Sean Michael Kerner

OpenSolaris from the get go has always been about attracting more developers to Solaris. Sun is now improving on that promise with the release of Solaris Express, Developer Edition, a new open source AMP (Apache/MySQL/Perl or PHP) stack for OpenSolaris and new support programs for developers to get started using OpenSolaris. The new efforts are […]

IBM is continuing its march towards heterogeneous software deployments across Windows, Mac and Linux operating systems. Big Blue’s latest multi-platform software initiative is called IBM Open Client, an effort that builds on IBM initiatives that have leveraged the Eclipse Rich Client Platform (RCP) to deliver applications across multiple operating systems. Open Client includes Websphere Portal […]

The open source PHP language is intensifying its enterprise challenge to Java this week, thanks to a new version of the enterprise class Zend Platform. Version 3.0 includes performance, monitoring, integration, scalability and intelligence features for the administration of multiple PHP servers across an enterprise. It also now comes in three distinct flavors: Platform PS […]

From one perspective, Sun has been engaged in a dramatic turnaround in recent years by opening up its Solaris operating system and now the Java language. From another perspective, Sun’s current open source track is the continuation of a two-decades-old legacy of being one of the leading open source contributors on the planet. Sitting at […]

JBoss founder Marc Fleury is leaving Red Hat. Red Hat said in a statement sent to internetnews.com that Fleury has decided to leave the company to pursue other personal interests, such as teaching, research in biology, music and his family. Marc Fleury. Source: Red Hat “I have done what I can to help Red Hat […]

Is network access control (NAC) the Holy Grail of network security? A very long list of vendors trumpeted their NAC wares and initiatives at the RSA show this week. Many of the announcements struck similar cords with bold pronouncements of being the industry’s best, most complete or leading NAC initiative. The NAC parade included announcements […]

Mozilla is stepping up its development effort for the next version of its flagship Firefox Web browser. Though still many months away from a final release, Firefox 3.0, code-named Gran Paradiso, has now hit Alpha 2. Mozilla developers have been at work on Gran Paradiso since the release of Firefox 2.0. Among the changes in […]

Red Hat is rolling out a new version of its Red Hat Certificate System (RHCS) that improves smart card usability, management and integration on Linux, Mac and Windows platforms. RHCS 7.2 represents the evolution of technologies acquired by Red Hat from the remnants of Netscape in 2004. RHCS can manage the deployment and maintenance of […]

Whether or not Sun will migrate to the upcoming GPL version 3 license for OpenSolaris and Java is a question resulting in much speculation. Currently OpenSolaris is licensed under Sun’s Common Development and Distribution License (CDDL) license and Java is set to be licensed under GPL v2. GPL v3 , which is currently still under […]

A new open source advocacy group is about to launch with a focus on applications rather than open source standards, internetnews.com has learned. The new group could well prove to be the missing link between standards and application interoperability that the open source market has been missing. The group, to be announced next week at […]

Cisco  is rolling out new product versions of its self-defending network portfolio and shifting its network security strategy in the process. The release comes just ahead of Cisco’s quarterly results, in which analysts are looking for a solid quarter from the networking giant. Cisco’s self-defending network products are a key part of those revenues. Beyond […]

While many Americans were focused on the sports spectacle known as the Super Bowl yesterday, Linus Torvalds was focused on releasing a new Linux kernel. Version 2.6.20 of the kernel includes a bevy of fixes and features, notably the introduction of KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) virtualization to the mainline kernel . KVM virtualization in Linux […]