Red Hat rolls out FIPS-certified OS, cloud products
A series of federal security certifications for Red Hat's open-source operating system and two new cloud products offer developers a variety of options for designing and managing agency cloud applications.
DI2E framework seeks to unite wealth of intelligence data
The Defense Intelligence Information Enterprise represents a formal system of exploitation, analysis, production and dissemination of intelligence across the Defense Department and intelligence agencies.
Google has a browser for business
Google Chrome has a business-friendly browser that offers network management features but strips away the superfluous.
Microsoft takes aim at Android with Barnes & Noble lawsuit
Microsoft once again has drawn its legal guns on the Android open-source mobile operating system, taking aim at the creators of Nook devices.
NASA to host open-source summit
NASA is set to host an open-source summit to discuss the challenges, policies and governance of the open-source community in relation to the space agency.
Android an emerging target for cyber criminals
An uptick in malware masquerading as legitimate applications for Android phones indicates that the number of mobile users is approaching the critical mass necessary to draw the attention of cyber criminals, says a researcher at Symantec.
Agencies, choose your clouds – here are the 3 basic options
Should you build one in-house, tap the public cloud or let GSA broker a deal for you? The choice is yours, but you better make it soon.
Interior tests iPads as interest in tablets grows
The Interior Department is testing Apple iPads for use in its various departments while federal agencies cast an eye on what kind of cost and employee efficiency can be gained by rolling out tablet devices as Research in Motion and Google start to bring major players to the market.
The book on the PlayBook
BlackBerry's PlayBook will run a new operating system designed specifically for tablet computers.
Is Rabellino's new role 'Mission Impossible' at Microsoft?
Gianugo Rabellino is a man on a mission, giving full attention to open source software and interoperability at Microsoft.
Testing smart-phone security apps on a Droid X
Get your cell phone ready for the next outbreak. Antivirus companies are starting to make products to protect smart phones before hackers can get a foothold, and the GCN Lab checks out three of them.
LibreOffice 3.3 release marks split from Oracle
The Document Foundation has released LibreOffice 3.3, calling it the first "stable release" of the free, open source productivity suite.
Microsoft embracing open-source Drupal 7
Microsoft has highlighted some of its interoperability accomplishments reflected with the release of the open-source Drupal 7 content management system.
WhiteHouse.gov: Open gov meets open source
With a site powered by the open-source Drupal content management system, the administration sets a template for transparency.
Droid X clicks with its virtual keyboard
The Droid X could break users of the need for a physical keyboard, and has a lot of other innovative features to boot.
NASA open-source project gains Apache's top-level status
For the first time, a NASA project -- Object Oriented Data Technology -- has been recognized as a Top-Level Project by the open-source flagship.
DARPA seeks 'smart jammer' technology for combat
DARPA's BLADE program will put selective, software jammer/analyzers into soldier's gear.
Google Chrome on the rise, as IE use falls
Google's Chrome browser finished December with a worldwide market share of 10 percent of all Internet browser usage, according to Net Applications' NetMarketShare data.
Are tablets the tombstone for Microsoft?
An InformationWeek writer contends that, because tablet PCs have finally reached their tipping point, whatever that is, Microsoft is doomed, because many tablets don’t run Microsoft’s OS. If it turns out to be true, it would be quite ironic. But it won't happen.
FBI accused of installing backdoor in OpenBSD operating system
Former FBI contractor alleges that agency had backdoors installed in the open-source OS to enable monitoring of VPNs that U.S. attorneys use.
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