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March 18, 2014
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Chrome OS security holes found, patched

Linux is very secure. Google’s Linux-based Chrome OS, with its auto-updating and security sandboxing, is even more secure. But, neither is perfect. At Google’s own Pwnium hacking contest and HP Zero Day Initiative’s (ZDI) annual Pwn2Own hacking contest, three new … Continue reading

March 12, 2014
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Red Hat gets serious about supporting container-style virtualization

Red Hat has announced a new application certification program: LXC containerized applications. This Red Hat Container Certification (RHCC) program ensures that application containers built using Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) will operate seamlessly across certified software hosts. Red Hat gets serious about … Continue reading

March 12, 2014
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Do-it-yourself corporate cloud with ownCloud 6 Enterprise Edition

OwnCloud, the company behind the open-source ownCloud Community Edition, announced on March 11 what the business claims is the “only fully self-hosted enterprise-ready file sync and share software, ownCloud 6 Enterprise Edition.” Do-it-yourself corporate cloud with ownCloud 6 Enterprise Edition. … Continue reading

March 11, 2014
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Microsoft brings Office 365 data to Android apps

Just the other day, I gave five reasons why Microsoft should embrace Android for its smartphone operating system. Little did I know that on that same day Microsoft Open Technologies would open source the Office 365 Software Development Kit (SDK) … Continue reading