Only Linux Can Get Us From Here to There
The Hollywood animation studio ILM admits they couldn’t have done some of the really tough load balancing code used in their render farms without being able to modify the task scheduler code in Linux. With greater frequency, we are now seeing stories that have some mention of how a particular problem was solved only through [...]
Cómo los hackers se hacen con el control de nuestra computadora
El experto en seguridad e informática José Manuel Tella explica en este artÃculo cómo los hackers explotan las vulnerabilidades que permiten tomar el control de computadoras ajenas, una cuestión de candente actualidad después del mes más destructivo en cuanto a virus de la historia de Internet. http://iblnews.com/noticias/08/85381.html
La Guardia Civil detiene a un ‘hacker’ acusado de bloquear servidores
Agentes de la Unidad de Delitos Telemáticos de la Guardia Civil han detenido a un pirata informático (‘hacker’) acusado de bloquear varios servidores mediante un virus informático que afectó a un treinta por ciento de los internautas españoles, según informó el jueves 28 el Instituto armado. http://iblnews.com/noticias/08/85374.html
Dell the conqueror
Which is the most influential PC company in the world? http://news.com.com/2010-1071-5068949.html?part=dht&tag=npro
Microsoft tweaks licenses, not prices
Microsoft is set to reveal on Monday that volume prices for the next version of its Office software will remain unchanged, as it introduces new licensing provisions that are intended to placate big customers. http://news.com.com/2100-1012-5069355.html?part=dht&tag=ntop
Feedster: ¿Por fin un rival para Google?
La revolución de las bitácoras no sólo dio la puntilla a la web de las .com, constantemente sigue produciendo sorpresas. La última el meteórico crecimiento de Feedster, la primera amenaza real para el último gran dinosaurio: Google. http://www.lasindias.com/articulos/google_agosto.html
SoBig boosts IT security spending
Spending on IT security is expected to rise rapidly as companies devote more of their budgets to fighting hacking and virus attacks. http://www.vnunet.com/News/1143260
Solar-powered Big Brother is watching you
A solar-powered wireless surveillance system that beams video images from remote cameras back to a central server using Wi-Fi hit the market yesterday. http://www.vnunet.com/News/1143250
Linux on the desktop: The whole story
Before migrating your desktop computers to Linux, take inventory of your business applications and compare Linux to Windows in terms of total cost of ownership http://insight.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,39020463,39115865,00.htm
Ch 4.0 Released
Ch is a superset of C language. It parses and executes C code directly without intermediate code or byte code. It does not distinguish interpreted code from compiled C/C++ code. The new Ch 4.0 is the most complete C interpreter in existence and is embeddable in other programs and hardware. http://www.osnews.com/comment.php?news_id=4360