Perl, PHP, Python and Samba have been commended for improving security in a report analysing over 250 open-source projects.
A few years ago, releasing once-secret source code to the public would have been a highly unusual first move for a company with a newly acquired software product line.
Sun Microsystems gave developers a gift at the CommunityOne developer conference on Monday a packaged version of OpenSolaris with a new logo.
A vulnerability found in newer versions of the PHP Web server scripting language allows attackers to crash, and in some cases control, computers over the Internet.
With versions on most Web platforms, a library of databases and Web/XML services, PHP may be the next-generation Web language for your network.
With versions on most Web platforms, a library of databases and Web/XML services, PHP may be the next-generation Web language for your network.
As PHP apparently becomes the world's leading scripting language, the open-source LAMP burns a little more brightly.
James Gosling discusses Sun's decision to release Java under the General Public License, whether open source is more secure than proprietary software, how IT departments can cut development costs, and why Microsoft still owns the desktop.
Broadcaster SBS has beefed up the infrastructure behind its World Cup football Web site as Australia's participation for the first time since 1974 is expected to generate unprecedented levels of online traffic.
Was Sun's US$2.2 billion acquisition of Cobalt Networks the worst deal in the history of IT? Sun would have more left over if it had spent the money on footprints in the sand.
Once simply alarm systems for the network, Intrusion Detection Systems have evolved to encompass a whole lot more. We review six sophisticated security devices.
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft's Internet Information Services are causing firms to consider moving to other Web servers. Take a look at these transition strategies.
The ease and convenience of instant messaging has made it popular with users. But is instant messaging a curse or a boon for the office environment?
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