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Super Kernel Sunday Score: Linux 2.6.20, Vista 1.0
In a message titled, “Super Kernel Sunday!” to the LKML (Linux Kernel Mailing List), Linus Torvalds announced news far more important than the Colts beating the Bears–to serious Linux users, anyway. The newest stable version of the Linux kernel, version 2.6.20, has been released. Torvalds, with his tongue firmly planted in his cheek, went on:…
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Tripwire Aims to Find Needle in IT Haystack
Configuration audit and control provider Tripwire on Feb. 5 gave IT a better handle on controlling configuration changes that can cause outages or compliance issues when it launched the latest release of its Tripwire Enterprise software. The configuration monitoring and control software is designed to help IT track changes made outside of existing policies to…
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SanDisk Adds Enterprise Security to Flash Portfolio
SAN FRANCISCO—SanDisk introduced Feb. 5 a new integrated suite of applications that a company spokesperson claims “transforms off-the-shelf USB flash drives from a security threat to a competitive advantage.” TrustWatch was introduced at the RSA Conference 2007, which opened Feb. 5 at Moscone Center and continues through the week. TrustWatch is built around a secure…
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DataDirect Reports 53% Growth in 2006
Privately held DataDirect Networks, the fifth-largest independent network storage provider, according to Gartner Dataquest, filed a financial report that showed 53 percent growth in 2006, a company spokesperson said Feb. 5. DataDirect Networks grew in “unprecented” fashion in 2006, delivering 45 percent CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) since 2003, the spokesperson said. As a result,…
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HP Bolsters Storage Virtualization, Security Offerings
HP introduced several new hardware and software products Feb. 5 intended to augment virtualization capabilities and improve security in its overall storage lineup. Announced at the HP Asia Pacific StorageWorks Conference in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, the offerings include enhancements to the HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array, the first embedded switch from Cisco for…
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Cavalcade of New Security Products Expected at RSA
Officials in charge of coordinating the upcoming RSA Conference 2007, being held in San Francisco’s Moscone Center from Feb. 5-10, said that this year’s security industry trade show will be larger than ever before. If the sheer volume of new products planned for introduction at the annual confab are an indicator of the event’s overall…
