Canonical, the lead commercial sponsor behind Ubuntu, Linux is launching a new effort that will bring mobile phones and desktops together in a very different type of experience. The new "Ubuntu for Android" effort isn't about running Ubuntu Linux on an Android phone, it's about enabling a new type of converged device...

After 17 years of existence, the Apache HTTP web server is one of the most successful and dominant open source projects of all time. Today Apache is looking to extend that streak of success with the new Apache 2.4 web server release, marking the first major Apache web server update since the [url=http://www...

The open source OpenStack cloud computing platform has grown significantly since it was first introduced in July 2010. The effort was originally started by NASA and Rackspace and has since grown to include more than 100 vendors including HP, Dell and Cisco.
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Avaya is moving forward in 2012 with new leadership and integration plans for its networking business unit.
Now sitting at the helm of Avaya Networking is industry heavyweight Marc Randall, who is currently the divisions' senior vice president and general manager...

Some software vendors prefer to deliver security updates on a scheduled basis: Microsoft's monthly "Patch Tuesday" is perhaps the best-known example of that approach. But Google takes a different road with its Chrome browser, opting instead to roll out updates on a rapid and ongoing basis.
Google is now updating Chrome 17, just one week after the browser was first released as a stable product...

From the 'Open Source Essentials' files:
There are lots of different open source media player out there. For me, VLC has always stood alone at the top of pile. Eight years ago, I was part of the team that awarded VideoLAN (the people behind VLC) with the 2004 Open Source Award (then managed by CNET)...

From the 'Be Careful What you Click' files:
At the end of last week, Mozilla released Firefox 10.0.1, which fixed a single flaw...

Intel is well known for its server and consumer PC chips. Intel is also in the networking business too and is currently developing a new network communications processor that will help to deliver more performance to networking gear...

When it comes to Apple software, the master is continuing to learn from its star pupil.
Apple (NASDAQ:APPL) announced today a developer preview of its upcoming Mac OSX 10.8, codenamed Mountain Lion. The developer preview for the Mountain release is coming just over a year after [url=http://www...

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There is a silver lining in the cloud, just ask Rackspace Hosting (NYSE:RAX). Rackspace reported fourth quarter fiscal 2011 and full year earnings this week, with revenues exceeding $1 billion for the first time in the twelve year history of the company.
Rackspace is reaping the rewards of its cloud hosting efforts and is positioned to benefit even further as they transition fully to the open source OpenStack model they helped to pioneer...

A key part of being open in the cloud as is the case in every other segment of IT, is preventing vendor lock-in. One way that Red Hat is helping to prevent vendor lock-in is by way of the Deltacloud project which was started back in 2009...

The Febuary Patch Tuesday update includes nine security bulletins that fix 21 security vulnerabilities. At the top of the February Patch Tuesday update is a cumulative security update for Internet Explorer (IE) web browser that fixes four flaws, two of which are rated as being critical. The IE flaws affect multiple IE versions including IE 6, 7, 8, and 9...

Internet traffic continues to grow year over year, but one segment is growing faster than any other -- mobile. Networking giant Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO) today released a Visual Networking Index (VNI) forecast for Global Mobile Data Traffic, showing a dramatic rise over the next five years. [/c...

Red Hat's new Fedora Project Leader, Robyn Bergeron has a lot of work ahead of her as she helps to grow one of the world's largest Linux distribution communities. Bergeron was appointed the new FPL last week, succeeding outgoing FPL [url=http://www...

In April of 2006, U.S. based Lucent merged with France's Alcatel in a merger that created the telecom giant. Little did the company know back then that it would take until now to actually turn a profit...

From the 'Why Are You Using Anything Else?' files:
As a long time user of OpenOffice.org, it really is just thrilling to see the innovation present in LibreOffice 3.5, which was officially released today...

From the 'Rapid Bug Fix' files:
The open source Mozilla Firefox 10 web browser is the first of a new era for Firefox. Firefox 10 is an ESR (Extended Support Release), with at least 42 weeks of support...

From 'Linux HR' files:
A new study set to be released by career website Dice.com and the Linux Foundation paints a very rosy picture of the Linux job market.
Now the fact that the Linux Foundation is involved in this study means that it could potentially be seen as self-serving (but hey what PR isn't), but the trends are unmistakable...

Google is out with its first major stable Chrome browser release of 2012. The Chrome 17 browser extends security for users by offering new malware scanning capabilities and patches for at least 20 security vulnerabilities.
Chrome 17 now scans browser downloads to search for malicious executable files...