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Unix/Linux Shops -- Beware Of Kerberos Hole
News The Kerberos Administration daemon (kadmind), which is used in connection with Kerberos authentication, contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in many implementations, mostly affecting Linux/Unix. Symantec reports that some versions of Conectiva...
[November 11, 2002, 16:54]
SCO Sues IBM Over Unix, Linux
News SCO Group, inheritor of the intellectual property for the Unix operating system, has sued IBM for more than $1bn, or about £630m, alleging that Big Blue misappropriated SCO's Unix technology and built it into Linux.
[March 7, 2003, 7:33]
UNIX To Linux Migration: An Introduction
White Papers It presents the differences between UNIX and Linux and provides an overview of what to expect when migrating to Linux. This paper is intended to provide a discussion of the important considerations, best practices, and resources for migrations from...
[October 22, 2008, 0:00]
Linux And Unix 'had More Vulnerabilities Than Windows'
News The US Government has reported that fewer vulnerabilities were found in Windows than in Linux/Unix operating systems in 2005. Linux/Unix-based operating systems — a set that includes Mac OS X, as well as the various Linux distributions and flavours...
[January 5, 2006, 16:55]
UNIX-to-Linux Migration: An Introduction
White Papers The differences between UNIX and Linux are presented, and an overview of what to expect when migrating to a Linux is provided. This paper is intended to provide a discussion of the important considerations, best practices and resources for...
[December 9, 2004, 2:00]
IBM Updates Unix, Linux Strategies
News IBM will use Monday's announcement of two new RS/6000 servers targeted at service providers to provide an update on its Unix and Linux strategies. IBM isn't the only vendor to attempt to provide Unix-Linux interoperability.
[September 13, 1999, 14:39]
Linux And Unix 'had More Vulnerabilities Than Windows'
Talkback That means that Windows has about 50 times more vulnerabilities compared to ONE flavor of Unix/Linux. So ALL UNIX like operating systems combined had about three times the vulnerabilities than Windows.
[January 6, 2006, 12:25]
Unix Forum Cheers Linux
News Linux fever is infecting even the staunchest Unix advocates, as evidenced this week at SCO Forum in Santa Cruz, California. While the partners involved in the Monterey Project -- the initiative between SCO, IBM, Intel, Sequent Computer and Compaq...
[August 23, 1999, 12:15]
2003 Forecast: Linux Will Eat Unix
News Other visions in IDC's crystal ball for 2003 are that sales of midrange server computers will rebound to positive growth after a 20 percent contraction in 2002; that adoption of 64-bit computing will be slow; and that the Linux operating system...
[December 13, 2002, 7:32]
SCO Chief Testifies: 'Linux Is Copy Of Unix'
News Troubled software maker SCO's chief executive has claimed the Linux operating system includes Unix source code, during a court case in which Novell is suing SCO for royalties on Unix. In the hearing, which concludes on Friday, SCO chief executive...
[May 2, 2008, 17:12]
Linux And AIX Link Up On IBM's Biggest Unix Server
News This year's operating system breakthrough is to have both Linux and IBM's own AIX Unix flavour running natively in their own partitions, instead of running a hosted Linux as with last year's AIX 5L. IBM used its long-awaited Regatta Unix server...
[October 4, 2001, 8:01]
Centralized Identity And Policy Management For Windows, Linux, Unix, Mac And Java With Active Directory And DirectControl
White Papers Centrify enables a secure, connected computing environment by seamlessly integrating your Unix, Linux, Mac, Java and web platforms with Microsoft Active Directory's identity, access, and policy management services.
[July 23, 2008, 1:04]
Linux/UNIX Threats: SANS Top 10
News Sendmail is still the most widely used mail transport agent (MTA) on Linux/UNIX, and it has a number of vulnerabilities. Next on the list is the generic Linux/UNIX Web server, which includes Apache and other servers.
[November 22, 2004, 12:10]
Watch For Top Linux/Unix Threats
News Applicability -- Most Unix and Linux versions come with Apache enabled. SNMP is also found in the Windows world, but SNMP attacks are almost exclusive to Unix and Linux systems, perhaps because there are so many other ways to attack Windows.
[October 22, 2002, 8:29]
Infrastructure Provider For Florist Network Selects Microsoft Over UNIX And Linux
White Papers Targeting the solution for use ultimately by tens of thousands of shops in a florist network spanning the United States and Canada, company executives have chosen Microsoft technologies for development and deployment even though the larger and...
[April 4, 2007, 1:00]
Centralized Management For UNIX, Linux, Mac And Java With Active Directory And DirectControl
White Papers Centrify enables a secure, connected computing environment by seamlessly integrating the UNIX, Linux, Mac, Java and web platforms with Microsoft Active Directory's identity, access and policy management services.
[April 4, 2007, 1:00]
Software Management For Linux And UNIX: The Most Reliable Way To Deploy, Update, And Manage Software For Desktops, Servers, And Mobile Devices
White Papers ManageSoft is a comprehensive software configuration management solution for Linux, UNIX, and Windows devices. The unique ManageSoft smart-agent architecture enables rapid and reliable software distribution across any network - including the Internet.
[June 15, 2005, 3:00]
Setting Up DB2 For UNIX And Linux On NFS Mounted File System
White Papers On supported Unix and Linux platforms, DB2 deployment can be divided into three fairly distinct parts; the installed code; the instances (working environment) created against the installed code. There can be multiple instances associated with each...
[April 26, 2007, 1:00]
A Simple Chargeback System For SAS Applications Running On UNIX And Linux Servers
White Papers Organizations that run SAS on UNIX and Linux servers often have a need to measure overall SAS usage and to charge the projects and users who utilize the servers. Consequently, many organizations with UNIX or Linux servers do not have a reliable way...
[November 7, 2007, 0:00]
Migrating C++ Applications From UNIX To Linux From The Perspective Of Modifiability
White Papers Many large companies that currently use UNIX system switch to Linux for saving cost. This paper discusses modifiability tactics and the use of some this tactics when migrating C++ applications from UNIX to Linux operating system.
[October 22, 2008, 0:00]
