06.08.04
Sun
aims to cut Unix costs
Sun last week took steps to cut the cost of its products and to further
its efforts to become a more flexible IT all-rounder. It unveiled
plans to unite its Sparc server lines with Fujitsu's, and said it
will make its Solaris operating system open source. The firm is also
revamping hardware and software lines with flexible pricing tariffs.
Under their deal, Sun and Fujitsu Siemens Computers (FSC) will jointly
produce new server lines that will redefine the server landscape.
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Symark
enhances Unix/Linux security
UNIX and Linux security solutions provider Symark has introduced a
new version of its system administration software, PowerBroker, which
supports Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES. Symark's PowerBroker 3.2 enhances
security for these OSes by providing selective delegation of root
password, thereby reducing the risk of accidental damage or malicious
activity. It also manages privileges and access to third-party applications
such as databases, CRM and ERP systems, and file structures for individuals
and groups.
Suzanne Dickson, Symark's vice president of product marketing, said
that restricting root and other administrative privileges remains
an important issue for large organisations in meeting regulatory requirements.
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Enterprise
Unix Roundup — Sun's DDoS PR Attack
It's been almost a year since we first wrote about Sun's Java Enterprise
System (JES) as it rolled out of the long tunnel of pre-announcements
and "we can't tell you what it is, but it'll be innovative" press
conferences. At the time, it seemed like a positive plan for a company
struggling to make its way out of a bad slump. What it was missing,
and what eventually got filled in, was a realization that the commodity
server came of age during the downturn.
So here we are, nearly 18 months after the first announcements of
what was to become JES, and Sun's been busy making announcements as
it fills out even more details, tweaks licensing, and lays the groundwork
for the Solaris 10 rollout scheduled for this fall. As befits Sun's
occasional press strategy of sending out senior executives to incite
minor riots and get the tech punditocracy a twitter, a few ear-grabbing
sound bites were emitted from Sun headquarters this week.
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Multiple
Security Roles With Unix/Linux
After the reception my last column regarding the security criticism
I heaped on Unix and Linux vendors who are pursuing end-user desktops,
I thought I would outline some of the areas where I think Linux and
Unix already have strong wins.
While I am a dedicated Unix and Linux junkie and use it everywhere
I can, I may be somewhat biased. However, there are some areas where
Unix and Linux systems fit in better than anything else out there.
In some cases, these roles can be performed on commercial Unix systems
if your organization feels better about paying for commercial-grade
software. The upcoming version of Solaris, for example seems to have
some new security tricks that are worth a look if you need to run
secure enterprise services.
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Bull
to Offer Services on Linux/UNIX-Desktop KDE
IN our test of SSH Communications Security's Tectia 4.0 — its upgraded
Secure Shell client and server combination — we found it is easy to
use; provides convenient, restartable file transfers; and offers more
GUI features than competing commercial and open source SSH implementations.
Tectia 4.0 also supports a variety of port-forwarding schemes that
let you set a VPN-like tunnel to your managed machines.
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SCO
asks for additional IBM code
Regularly costumers face the question how they can provide for implementation,
administration and maintenance of Linux desktop with a limited budget.
Today Bull Netherlands announces to provide services and solutions
around KDE, the most well known graphical environment for Linux. As
of today companies can have professional support from Bull when migrating
to Linux systems with a KDE desktop.
With this Bull proves that it can offer a credible alternative to
commercial software independently from their software suppliers.Bull
has strengthened its involvement with this step by offering desktop
Linux solutions along side their server solutions. That way Bull broadens
its pallet of flexible IT solutions for their costumers. The KDE desktop
combined with GNU/Linux or another UNIX-like system, offers an excellent
solution for businesses who want to keep their IT budgets under control.
By using KDE, businesses, government departments and other organizations
can escape from the enormous licensing costs that business software
often requires.
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