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Vaughan-Nichols sees Red Hat, Novell SUSE and Ubuntu emerging as the “big three” of Linux distributions. Duration: 10:47 /zimages/2/28571.gifClick here to download this podcast. /zimages/2/28571.gif /util_get_image/1/0,3363,i=114836,00.gifTo subscribe to eWEEK podcasts, click here. /zimages/2/28571.gifCheck out eWEEK.coms for the latest podcasts by eWEEK analysts, editors and reporters.

Theres a lot to like about this version, Brooks says, though there are some nagging problems with setup and management Duration: 13:27 /zimages/5/28571.gifClick here to download this podcast. /zimages/5/28571.gif /util_get_image/1/0,3363,i=114836,00.gifTo subscribe to eWEEK podcasts, click here. /zimages/5/28571.gifCheck out eWEEK.coms for the latest podcasts by eWEEK analysts, editors and reporters.

I just read Jason Brooks article on trusted operating systems Wield the Shield: How Trustworthy Is Your OS? (“Trusted Features Enter Mainstream,” May 15). The article presents the issues clearly and concisely without a lot of jargon and yet gets it all right. This is an outstanding piece of technical journalism. Crispin CowanDirector of Software […]

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When implementing a tool like Vontu 6.0, the number of technical considerations is almost matched by the quantity of philosophical and policy decisions that must be made. The Vontu application, from the company of the same name, monitors and manages data in motion and at rest with four different components: Monitor, Prevent, Discover and Protect. […]

No matter what company officials have done since the Microsoft third-quarter earnings call in April, they havent been able to undo the damage that was done by refusing to detail the way in which they planned to spend $2.6 billion in planned capital expenditures next year. On May 31, the company decided to pull out […]

Microsoft is readying a host of new collaboration-specific software and service offerings that it is planning to deliver over the next two years, according to a road map that company officials are showing privately to partners. During the past couple of months, Microsoft has shared selectively with certain partners a “Collaboration Road Map” according to […]

It looks like Microsoft is going to relaunch Windows Live in June at its TechEd conference. Unlike the initial November 2005 Windows Live unveiling, which was long on vision and short on tangibles, this time around, Microsoft needs to put some serious meat on its Live bones. Although you wouldnt know it without the diligent […]

Now that the fever of Microsofts weeklong “beta bonanza” has subsided, we will return the IT industry to its regularly scheduled programming. Actually, one final note. Of the three betas released May 23 at WinHEC—Microsoft Office 2007, Vista and Longhorn Server—it was Office Beta 2 that earned the highest marks from beta testers, eWEEK Labs […]

For the last 10 years, enterprise network and systems management has been the domain of proprietary systems. GroundWork Monitor Professional is making inroads, though, with its attractive price; broadening support for systems, applications and infrastructure devices; and clever expansion of the open-source Nagios network monitoring tool. Click here to read the full review of GroundWorks […]

One way to gain a better understanding of Nagios—an open-source host and service monitor and the foundation for GroundWork Open Sources GroundWork Monitor Professional—is to download a copy of the tool at www.nagios.org and try it out. Helpful in guiding users through the Nagios tool is a book that eWEEK Labs got an early look […]