From low-cost, commodity hardware and consolidation opportunities to the wealth of open source software add ons, the benefits of Linux are significant. And because collaboration is an ideal platform for realizing these efficiencies, many customers are moving their back-end GroupWise systems to Linux.
Check this short presentation from Novell Media Gallery to see how easy it [...]
When it comes to platform hardening there are almost limitless options that could improve system’s security. Starting from configuration, services, network parameters, shell limits, through encryption, centralized access management and intrusion detection systems. Building secure system require time effort and money.
Here we will present five quick wins which, while easy to implement can significantly [...]
Managing server subscriptions and support entitlements has just become easier with Novell Customer Center (NCC) and the Subscription Management Tool (SMT).
The Subscription Management Tool provides an alternative to the default configuration, which requires opening the firewall to outbound connections for each device to receive updates. That requirement often violates corporate security policies and can [...]
In September op5 released new version of its software for monitoring IT systems and networks. Version 4.2 of op5 Monitor features almost completely redesigned GUI interface with the aim of making the information stored by op5 Monitor accessible and easy to visualize.
The ability to search, sort and filter vast data volumes has been greatly improved [...]
Red Hat is changing the way updates are delivered. Starting with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 downloads from RHN through yum are provided by Content Delivery Network resulting in significantly faster download speeds than previously available. This change will in some cases require adjustment to firewall settings or if that’s not possible – disabling location [...]
Novell recently announced availability of its latest version of Linux operating system.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 is the highly reliable, scalable and secure server operating system that powers your physical and virtual workloads. It features the fastest Linux update stack and diskless server capabilities. It provides Green IT innovations and performance optimizations to [...]
Completion of Novell’s SLES version 11 is in high gear. SLES 11 should provide some new system management capabilities and improved power management, including control groups that allow more granular handling of CPU, memory, storage and network resources.
Users should benefit from Novell’s collaboration with Microsoft to run Windows virtualized on SUSE Linux Enterprise and [...]
Novell today announced that Dell will preload the SUSE Linux Enterprise Thin Client operating system onto its new OptiPlex FX160 platform.
With IDC reporting that the Linux thin client market will grow substantially in the next few years, Securelinx believes that a Thin Client option will be considered more and more by organisations in Ireland looking [...]
Red Hat announced the general availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3.
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 Release Notes note over 150 updates and upgrades, but here are a few key highlights:
Virtualization enhancements: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 supports larger x86-64 systems. The number of supported physical CPUs is increased to 126, while maximum memory [...]
PlateSpin is preparing the second generation of fully integrated hardware appliances for consolidated workload protection and recovery.
PlateSpin Forge offers any organization the ability to extend fast, reliable disaster recovery protection to every important server workload simply and affordably, without duplicate hardware or redundant software licenses. It eliminates the high cost hurdles of hardware clustering and [...]
