrakx

    Mandrake's libDrakx allows you to create GUI or text interfaces with relative ease, especially if you have some Perl under your belt. We'll work through creating a simple window, as well as a more complex list interface.

  • Flaws found in open source codes

    A project funded by the US Department of Homeland Security has praised improvements in open source security, while outlining some common errors.

  • PHP, Python, Samba get security tick of approval

    Perl, PHP, Python and Samba have been commended for improving security in a report analysing over 250 open-source projects.

  • PHP, Perl and Python pass Homeland Security test

    Coverity, which creates automated source-code analysis tools, announced late Monday its first list of open-source projects that have been certified as free of security defects.

  • Signals from the open-source LAMP

    As PHP apparently becomes the world's leading scripting language, the open-source LAMP burns a little more brightly.

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  • Signals from the open-source LAMP

    As PHP apparently becomes the world's leading scripting language, the open-source LAMP burns a little more brightly.

  • Database start-ups bet on open source

    Databases have been available with an open-source licence for many years. But the past few months have seen a growing number of partnerships and products aimed at maturing the industry of add-ons and support services -- vital to winning over corporate customers.

  • Build inexpensive portals using open source Slash

    Until recently, the price of intranet portal software implementations have made them prohibitive for small- to medium-size companies. Enter open source Slash, a free alternative.

  • Open-source tools for networking

    A myriad of open-source products for administering networks is readily available. We look at a few that are particularly useful to Cisco administrators.

  • 'Free' is the new 'cheap' for software tools

    The release of IBM's free DB2 database points to the downward price pressure from open-source programmers' tools.

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  • Palm handed open-source browser

    Linux Labs has released a beta version of a Web browser for wireless-enabled Palm handhelds.

  • Windows Services for Unix 3.5

    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.

  • Olympian server performance

    Look out, Apache--the latest Zeus Web Server is fast. Larry Seltzer looks at benchmark scores for each and tells why you should consider switching.

  • Swap Web servers, avoid IIS security weaknesses

    Vulnerabilities in Microsoft's Internet Information Services are causing firms to consider moving to other Web servers. Take a look at these transition strategies.

  • Encryption packages: Beyond the code

    Trying to keep corporate secrets away from prying eyes? We evaluate five encryption software packages

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