Sean Michael Kerner

From the ‘Short-Term Memory‘ files: The browser now know as Firefox began as an effort at Mozilla to create stripped down faster version of the Mozilla Browser suite. It now seems that Mozilla is considering the same thing again — this time a stripped down version of Firefox called ‘chromeless’. No, chromeless is not a […]

The release of MontaVista’s Carrier Grade Edition Linux 6.0 brings with it Bare Metal Engine virtualization, based on open source technology. Why is that important? As Enterprise Networking Planet reports, the new technology could help improve the performance of networking gear from multiple vendors that are MontaVista customers. Among those customers are big name players […]

Novell first released the source code for the AppArmor security system in 2006, but in the time since, it’s been tough sledding trying to corporate it into the main Linux kernel. And it wasn’t for lack of effort. But in the end, it was Canonical, the lead commercial sponsor of Ubuntu, that succeeded in bringing […]

HP is launching an ambitious effort to overhaul the landscape of network certification. With the new ExpertONE training and certification program, the company is looking to keep pace with the fast-growing networking field, and avoid the trap of offering certifications for technologies that soon fall obsolete. In that spirit, HP is focusing on converged infrastructure […]

From the ‘Formerly Known as GAIM‘ files: My favorite open source instant messaging (IM) client is getting an important update this week with the release of Pidgin 2.7.4. As is the case with all Pidgin updates there is a long list bug fixes and with this update, at least one named security updates too. Pidgin […]

Are you safe on the Web? It’s an issue browser vendors deal with all the time as they wrestle with new attacks and the necessity to develop and implement preventative security measures as well. As eSecurity Planet reports, two leading browsers, Mozilla’s FireFox and Google’s Chrome, gained security fixes this week designed to address a […]

What’s driving growth at network vendor Juniper? Better-than-expected sales of its MX 3D routing platform, for one. Also a boon to the company’s $1.01 billion in third-quarter revenues was the EX switching division. Looking ahead, Juniper has big plans to expand its routing and switching businesses by cultivating strategic partnerships with key vendors, including IBM […]

There’s no denying the hype surrounding cloud-computing technologies. Major vendors are touting energy efficiencies and cost reductions. Even the government is getting on board, albeit at a modest pace. Businesses large and small are looking at the cloud, but one major sticking point remains: security. IBM is out to demonstrate to corporate clients that migrating […]

From the ‘IPv4 Sky is NOT Falling‘ files: In the same week that the NRO claimed that IPv4 address space has dipped below 5 percent remaining, comes a story that really makes me think that there is a lot more IPv4 address space yet to be found. The Interop trade show announced that it is […]

How safe are your networks? It’s hard for any enterprise to be sure their networks are completely locked down and secure, but that’s the goal. Unfortunately, security improvements often aren’t made until after a costly breach or break-in. Metasploit is one of a number of tools designed to help enterprises test their network’s security to […]

Has the office seen its day? Cisco canvassed enterprise users and IT managers in a new survey, finding that a majority think the conventional farm of cubicles and workstations may have outlived its use, or soon will. That’s because the capabilities of new devices and networking technologies enable workers to contribute just as much — […]

With version 4 of the Wind River Linux offering, Intel’s software division is expanding its real-time capabilities, including support for the PREEMPT_RT tree in the ARM and MIPS reference configurations. Additionally, Wind River is boosting its virtualization credentials with support for new hypervisor formats. Wind River Linux 4.0 also offers additional support for developer by […]